Kasa Smart Motion Sensor Switch, Single Pole, Needs Neutral Wire, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Light Switch, Works with Alexa & Google Assistant, UL Certified, No Hub Required(KS200MP2),White,2-Pack
$54.99Original price was: $54.99.$6.99Current price is: $6.99.
Customers find the smart switch easy to install, particularly with Alexa integration, and appreciate its quality and dimming capabilities. The motion detection feature receives mixed feedback – while some say it works well, others report it doesn’t sense motion properly. Moreover, connectivity experiences are mixed, with some reporting no WiFi connection issues while others experience random disconnections. Additionally, the switch’s functionality and light life receive mixed reviews, with some saying it works well while others report it stops working properly or stops after three months of use.
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Aaron C Reskew –
Makes life easy, but has a few issues
Update, Oct 2024:The motion sensor is still very sensitive but it turned out the problem with the timer was my error. I’d set up a rule to turn the light off after 10 minutes but elsewhere in the app I’d set it to turn off if it didn’t detect motion for 1 minute. So after 1 minute of me being out of sight of the motion detector it turned itself off, as I’d instructed it to. So a good slap of my own forehead here, a very loud “D’oh!” in my best Homer Simpson voice, and I’m restoring the fifth star to the product.Update, Aug 2024:The motion sensor is very sensitive. I’ve got mine set to the lowest setting and it activates when I’m 10 feet away in an adjacent room. It would be nice to be able to set it to be much less sensitive, so it activates if I walk past it but not if I walk somewhere in the general vicinity. It’s as if the angle of view is fairly narrow, so that if I’m walking along the wall where it’s located it doesn’t respond until I walk right in front of it, but if I’m in the next room it will activate with me a clear 10 feet or more away. That’s tedious, because it means if I stand at my bench to mend something the pantry light keeps turning on.There’s also an issue that might be with the switch and might be with the Kasa app (I suspect the app, but the two go together). Because I’m prone to forget to turn off the pantry light (and sometimes it’s hard to turn it off if I’ve got both hands full) I set up a rule in the software that activates when the light is turned on, and turns it off 10 minutes later. 10 minutes is plenty of time to find what I need in the pantry and leave, except that it actually turns off after more like 2-3 minutes.These aren’t major issues but are irritating enough to knock off a star. There’s not much point having time-based options if what happens bears so little resemblance to what I programmed, and it’s been known for years that motion sensors that activate whenever anything happens remotely near them are of limited use.I still plan to install the other one in the attic, I’ll just leave it to a standard rule to turn it off.Original review:I fitted a motion sensor switch to the room in my basement where I keep the chest freezer. When I take stuff down to the chest freezer I need to figure how to turn the light on, which can be tricky when I’ve got both hands full with stuff to go in the chest freezer. I can flick a switch with an elbow but it’s a bit of a drag. And sometimes when I leave the room I forget to turn the light off, and find it still turned on a couple of days later when I’m next down there.A switch like this solves all these problems at once. The motion sensor means all I have to do is walk past it and the lights come on. And being a smart switch it means I can set up a rule that turns the light off again after 15 minutes. As a fallback I have a “scene” set up in the Kasa app that turns all the automated lights off at midnight regardless, so if the rule doesn’t work as expected it will still shut off at midnight.Be aware these switches are quite deep. I had to replace the back box to fit it, because the previous switch I had was the smallest switch available. The metal back box that was in place was deep enough to hold the Kasa switch but didn’t have enough free space to handle the cables in and out and the wire nuts behind the switch. But now I have a deeper back box and a switch that works very nicely.Installing the switch is about as easy as it gets. It has four wire tails – a white one to connect to neutral, a green one to connect to earth, and two black ones to connect to line/load. All you have to do is figure which wire is which, use the supplied wire nuts to join the wires together, and configure the switch. If you can’t figure out electrics as simple as this, pay an electrician to do it for you.The default level of sensitivity had the light triggering if I went anywhere near it, so I turned it to the lowest sensitivity (this is done in the Kasa app) and now I have to walk right up to it before it activates. That’s perfect for my needs, I don’t want it turning on unless I actually go into the room where it is installed.As a smart switch it can be configured to activate only when ambient light is low, it has different levels of sensitivity for the motion sensor, and it can be controlled remotely and programmed to turn on and off at particular times. That sort of thing has obvious uses if you’re going to be away for a few days, you can set up timers so it’s not so obvious you’re not home. You can also do all sorts of weird and wonderful things if you’re so inclined, so if it takes your fancy you can set it up so that if you walk into the room where the switch is installed it will some totally unrelated device on or off. Why you’d want to turn the attic power strip off when you walk into a room in the basement is another matter, but you can if you want to.I have two of these, and I’m thinking a motion switch to turn the attic light on might be a handy thing to have, for similar reasons.
