Set up was a breeze, as was integrating with Amazon Alexa. Turning down the temperature on the heater may stop the Smart Power Plug switching off. But instead of the lights turning on and staying, the switch’s relay starting clicking on and off. I have the outlet switch hooked up to a lamp and I can issue verbal commands to alexa to turn the lamp on/off. Its on-off timing schedule won't work, a critical home safety function of nearly all smart bulbs. If you have a number of appliances connected via a power board to the Smart Power Plug, remove the appliances one at a time to see which one is turning the Smart Power Plug off. How to set up a smart plug . Voila, the bulb ceases being smart. We turn on the LED light and after a while it turns off and then goes back on and then a little while later off and on again. They were both working until a few days ago. But not every device will work with smart outlets. Try a manual reset. There's no smart device that's easier to set up than a smart plug. But the problem is that the wall switch keeps getting disconnected from wifi. If you're not tech savvy, don't worry. Then turn off Wi-fi on the mesh (or just switch the mesh off) and connect your smart home device to the 2.4ghz band on your old router. Smart outlets are a cheap way to turn your ordinary appliances and fixtures into smart devices. We have had a LED light in the family room for several months now. I have reset the smart plugs. In the past week it has started to act funny. The switch was unresponsive to manual switching or to SmartThings. Hi, I started with a basic Smart Things set, the hub and one plug-in outlet switch. I’ve had the GE Z-wave Toggle Switch running my front outside lights for 2+ years (purchased March 2016). I have set up two smart plugs using smart life to control two lamps. They worked flawlessly in the sense that they turned on when I wanted and off when I wanted. I have renamed them to plug and switch. For example, the preamble can be taken as: After having a connectivity issue with 1 light switch and deleting/readding in Smartthings, Alexa will not turn it off/on. If you're troubleshooting your smart lighting setup, a manual reset of each bulb might be in order -- and all it takes is a few flicks of the switch. Each time you do this exercise, the numbers will be slightly different. Imagine that your friend is blinking a lamp, and you need to keep track of how long it was on with the help of a stopwatch. Lamp one is called "Man Cave Light" and lamp 2 "Lounge Light". TP-Link Kasa Switches and Plugs randomly turning on/off. I have been using Alexa for a long time without issue. Plus, if your smart bulb doubles as a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth speaker, it will remain mysteriously silent. Some heaters draw an electric current above the safety limit. I have disconnected and connected the account. 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