Smart plug, Gosund Mini Wifi Outlet Compatible with Alexa, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, Remote Control your home appliances from Anywhere, ETL Certified (4 piece)

Enjoy :)

I use these for my speakers and my preamp in my home studio. They can be turned off remotely and they’re really cheap. They use 2.4 WiFi and can be scheduled to turn on or off at certain times. They might be worth a shot so you don’t have to leave your stuff on all the time.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_sBdXFbF53D3JJ

Will never be a problem again if you have wifi, will let you know if its offline.

I ended up buying this smart plug that has it available in their app. Extremely easy to set up. Other triggers such as humidity, pressure, sunrise / sunset, sun, rain, clouds can be used. I had no idea

Smart Plug, Gosund Mini WiFi... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Smart Plug, Gosund Mini WiFi... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I know someone already mentioned smart plug. These allow me to schedule the machine to turn on at a certain time to preheat as I’m waking up and I can also schedule it to turn off automatically at a certain time aswell. So if you know by a certain time when it should be off every day you can have it scheduled to turn off at that time to avoid a divorce. Bc that fucker should be respecting the expensive investment of a matching you have lol

I use some that work with the smart life app too. They aren't brand name but haven't let me down when I ask things to turn on or off

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_95iXEbAT4M6JC

No idea why it’s not a built in feature but I use this to set the plug to power off when it should be charged to about 95%

Smart Plug, Gosund Mini WiFi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home, No Hub Required, Remote Control Your Home Appliances from Anywhere, ETL Certified,Only Supports 2.4GHz Network(4 Pieces) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_CKHeFb9WQYYG5

I went with Gosund and I'm really satisfied with the decision. If you scroll down you'll see all the variations offered FYI.

Look for devices that work with the Smart Life app. They make a range of devices, outlets, bulbs, appliances . . .

Smart Plug, Gosund Mini WiFi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home, No Hub Required, Remote Control Your Home Appliances from Anywhere, ETL Certified,Only Supports 2.4GHz Network(4 Pieces) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_sNpbFb8GDXMBH

That's not the garage door opener, just a smart switch. For what was talked about re locking, you want a smart plug like these.

Yeah, I use these.

They are cheap and super fast to respond. I have one on my sub, one on my bass shakers amp, then another on my DE10-Nano which I use to play retro games but doesn't have a power switch. Haven't found a use for the 4th one yet.

Ah okay, I didn't realize that about Prime. Perhaps you can use something like Spotify instead?

And you dont need a special bulb if you go the smart plug route. You CAN however opt for smart bulbs, which are a bit more expensive but include more features other than just turning off and on, such as dimming and even changing the colors on some models. Check out Phillips Hue.

Here's a good smart plug that I use: https://www.amazon.com/Gosund-Compatible-Required-appliances-Certified/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=smart+plug&qid=1580997784&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzTDVIMVhJU1VaRklLJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODEzMjk4MUxQNEM2MVhYRTBNVCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTQ1Nzg1MjAyV1BNSjAyUlhMUCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Basically it connects to your wifi and cutting/supplying power to the device, effectively turning it off and on. Because it works this way, smart plugs will only work on devices with switches that can be kept in the "on" position.

Many smart outlets are rated for 10A, e.g. see https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV

I have one of these going, hasn’t failed me yet.

Smart Plug, Gosund Mini WiFi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home, No Hub Required, Remote Control Your Home Appliances from Anywhere, ETL Certified,Only Supports 2.4GHz Network(4 Pieces) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6F3dFbXRXT12P

I just bought these to be able to control a few more things around the office with my stream deck: smart plugs

I think that’s the closest we will get

I just recommend you to buy gosund smart Bulbs they work with alexa and Google Assistant. I would rate the product the best for the price and utility it offers . The product is described perfectly and does the job it says properly . Use it stand alone , with the app or with Alexa , the product works efficiently . The only suggestion I would suggest is to increase the power or brightness from 7w to further more , since 7w is a little less for a medium sized or a large sized room . Adding More power or watt TO THE BULB WOULD make it good competitive product in the category as per quality and pricing . https://www.amazon.com/Gosund-Compatible-Required-appliances-Certified/dp/B079MFTYMV#

I have a small blender like this one - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P2OLB8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_XcEOFbY3PTHR9 - that I love. I use it every morning to mix up my coffee, collagen supplement and creamer and it makes my morning coffee such a special treat!

Smart plugs like these - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_bhEOFb16E6F1S - are nice. We have them for our bedside lamps.

Por Amazon podes pedir enchufes inteligentes, por lo que en tu celu podes programar cuando prender y apagar todo para que no gasten cuando no los usas, o poner horarios de uso.

Podes comprar todo Samsung, sea heladera, tv, lavarropas, AC, y controlarlo por tu celular Samsung mediante wifi.

Si no podes comprar lamparitas como menciona el otro redditor, podes comprar interruptores inteligentes

Y también como menciona ese Redditor, podes conseguir un Alexa y que ella te maneje toda la casa cual episodio de Black mirror.