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Loic –
Why didn’t I do this sooner??
To be used, its a great item. Only issue i had was with a short cut ground wire on the satellite side …otherwise, respliced it and made it work. No issues, love the product for my hallway recessed night lights. Installation was almost a breeze besides the wifi hiccups! Instructions are clear, I have little to no knowledge to this and this felt very easy once I was able to determine the main line from the travelers.
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Lance Y –
Works perfectly with Amica LED puck lights
We added a bunch of LED puck lights in our hallway underneath the AC duct, and it really brightened the area up – too much! It looked like a hospital operating room and my wife immediately told me we needed a dimmer switch. Looking at the literature for these lights, they have a short list of recommended dimmers, and this set was not on that list. They discouraged using smart dimmers completely, but that doesn’t fly at my house. All my lights and fans are connected to smart switches, and these hallway lights were going to be the same. I bought these Kasa 3-way smart dimmer switches and they work perfectly. The lights go really dim with no flickering, and they were really easy to tie into my Amazon Alexa system. We have had zero issues with connectivity, and I love that they have a ring of light about the size of a dime built into the switch when they are off so I can see the light switch in the dark to turn them on. The price is great for such a highly functional smart 3-way switch – definitely recommended!
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GridUser –
Works great but needs either HomeKit or Matter support
We love how we can turn out the lights over our kitchen island without having to get up from our couch. We love the way the lights can be dimmed either from an app or from the switch itself. We love how there’s a small white ring-shaped LED on the switch that you can see when the lights are off. It disappears when you turn the lights on. It is a very dim, unobtrusive ring of light, but is plenty bright enough when the room is dark. The same light ring comes on in orange or green when you program the switch in the Kasa app. They were fairly easy to wire-up, install, and program. I’m a fairly competent DIYer, but I have a brother-in-law who’s an electrician, so that definitely helped my confidence level.The system isn’t perfect, though. It works with Alexa and some of the other “smart home” apps, but not Apple’s HomeKit. Granted, way more people use Alexa and other products, so there isn’t a real need for TP-Link to bring out the 3-way switch in the Apple format. However, there is a new standard “communication protocol” (not sure of that term) that has been rolling out called Matter. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, Matter is a communication “standard” that all the MAJOR manufacturers of smart devices have adopted to allow these devices to talk to each other. The idea is, you can have an Apple TV 4K and use it to operate smart items that were originally only set up to use Alexa, or one of the other systems. I may not have all the “jargon” right, but I think I am communicating the general idea of Matter correctly.Kasa have just come out with new single-pole switches that use the Matter standard. I bought and installed two of them on some of our other kitchen lights. They were as easy to program as the 3-way switches I’m currently reviewing. Now I can use the Kasa app OR the Apple HomeKit app (and my friend Siri) to turn those lights on and off. I’m hoping TP-Link will come up with a way to convert these 3-way switches in the future, but I don’t know if it’s possible. I asked, but TP-Link have no comment about their plans (which makes me think they can’t or won’t be doing so).So 2 thumbs-up on the 3-way Kasa light switches. The reason I didn’t give a 5-star rating is because of the need for a neutral wire in the switch box and how big the bodies of the switches themselves are. I had to dig out the bundle of stiff, 27 year old, 12-gauge, solid wires, separate them, and reconnect the bundle of neutral wires with the neutral wire from the switch, using the biggest wire nut I’ve EVER seen. Then I had to do the same thing with the bundle of ground wires that were jammed in the back of the box too. The extra wires and bigger wire nuts made it very hard to get the switches into the box. Putting all that aside, I’m impressed by the switches and glad I did it.
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Steve –
Super easy to set up and turn off lights on a schedule
Super easy to set up and turn off lights on a schedule. Installation takes 5 minutes. Set up and integration with Alexa is simple, and you can set up automation to turn off other lights when this sensor detects no motion. Highly recommend all Kasa products —great products and ease of use.
