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 of 1 , White

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!

These install quickly and easily, especially compared to the Wemo junk they are replacing. The app is clean and easy to navigate. Response is very fast.

This smart switch works exactly as expected. Setup was quick through the app and it connects to Wi-Fi without issues. I like being able to control the lights from my phone and set schedules. It responds fast and has been reliable so far. Simple, convenient, and does the job.

We have HS200 switches in various places around the house, and they're great! Just be sure your existing wiring has the white 'neutral' wire before ordering. Most houses built in the last 30 years or so should have this, but it doesn't hurt to double check it before ordering switches you can't use. Other than that, installation is a breeze, and connecting to your WiFi is simple with the Kasa app on your phone. I have seen others asking about fan control with these switches - we've had a switch on our bedroom fan for over a year now, and it works great! Zero issues with the fan, other than you can't change speeds with it - you have to use the pull chain on the actual fan to change speeds. We leave ours on high all the time, so it's not a big deal for us. Being able to turn the fan on or off in the middle of the night without getting up is a game changer! We initially went with TP-Link because they use WiFi and don't require a hub. We eventually got a SmartThings hub to control our front door deadbolt, and there are 3rd party addons that will allow all of your TP-Link switches and things to be managed in SmartThings. Other than the initial device setup when we add a switch, I never have to use Kasa. It's a fine app, but having to control my Z-Wave stuff in SmartThings and TP-Link things in Kasa got old. This brings all device control into one app, which I love. Controlling any TP-Link switches, outlets, or bulbs with Alexa is a breeze to set up as well, and very handy. Never had any issues with this, and it's super convenient to tell Alexa to turn on the lights when you walk in a room with your hands full, or tell Alexa to make sure everything is off when leaving the house. My only complaint in about 2 years of using these switches was when our old wireless router died - I replaced the router and even though I used the same SSID, password, and authentication type on the new router, the switches couldn't seem to connect to it. My only choice was to go around and hard reset every switch, then reconnect them to the new network. We have about 8 HS200's scattered around the house, and it only took a minute or two per switch, so it wasn't a big deal. I knew that I would probably have to do this, but was hoping that with the new network set up exactly the same, that they might just jump on and do okay. All in all, these are fantastic switches, and I have zero complaints with them. I'm looking at getting some of the newer 3-way switches for my hall lights, and also thinking about switching some of our light switches to the HS220 dimmers, but we don't have dimmable LEDs yet, so that's a project for another time.

I have been using Kasa smart switches & outlets for the past year or two. I have about 10-12 devices. I find them to be very easy to install & they integrate seamlessly with Alexa. Actually; automatically even. I never have to do anything. During the initialization process on the Kasa app, I always get a message saying that Alexa has recognized the new device and added it to my smart home device list. After that, I really never use the Kasa app again, I do all my routines and automation, etc, from within Alexa. On the few times I have lost power and/or wifi, my devices have automatically reconnected without a problem. I have a whole house attic exhaust fan that I have been running on ancient X10 smart home technology. I wasn't sure how this switch would work with the fan, and to complicate things, the fan had a 2-speed rotary wall switch. I didn't care about the 2-speed as we have never used high anyway (I think it would suck the screens out of the windows!) so on the Kasa switch I just hooked up the white common wire, one black wire to the line in, and the other black wire to the Low leg to the fan. The other wire (High feed to fan) I just wired nutted off, unused. As always, after taking 15 minutes to get the wires shoved back into the box, the integration with the Kasa app & Alex took like 2 minutes. Works great. I can now control the fan when I wake up at 2 am freezing (or sweating) without getting my tired bones out of bed! So why only 4-stars? This may be nit-picking, but whoever designed the wall trim plates needs to be fired. This is the 1st time I have tried to use them because I have always used these switches in double or triple gang boxes so needed to buy Decora-type wall plates anyway. Sure, these look kind of nice with no visible screws in them, but they don't WORK! When I screwed the switch in so it was relatively flush with the wall, the covers would not go on because the little prongs that snap onto the switch to hold it on were hitting the wall. Loosen up the screws far enough so that the plates would securely snap on--and there was a God-awful giant (well, 1/16+" anyway) gap between the wall and the plate. I tried for a happy medium--and finally came to the conclusion that it was BS to even have to mess with something so stupid. I tossed it right in the trash and popped on a plate that I had. It's the wrong color, but at least it isn't leaving an unsightly crevice in the finished work. I'll grab a white Decora plate next time at HD. Sooo.....great functional switches, I'm sure I'll buy more; I'm also sure I'll be tossing the supplied wallplates right in the trash.