I assume the kit you're talking about is a serial adapter and/or some header pins for the Sonoff flashing. If so, take a look at those Gosunds I mentioned (or even the single-outlet version). They can be flashed OTA out-of-the-box using tuya-convert. At least, as of now, anyway... It's been a bit of a cat & mouse game lately but so far the tuya-convert developer(s) have kept up with the changes. I realize this doesn't help you with all the Sonoffs you've already bought, but if you need more in the future these Gosunds (or theoretically any similar devices you see on Amazon that use the Tuya "Smart Life" app) will save you some soldering.

(* tuya-convert needs to run on a linux machine with both ethernet (if you need to execute it via SSH, otherwise console access will do) and a wifi adapter that it can use to spoof an access point for the devices to "phone home" and pick up their firmware update. I use a Raspberry Pi 3 for this, works like a charm.)

Also, should you go the Gosund route, here are the Tasmota config templates you'll need for each:

For the dual switch: {"NAME":"Gosund WP212","GPIO":[17,0,0,0,18,0,0,0,22,0,21,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18}

And for the single: {"NAME":"Gosund WP3","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,17,0,0,0,56,57,21,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18}

(You just pull up the Tasmota page, click "Configure" -> "Configure Other", paste that string into the "Template" box and check "Activate", then "Save" and all the GPIO pins will be wired up correctly for the relays, LEDs, buttons, etc.)

I don't use any mobile apps in my setup but instead just have each of the devices' Tasmota web pages bookmarked on my travelling laptop. My situation is a little different, where I have two sites VPN'ed together, and I'm always at one or the other site needing to control switches at the opposite end, but always from that laptop. If I do ever need mobile access I could VPN from the phone into either of those sites and pull up the same Tasmota pages that way, but I don't have a consolidated mobile app for that. Peter Scargill recently blogged about a project called TasUI which does provide a consolidated interface for all your Tasmota devices, but again, only on the local network, so you'd still need a VPN connection for that to work on mobile.

Tasmota suffers the same single-click risk you mentioned, by the way... one click of the big "Toggle" button at the top of its page and your device is switched with no questions asked. It always makes me a little nervous about pulling up the page for any critical devices, but at least with that rule in place (and enabled... be sure to execute "RuleX 1" via the console (where X is the Rule # you've defined) after configuring it to make sure it actually executes -- this has tripped me up plenty of times) I know that the device will come back on after I accidentally kill it.

Thanks for the uptimerobot recommendation. I don't run any public-facing services so I'm not sure if it fits my needs yet but it definitely looks interesting. I'll try to figure out something to justify its use so I can play around with it on company time. :)

We started up with HA in the downtime the pandemic gave us... so I'm fairly fresh, but have jumped in with both feet.

We tried these switches and they are the bargain basement cheapos with 8266 in them: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MV1RTSV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The same with these plugs: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079MFTYMV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The perks of these two are that they can be wirelessly flashed. No need to crack them open and solder in some connections. (buyer beware... this could change!!, but I ordered these in the summer of 2020)

Look into NodeRED, you can use this in lieu of HA's native automations. It is easy enough that (with guidance) my 10yr old set up a light flash above his shower to let him know that shower time was up. He has a humidity sensor in there and with a little testing he learned that at 60% humidity, it meant that he had been in the shower for about 5 minutes.

But absolutely ping me, I'm learning more every day!! Just got the stepper motors working this week... not as I want them to work, but inching closer!!

I’m now invested since some other reddit user is giving bad advice.

Here’s a counter example, if you have something like this https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Camera-Charger-Hidden-Surveillance/dp/B07GCKZKX8 or a smart charger https://www.amazon.com/Gosund-Compatible-Required-appliances-Certified/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=smart+usb+plug

In your house that holds room for a firmware or software virus, then yes, plugging in your phone and allowing data access could get you a virus.

This would require the hardware to be compromised, like someone visiting and plugging in and then spreading the virus, or a very malicious software update, or more commonly, it is already infected at time of purchase.

These are a bit contrived so unless you find one lying around outside or have purchased it from a shady source, I wouldn’t worry if everything is above water though, as you simply may not be worth the effort unless they know you work at a big firm somewhere. One of the most common infiltrations is to leave infected hardware outside big company offices and hope they plug stuff into it/plug it into something.

Also note google and apple would be very keen on patching any vulnerability that let a virus breach through “do not allow data access”. So the safest action for now is to disallow that whenever you plug in.

Smart outlet adapter

https://www.amazon.com/SHELLY-Wireless-Automation-Android-Application/dp/B07G33LNDY/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=Shelley+Alexa&qid=1578714028&sr=8-14

https://www.amazon.com/Kasa-Smart-Outlet-Wall-TP-Link/dp/B07N3CK3MM/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=Smart+outlet&qid=1578714152&sr=8-8

All of those items do the same thing. They turn an AC power source on or off. You join them to a WiFi network and then you can add them to your Alexa or whatever smart home platform you use.

You can configure ring to email you when your alarm is triggered.

You can then use an app called IFTTT to create a routine that will turn on those outlets when you receive that email.