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Micheal T –
The Kasa KS230 KIT V2 is a fantastic smart switch upgrade. Setup was easy, and the app made configuration a breeze. Dimming is smooth, and remote control via Alexa or Google Assistant works flawlessly. The dual 3-way control is super handy, and the fade-on/off feature adds a nice touch. Sleek design, reliable performance — highly recommended for smart home enthusiasts!
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Harris –
Using this switch for more than a month now.Excellent product for hallways and entryways, helps conserve energy, and specially in a house with multiple stories, you wont have to go downstairs/upstairs just to turn your lights off.Installation is easy, and takes mere minutes. Fits perfectly with the 2-3 slots face plates as shown in the image. Remember to turn off your circuit breaker before installing :-)Wifi connectivity and integration with alexa is hassle-free and reliable as per my observation. I was particularly concerned about the wifi signal as my router is installed at a significant distance and on a different floor.Only issue i have observed, which is a rare occurrence, is that it detects motion without any human presence and turns the light on for the set amount of time. (Not too concerned with that as it happens not more than once or twice a week)
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Warren –
I have a house filled with a lot of Kasa, Tapo, and Omada devices throughout, and after a few firmware updates over the years they all work very well via Alexa.There are some things to consider when installing iOT devices.1. Don’t use standard grommets that use up valuable space in you 1/2/3 gang boxes. Look at using flatter connectors.2. Follow the installation instructions, and really read them. These are easy to install, but the Kasa devices all need a neutral wire.3. Do the initial firmware updates and use your App to check every so often. The bug fixes are important to.4. Some smart switches can be a pain, like the 3 way, especially when wiring in an older house. If you don’t have a red wire (14/3) it won’t work. I do have one that one side works and the other does not. Possible a problem with the traveller wire.5. For everyone who has a home network with 2.4ghz and 5ghz signals. Let all your iOT devices run on the 2.4ghz. Do not use tablets, smart phones, firestick or other media devices on this, use the 5ghz, trust me, you’ll see amazing improvements and a lot less dropped signals. Remember 2.4ghz usually can have only 32-64 devices depending on the router, and is prone to interference. Don’t waste your bandwidth, big devices…use the big signal.6. If you have 1 router in a big house, expect problems. Install a few EAP225s if you can (Cat 5e or better wiring and either a POE switch or POE injectors) will improve performance. Cable company routers and extenders usually are basic for a high price, and if they aren’t wored, they can be temperamental.Over the past 8years I have been installing TP link devices and their customer service is usually pretty good if you understand electrical and networking, if not you may struggle.In my opinion, TP Link has an excellent spread of devices for the home.I am installing their fan controllers next, and really hoping they make a solid smart thermostat that does not need a C Wire, or comes pre packaged with a solution.Since installing these devices and programming schedules, I have also seen a drop in my power bill…which is always welcomed.One more item to note: Only purchase from “Prime” which ships from an Amazon warehouse to ensure you get a factory fresh device.I hope this helps many who gave these less than 4 stars, I trust this brands performance after many years of use and their evolutions.
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Amazon Customer –
They work well, were relatively easy to install as long as you found the the line side of the 3 way switches. Unlike what some people have said, you cannot separate these switches in order to use in 2 different 3 way switch circuits. This is because there is a very clear master and slave relationship. The master has a line for the power, and the slave switch does not. Therefore it will not work without the master. Perhaps earlier versions of Kasa’s 3 way switches were not built this way, but this version is.That being said, when purchase on sale, they were still more economical than other solutions that I found.I have not personally integrated with Alexa as I don’t use it, but I know that it can be done. I have used the App however and it is very easy to setup and I am very happy with the built in feature set. I especially love the away mode that many apps don’t have. This allows for the randomization of on and offs during a specified time frame as opposed to always coming on at x time and off at y time when you are away, therefore advertising that you are not in the house.I am very happy with these switches and have recommended them to others. I have not installed close to 20 in my own house and have no complaints.