The Kasa Smart Light Switch (HS200P3) is one of those small upgrades that makes a huge difference. After moving into our new home from a place where we had these installed, I didn’t even think twice—I ordered a couple 3-pack right away. These switches are that good. Once you’ve lived with smart switches like this, it’s genuinely hard to go back to flipping lights on and off manually. They integrate beautifully with Alexa, making it easy to control your lights with a simple voice command. Whether I’m settling in to watch a movie or getting ready for bed, not having to get up to hit a switch is a luxury I didn’t know I needed—until I had it. While these don’t have dimming capabilities, they still deliver a top-tier smart home experience with reliable performance, remote access through the Kasa app, scheduling, and seamless voice control. And honestly, for most rooms, just having on/off control from anywhere is a total win. Super easy to install (as long as you have a neutral wire), and they look sleek on the wall. If you’re starting or expanding your smart home setup, this is one of the best bang-for-your-buck upgrades out there.

Amazing switch, I used this to replace my old x10 switch. It worked great.

I installed these myself, and they work great! We already have a hub with smart bulbs, but you aren't really supposed to use smart bulbs outside. And I wanted a way to control my outside porch light that was more complex than a dawn to dust sensor. Enter these things. INSTALLATION: Setup was easy, but I would implore anybody unfamiliar with wiring electrical things to take off the cover of their switch and study the wires. Don't touch anything! This is very easy to install if your wiring is right. So, my understanding of the modern electrical code is that electricians aren't supposed to connect multiple things directly to a switch, but that doesn't they didn't back in the day. The instructions make it seem like you just connect four wires to four wires on the switch with wire caps, but that is only if your wiring was done up to current code. My wiring was a lot more chaotic with a light switch being used to piggyback power to a quarter of the rest of the house! So, just something to be very aware of for anybody unfamiliar with it. The app claims to guide you through installation but it literally is only for perfect, absolute best case scenario wiring. If you open your box and there is a wire nut of white wires, bare copper ground wires, and just two black wires connected to two different screws (or slotted in the back with nothing on the screws) on the light switch, you should be good to go. If there are multiple wires connected to one screw, or multiple wires connected to one screw with additional wires coming out of the stabs in the back, your wiring isn't up to modern code and it will be a lot more complicated of a process that the app WILL NOT guide you through. PROS: The switches are reliable and will trigger when commanded with a phone, but we have a small house with good WiFi. We have two switches right next to each other in a gang box, but there doesn't seem to be any interference or anything. I was a little worried about that. The switches also come with a decora style plate, which is nice. I recently bought a dumb dimmer and it didn't come with a plate at all. The app is fine even if is a little cluttered with all of the their other smart products. Setup was very easy with the app. So, I have one of those routers that has 5 and 2.4 GHz networks, but they combine it into one name, basically. So, like, I can't have my phone intentionally use the 2.4 GHz network. It just defaults to the 5 GHz one no matter what. This can be an issue with some smart devices, but not with these. Note that you do need a 2.4 GHz network, but it will work fine if your router combines the two. The app also lets you do nifty stuff. So, we have two light switches in the kitchen that control two different sets of lights, but one switch is blocked by the kitchen table, so that switch is really annoying to use since you have to reach over the whole table. Well, I just used the app to basically link that one with the easily accessible switch, so now one switch will turn on both pairs of lights, although there is an understandable one-second delay between the second one turning off. We've had a few guests comment on how weird the delay is, but I don't care. I don't know if the description even mentions this, but the subtle illumination is awesome! I didn't even know it had this, or that I apparently need it in my life, but there is a very faint glowing circle when the switch is "off" that makes finding it in the dark so easy. I love it! I almost want to convert all my switches to smart ones just for this. CONCLUSION: I'm really happy with these. They just work and do exactly what I wanted. Plus it has neat features I didn't even know I needed in my life. I'm beyond tickled.