Found this deal looking for smart plugs online. Haven't bought one myself but maybe someone will find it useful.
This does have power monitoring which may be of some use but you be probably better off with something like this as you can never have too many usb charging ports.
https://www.harveynorman.com.au/connect-smart-wifi-plug-with…
Hey, does your arlec plug allow for multiple side by side wall power plugs to be used, or does it block off both of them?
I think the key feature for this plug over cheaper options is the Apple Homekit/Siri support - unless there are any others on the market with HomeKit that are cheaper?.
I'm considering swapping out a bunch of my $10-$15 Brilliant plugs picked up of the past year.. I'm hoping then I can control things from both Alexa and and HomeKit depending on what I'm closest to at the time.
I bought one a couple of weeks back at Big W, its been that price for a while.
I rate it, especially if you're in the Apple Ecosystem. Cygnett app is also pretty good.
Does this need Cygnett’s hub for HomeKit, Alexa or GoogleAssistant voice control? I’m more interested in the HomeKit side, or can you just add it to the home app?
You don’t need a Cygnett hub, just set up initially with the Cygnett app and add to HomeKit. From there you never have to open the Cygnett app again if you wish (unless you want to set timers etc)
99% of the time I just use HomeKit and Siri. I set a timer through the app and haven’t been in it since..
You can turn on/off from within the HomeKit app even if you’re not connected to your wireless network ie you can turn it on/off from work via 4g.
Works well for the application I am using it for..
Did you have issues setting it up with the Cygnett app? I’m able to add it to HomeKit easily however the Cygnett app just wont connect. I would like to see the power consumption hence would like to set it up with the Cygnett app as well.
@nayanmodi: I'm keen to know too as I also setup using HomeKit app due to the advice I've read here. It was super easy but maybe now that it was connected in HomeKit first you can't setup in Cygnett app?
@bobwokeup: I've made it connect to the Cygnett app. Since I was able to connect 4 of these, I'm sure this method works.
Hope this helps.
@bobwokeup: Yes both in the Cygnett and Home app. You’ll be able to control the plug from either apps.
How does this control an appliance? So my kettle for example that requires me to push something down, how does this turn it on itself?
Literally only works for power on / off, so most kettles, toasters, cookers etc won't benefit from it.
It's good for things like pedestal fans, coffee machines with switches (rather than buttons, digital etc), lamps etc
Right, thanks. So I were to use it on my lamp, I'd need to leave it on and basically this just cuts the power supply. Will this damage the lamp?
No that's how a switch works
Wouldn't you prefer a smart globe for a lamp, so you can adjust brightness and maybe colours, rather than just on and off?
Looks like it is limited to two per order.
At $39, the 5 outlet smart powerboard is a great price if ya'll were thinking of piggybacking a powerboard off this. You get Individual control of each outlet and works with the Genio app
link?
FYI I recently bought this one at Bunnings and so far it has done the job for me. $17.50.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-smart-plug-in-socket-with-…