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Matt –
I bought this for my windowless washroom.The good- easy to install- works as a motion sensor- I could see this switch working well outside in a carport with the ambient light features and the ability to set times where the light won’t come on at allThe not so good- took me forever to get connected to the wifi. I have many other smart switches and bulbs from other manufacturers and this one was the most finnicky to get working. User error for sure but not an issue I had with anything else- The smart functions aren’t good. I set it to turn on for 15 minutes and then turn off when I get up in the morning but it shuts off automatically after 1 minute unless I’m in there. What, do I have to set it to turn on 15 times just to get the light to stay on?- If I disable the ‘smart’ features it disables the motion sensor- Would be nice if there was a physical switch to have it manually stay on as the only way to do that is to go into the app and disable the smart functionality (and thus the motion sensor itself)Setting the light to stay on for 15 minutes once activated would probably solve most of my problems but that seems wasteful and not something I should have to do considering this is a ‘smart’ switch
Kasa Smart Motion Sensor Switch, Single Pole, Needs Neutral Wire, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Light Switch, Works with Alexa & Google Assistant, UL Certified, No Hub Required(KS200MP2),White,2-Pack
Aaron C Reskew –
Makes life easy, but has a few issues
Update, Oct 2024:The motion sensor is still very sensitive but it turned out the problem with the timer was my error. I’d set up a rule to turn the light off after 10 minutes but elsewhere in the app I’d set it to turn off if it didn’t detect motion for 1 minute. So after 1 minute of me being out of sight of the motion detector it turned itself off, as I’d instructed it to. So a good slap of my own forehead here, a very loud “D’oh!” in my best Homer Simpson voice, and I’m restoring the fifth star to the product.Update, Aug 2024:The motion sensor is very sensitive. I’ve got mine set to the lowest setting and it activates when I’m 10 feet away in an adjacent room. It would be nice to be able to set it to be much less sensitive, so it activates if I walk past it but not if I walk somewhere in the general vicinity. It’s as if the angle of view is fairly narrow, so that if I’m walking along the wall where it’s located it doesn’t respond until I walk right in front of it, but if I’m in the next room it will activate with me a clear 10 feet or more away. That’s tedious, because it means if I stand at my bench to mend something the pantry light keeps turning on.There’s also an issue that might be with the switch and might be with the Kasa app (I suspect the app, but the two go together). Because I’m prone to forget to turn off the pantry light (and sometimes it’s hard to turn it off if I’ve got both hands full) I set up a rule in the software that activates when the light is turned on, and turns it off 10 minutes later. 10 minutes is plenty of time to find what I need in the pantry and leave, except that it actually turns off after more like 2-3 minutes.These aren’t major issues but are irritating enough to knock off a star. There’s not much point having time-based options if what happens bears so little resemblance to what I programmed, and it’s been known for years that motion sensors that activate whenever anything happens remotely near them are of limited use.I still plan to install the other one in the attic, I’ll just leave it to a standard rule to turn it off.Original review:I fitted a motion sensor switch to the room in my basement where I keep the chest freezer. When I take stuff down to the chest freezer I need to figure how to turn the light on, which can be tricky when I’ve got both hands full with stuff to go in the chest freezer. I can flick a switch with an elbow but it’s a bit of a drag. And sometimes when I leave the room I forget to turn the light off, and find it still turned on a couple of days later when I’m next down there.A switch like this solves all these problems at once. The motion sensor means all I have to do is walk past it and the lights come on. And being a smart switch it means I can set up a rule that turns the light off again after 15 minutes. As a fallback I have a “scene” set up in the Kasa app that turns all the automated lights off at midnight regardless, so if the rule doesn’t work as expected it will still shut off at midnight.Be aware these switches are quite deep. I had to replace the back box to fit it, because the previous switch I had was the smallest switch available. The metal back box that was in place was deep enough to hold the Kasa switch but didn’t have enough free space to handle the cables in and out and the wire nuts behind the switch. But now I have a deeper back box and a switch that works very nicely.Installing the switch is about as easy as it gets. It has four wire tails – a white one to connect to neutral, a green one to connect to earth, and two black ones to connect to line/load. All you have to do is figure which wire is which, use the supplied wire nuts to join the wires together, and configure the switch. If you can’t figure out electrics as simple as this, pay an electrician to do it for you.The default level of sensitivity had the light triggering if I went anywhere near it, so I turned it to the lowest sensitivity (this is done in the Kasa app) and now I have to walk right up to it before it activates. That’s perfect for my needs, I don’t want it turning on unless I actually go into the room where it is installed.As a smart switch it can be configured to activate only when ambient light is low, it has different levels of sensitivity for the motion sensor, and it can be controlled remotely and programmed to turn on and off at particular times. That sort of thing has obvious uses if you’re going to be away for a few days, you can set up timers so it’s not so obvious you’re not home. You can also do all sorts of weird and wonderful things if you’re so inclined, so if it takes your fancy you can set it up so that if you walk into the room where the switch is installed it will some totally unrelated device on or off. Why you’d want to turn the attic power strip off when you walk into a room in the basement is another matter, but you can if you want to.I have two of these, and I’m thinking a motion switch to turn the attic light on might be a handy thing to have, for similar reasons.
