Kasa Smart Light Switch HS200P3, Single Pole, Needs Neutral Wire, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Light Switch Compatible with Alexa and Google Home, UL Certified, No Hub Required, 3 Count -Pack…

Fácil de instalar y configurar

Yo reemplace un apagador normal por este apagador inteligente. Lo normal es que únicamente tengas el cable de fase, es decir, si tu quitas el apagador viejito es muy probable que sólo encuentres 1 solo color de cable y para que funcione este apagador inteligente NECESITAS 2 colores de cables (fase y neutro). Tuve que instalar un cable para el NEUTRO en el hueco de la pared del apagador comunicado a la instalación eléctrica de mi casa.

Revisen como esta su instalación eléctrica antes de comprar el apagador, porque podrian llevarse la sorpresa por la ausencia del Neutro. Este video me ayudó mucho a entender los cables que necesito para instalarlo (https://youtu.be/GaUCRE1Mek4).

Hablando específicamente del apagador TP-Link H200, es muy bueno, de buen material, se conecta fácilmente al wifi de la casa y al app y después de un mes de uso, no he tenido problemas con su vinculo con Alexa (Echo Show 5 y Echo Dot 4gen). Me gusta que NO haya perdido la posibilidad de prender el foco de manera “manual”.

Recomiendo su compra y de mi parte estoy esperando que exista la posibilidad de comprar un Kasa TP-Link con doble o triple apagador. (Veo que existen otras marcas que si lo ofrecen, pero no me ánimo a probarlos; este si por la agradable experiencia que tuve al probar la marca TP-Link en un router).

UPDATE:
I pride myself on being unbiased and being honest with my reviews. My original review stands, these are still great switches and if I had to do it again, I’d still install these. However out of (now 32) switches in my house, one had issues. The small reed switch(?) used to toggle on and off the relay inside, or the relay itself failed. No problem I said to myself, I registered these for the 2 years warranty at the company, and one of these which operates a vanity light, wouldn’t engage. The click it makes is weaker than its neighbors. I reached out to support for an RMA & it took a week and a half going back and forth with support over email, wanting me to take the wall plate off, expose the wires, to take a picture and video to prove I wired this correctly, video it not working properly, and who knows what else they come up with. It had been installed for almost a year without any issues. I’m experienced with residential AC wiring & given the fact these were working for a year closed up in a 4 gang box with 31 other switches also working fine, they kept insisting. I am busy and don’t have time for the back and forth, and considering these are modestly inexpensive, I just bought a replacement instead of this extra run around. Be aware if you need support, it’s going to be a hassle. They did honor support for me in the past with bad light bulbs but I didn’t have time for the hassle for waiting for a reply after a couple of days in the middle of the night. I’m reducing my previous 5 stars to 4 for now because of the tech support grief.

Original Review:
I recently completed my project of automating the house’s lights. I used a mix of all Kasa switches, single poles, 3 ways, dimmers and even a 3 way dimmer. It was an investment even though these are somewhat cheap in a 3 pack, I needed up automating 31 light switches in my house (no joke). I bought a few at a time and took 5-6 months of the project a little at a time. Now I can control all the lights with Kasa and Alexa. I grouped them and created routines activated by voice, time (sunset/sunrise) and even event-based (turn on a light in the bathroom-it turns off automatically 10 mins later). The features of automating the home is essential now that I have the right devices!

These Kasa switches are reliable and good quality. If you are confident to do your own work but not sure how to wire these (like the 3 way switches), the Kasa app shows you step-by-step how to do it. Very Nice!! I noticed right away the wires were tinned to give them a solid connection when wire nutting the switches. The setup was easy in the app being these are wifi, and they are very easy to operate. They come with a single gang cover plate, but in most cases I had 2-3 switches in a box so I bought other covers to have the same look and feel. I also got a cover to cover switches that should not be turned off like my yard floodlights or driveway camera. But I can still oowercycke them easy with the Kasa app or Alexa.

Take your time to do the project. If there is any doubt on electrical-seek a professional. I’m a capable DIYer so I did mine on my own. The biggest problem with these was pulling out the neutral and ground wires which were never used for the old switches.

The other biggest issue I had was how the builder’s electrician for the house building, was lazy about how things were chained together.

If you tackle this project, invest an extra $20 ina voltage detector and a line tracer (the orange thing in my pics) this helps you trace which switch is powere by what breaker so you can shut them off. In some cases, I had 2 feeds into a box which powered one light or another, so it helps to spend the extra few $ to have a simple tool to be safe. Wire nutting is also important. Be sure your connections are secure!

Estos interruptores son los mejores en relacion su costo/beneficio por:
– Compatibles con alexa(si funciona en Mexico, algunos interruptores chinos no funcionan con alexa en Mexico)
– Tienes adicional la aplicacion Kasa que puedes usar con IFTT
– Puedes integrarlo usando servicios de terceros con homekit, y funciona bastante bien
– Pueden soportar una buena cantidad de carga, en mi caso tengo uno instalado que soporta 6 focos leds para el garaje y los maneja sin problemas.

Tienes que tomar en cuenta:
– Necesitas un cable de tierra y un cable que de corriente adicional, en total son 4 cables, el que viene del foco que cierra el circuito, uno de corriente que es el que se usa con el foco, tierra fisica, y otro de corriente que se usa para energizar el interruptor.
– Solo es compatible con wifi 2.4 ghz
– no aguantan intemperie, si constantemente les cae lluvia se truenan, con el sol se tuesta la cubierta que traen

Este paquete es bastante economico, porque en ferreterias encuentras interruptores wifi por alrededor de 400-700, aqui puedes obtener 3 por el precio de uno, pero con el respaldo de la marca tp-link.