You can then create another routine to turn off those outlets when you disarm the ring ( arming way, arming stay and disarming routines are natively supported. only the ring alarming needs to be done via the email)

So now that you have routines you can find a Siren you like and plug it into the outlet. If you find a DC siren you can buy the proper AC to DC power supply and plug that to the outlet.

If you find a 12-24v DC powered siren you could power it from a battery and solar set up (as long as WiFi reaches)

They’re are tons of options for Smart home DC relays. The Shelly smart relay I linked supports both AC and DC power plus an external switch ( think panic mushroom button to trigger siren)

You can also turn these outlets on and off via voice commands from smart home platforms (Alexa) or as a toggle in the Alexa app.

If you wanted to place an outlet outside of the WiFi range you buy a repeater or get super fancy and use a hotspot, connect smart relay and set it up anywhere in the world (as long as your hotspot has internet)

Thanks for the help. I was able to digest most of it. I’m using cords and an external plug in thermostat

(https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Controls-Temperature-Controller-Single/dp/B004JKBIAS).

One of these smart plugs

https://www.amazon.com/Gosund-Compatible-Required-appliances-Certified/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=smart+plug&qid=1594917850&sr=8-5

The Inline fan
https://www.amazon.com/VIVOHOME-Exhaust-Variable-Controller-Ventilation/dp/B0796NBGRB/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=inline+fan&qid=1594918079&sr=8-9

So I need to get two of those relays.

Splice plugs to the trigger wires and run them to the thermostat and wifi plug.

Run a plug for power and splice both relays to it.

Splice the outputs of both relays together and run it to an outlet for the fan to plug into.?

The light and camera and humidifier have their own app respective to the product.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SZ8ZCJV/ref=cm_sw_r_fm_apa_i_wuaxEbRV5RWV7

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082DCGN88/ref=cm_sw_r_fm_apa_i_euaxEb14ZH17Z

The rest I have plugged into smart plugs.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=cm_sw_r_fm_apa_i_vtaxEbSZ1YWRV

I was in a similar situation as you when I moved in to my current house. I had big mechanical intermatic transformers as well. I reused existing wiring through the concrete and added on for additional lights. Since you should connect in parallel as much as you can, adding on isn't an issue, so long as the transformer is rated high enough for the fixtures in your zone.

I have some more expensive Volt Lighting transformers and some very inexpensive transformers, such as:
LED Driver Waterproof IP67 Power Supply 150W 12V DC 12.5a Transformer thinner and Durable with US 3-Prong Plug Plate for Outdoor Use:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07D9G12GW

They both work just fine. In hindsight, I wish I went with all cheaper transformers. In my case, there is no discernible difference and the cost difference was like 5X.

As far as home automation, I use Home Assistant and just plug the transformers into a smart plug. I can then control in HA to have lights follow sunrise, sunset, etc. I use inexpensive Gosund plugs:
https://www.amazon.com/Gosund-Compatible-Required-appliances-Certified/dp/B079MFTYMV

4 for $20 or so can't be beat. I flash them with Tasmota, automate in HA or even direct in Tasmota if you want.

My lights are all Volt Lighting, all LEDs. Volt has some pretty good videos on how to run the wiring, sizing transformers, lighting design, etc. Lots of youtube videos out there as well.

This is definitely a job I would DIY. The materials are somewhat expensive, but the work isn't hard at all, and the cost savings over hiring someone is significant. You can get by without any expensive specialized tools. Good luck!

Install some LED lights instead of the push lights. Batteries die too fast.

I got these 12 inch light strips that don't require any soldering or cutting: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XJKOCBG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have them plugged into these for wireless control from my phone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079MFTYMV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These should be perfect for a detolf.

no, it doesn't say it has monitoring... I don't have any of those (your link)...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F6X4KX3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

are the monitoring units I have, same smartlife app

https://www.amazon.com/inteligente-funciona-electrodom%C3%A9sticos-cualquier-certificado/dp/B079MFTYMV/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=gosund&qid=1595569176&sr=8-5

I've also have some round gosund, they don't have monitoring...

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here is a search on amazon for smartlife & monitoring... they all say what they do... I've seen these on amazon and ebay... https://www.amazon.com/s?k=smartlife+energy+monitor&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

I am literally flashing these two right now. Came here cause I messed up a few? Followed instructions and connected all of them to my wifi and can ping all of them but 3 of 10 don't pull up the webpage to configure them. Over all went very fast and easy. I flashed using a Pi and it was the same as the instructions you followed.

I think the newest version to put on the Pi is:

[https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota.git](https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota.git)

So I think but don't quote as I didn't load it on my Pi I just did an OTA from the devices after since I found this after I flashed all of them:

~~git clone [~~~~https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota.git](https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota.git)/tuya-convert~~

Devices:

[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079MFTYMV/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079MFTYMV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Template:

{"NAME":"Gosund WP3","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,17,0,0,0,56,57,21,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18}

[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086HFQ7N2/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o03\_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086HFQ7N2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Template:

{"NAME":"Gosund WP3","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,17,0,0,0,56,57,21,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18}

Edit:

That isn't how you install it on the Pi. You can do an OTA Firmware Update to get to the 8.5 version.

OTA link:

http://ota.tasmota.com/tasmota/tasmota.bin