Loic –
Why didn’t I do this sooner??
To be used, its a great item. Only issue i had was with a short cut ground wire on the satellite side …otherwise, respliced it and made it work. No issues, love the product for my hallway recessed night lights. Installation was almost a breeze besides the wifi hiccups! Instructions are clear, I have little to no knowledge to this and this felt very easy once I was able to determine the main line from the travelers.
Lance Y –
Works perfectly with Amica LED puck lights
We added a bunch of LED puck lights in our hallway underneath the AC duct, and it really brightened the area up – too much! It looked like a hospital operating room and my wife immediately told me we needed a dimmer switch. Looking at the literature for these lights, they have a short list of recommended dimmers, and this set was not on that list. They discouraged using smart dimmers completely, but that doesn’t fly at my house. All my lights and fans are connected to smart switches, and these hallway lights were going to be the same. I bought these Kasa 3-way smart dimmer switches and they work perfectly. The lights go really dim with no flickering, and they were really easy to tie into my Amazon Alexa system. We have had zero issues with connectivity, and I love that they have a ring of light about the size of a dime built into the switch when they are off so I can see the light switch in the dark to turn them on. The price is great for such a highly functional smart 3-way switch – definitely recommended!
GridUser –
Works great but needs either HomeKit or Matter support
We love how we can turn out the lights over our kitchen island without having to get up from our couch. We love the way the lights can be dimmed either from an app or from the switch itself. We love how there’s a small white ring-shaped LED on the switch that you can see when the lights are off. It disappears when you turn the lights on. It is a very dim, unobtrusive ring of light, but is plenty bright enough when the room is dark. The same light ring comes on in orange or green when you program the switch in the Kasa app. They were fairly easy to wire-up, install, and program. I’m a fairly competent DIYer, but I have a brother-in-law who’s an electrician, so that definitely helped my confidence level.The system isn’t perfect, though. It works with Alexa and some of the other “smart home” apps, but not Apple’s HomeKit. Granted, way more people use Alexa and other products, so there isn’t a real need for TP-Link to bring out the 3-way switch in the Apple format. However, there is a new standard “communication protocol” (not sure of that term) that has been rolling out called Matter. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, Matter is a communication “standard” that all the MAJOR manufacturers of smart devices have adopted to allow these devices to talk to each other. The idea is, you can have an Apple TV 4K and use it to operate smart items that were originally only set up to use Alexa, or one of the other systems. I may not have all the “jargon” right, but I think I am communicating the general idea of Matter correctly.Kasa have just come out with new single-pole switches that use the Matter standard. I bought and installed two of them on some of our other kitchen lights. They were as easy to program as the 3-way switches I’m currently reviewing. Now I can use the Kasa app OR the Apple HomeKit app (and my friend Siri) to turn those lights on and off. I’m hoping TP-Link will come up with a way to convert these 3-way switches in the future, but I don’t know if it’s possible. I asked, but TP-Link have no comment about their plans (which makes me think they can’t or won’t be doing so).So 2 thumbs-up on the 3-way Kasa light switches. The reason I didn’t give a 5-star rating is because of the need for a neutral wire in the switch box and how big the bodies of the switches themselves are. I had to dig out the bundle of stiff, 27 year old, 12-gauge, solid wires, separate them, and reconnect the bundle of neutral wires with the neutral wire from the switch, using the biggest wire nut I’ve EVER seen. Then I had to do the same thing with the bundle of ground wires that were jammed in the back of the box too. The extra wires and bigger wire nuts made it very hard to get the switches into the box. Putting all that aside, I’m impressed by the switches and glad I did it.
Steve –
Super easy to set up and turn off lights on a schedule
Super easy to set up and turn off lights on a schedule. Installation takes 5 minutes. Set up and integration with Alexa is simple, and you can set up automation to turn off other lights when this sensor detects no motion. Highly recommend all Kasa products —great products and ease of use.
Micheal T –
The Kasa KS230 KIT V2 is a fantastic smart switch upgrade. Setup was easy, and the app made configuration a breeze. Dimming is smooth, and remote control via Alexa or Google Assistant works flawlessly. The dual 3-way control is super handy, and the fade-on/off feature adds a nice touch. Sleek design, reliable performance — highly recommended for smart home enthusiasts!
Harris –
Using this switch for more than a month now.Excellent product for hallways and entryways, helps conserve energy, and specially in a house with multiple stories, you wont have to go downstairs/upstairs just to turn your lights off.Installation is easy, and takes mere minutes. Fits perfectly with the 2-3 slots face plates as shown in the image. Remember to turn off your circuit breaker before installing :-)Wifi connectivity and integration with alexa is hassle-free and reliable as per my observation. I was particularly concerned about the wifi signal as my router is installed at a significant distance and on a different floor.Only issue i have observed, which is a rare occurrence, is that it detects motion without any human presence and turns the light on for the set amount of time. (Not too concerned with that as it happens not more than once or twice a week)
Warren –
I have a house filled with a lot of Kasa, Tapo, and Omada devices throughout, and after a few firmware updates over the years they all work very well via Alexa.There are some things to consider when installing iOT devices.1. Don’t use standard grommets that use up valuable space in you 1/2/3 gang boxes. Look at using flatter connectors.2. Follow the installation instructions, and really read them. These are easy to install, but the Kasa devices all need a neutral wire.3. Do the initial firmware updates and use your App to check every so often. The bug fixes are important to.4. Some smart switches can be a pain, like the 3 way, especially when wiring in an older house. If you don’t have a red wire (14/3) it won’t work. I do have one that one side works and the other does not. Possible a problem with the traveller wire.5. For everyone who has a home network with 2.4ghz and 5ghz signals. Let all your iOT devices run on the 2.4ghz. Do not use tablets, smart phones, firestick or other media devices on this, use the 5ghz, trust me, you’ll see amazing improvements and a lot less dropped signals. Remember 2.4ghz usually can have only 32-64 devices depending on the router, and is prone to interference. Don’t waste your bandwidth, big devices…use the big signal.6. If you have 1 router in a big house, expect problems. Install a few EAP225s if you can (Cat 5e or better wiring and either a POE switch or POE injectors) will improve performance. Cable company routers and extenders usually are basic for a high price, and if they aren’t wored, they can be temperamental.Over the past 8years I have been installing TP link devices and their customer service is usually pretty good if you understand electrical and networking, if not you may struggle.In my opinion, TP Link has an excellent spread of devices for the home.I am installing their fan controllers next, and really hoping they make a solid smart thermostat that does not need a C Wire, or comes pre packaged with a solution.Since installing these devices and programming schedules, I have also seen a drop in my power bill…which is always welcomed.One more item to note: Only purchase from “Prime” which ships from an Amazon warehouse to ensure you get a factory fresh device.I hope this helps many who gave these less than 4 stars, I trust this brands performance after many years of use and their evolutions.
Amazon Customer –
They work well, were relatively easy to install as long as you found the the line side of the 3 way switches. Unlike what some people have said, you cannot separate these switches in order to use in 2 different 3 way switch circuits. This is because there is a very clear master and slave relationship. The master has a line for the power, and the slave switch does not. Therefore it will not work without the master. Perhaps earlier versions of Kasa’s 3 way switches were not built this way, but this version is.That being said, when purchase on sale, they were still more economical than other solutions that I found.I have not personally integrated with Alexa as I don’t use it, but I know that it can be done. I have used the App however and it is very easy to setup and I am very happy with the built in feature set. I especially love the away mode that many apps don’t have. This allows for the randomization of on and offs during a specified time frame as opposed to always coming on at x time and off at y time when you are away, therefore advertising that you are not in the house.I am very happy with these switches and have recommended them to others. I have not installed close to 20 in my own house and have no complaints.
Matt –
I bought this for my windowless washroom.The good- easy to install- works as a motion sensor- I could see this switch working well outside in a carport with the ambient light features and the ability to set times where the light won’t come on at allThe not so good- took me forever to get connected to the wifi. I have many other smart switches and bulbs from other manufacturers and this one was the most finnicky to get working. User error for sure but not an issue I had with anything else- The smart functions aren’t good. I set it to turn on for 15 minutes and then turn off when I get up in the morning but it shuts off automatically after 1 minute unless I’m in there. What, do I have to set it to turn on 15 times just to get the light to stay on?- If I disable the ‘smart’ features it disables the motion sensor- Would be nice if there was a physical switch to have it manually stay on as the only way to do that is to go into the app and disable the smart functionality (and thus the motion sensor itself)Setting the light to stay on for 15 minutes once activated would probably solve most of my problems but that seems wasteful and not something I should have to do considering this is a ‘smart’ switch