Might be worth a look for those who want to add a remote controlled socket to Alexa.
This is the HS110 version which has the power monitoring as well.
1 per customer unfortunately.
Should also work with Google Home
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howbord
17 Apr 174#17
Just thought of a use, when it gets hot i have a large fan in the corner of the bedroom so with one of these i can switch it on or off without getting out of bed. Sold
howbord
17 Apr 173#3
Just looking around my house and the majority of electrical items i have require you to switch them on once they are plugged in, even phone chargers only draw power when a phone is attached. Therefore on things like the tv i can only see these as being a way of switching from fully off to standby which whilst not being a bad thing seems an expensive way of flicking a switch.
Before i get berated by the usual arguments i do have 2 Alexa dots and Hue lighting so i am not adverse to spending money to avoid flicking a switch but i just cant really justify these, however i would love someone to convince me otherwise - credit card ready and waiting :-)
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dannysmith43
17 Apr 17#1
Bargain, got 3 and love them! paid nearly £35 too. Considering the standard ones are £22-25 it's worth it to keep an eye on your energy usage on that appliance
germainsophie
17 Apr 17#2
Not sure whether to get the energy monitoring one at this price. Currently have the tv plugged into one and phone chargers etc into the other (for the timer function!). :/
howbord
17 Apr 173#3
Just looking around my house and the majority of electrical items i have require you to switch them on once they are plugged in, even phone chargers only draw power when a phone is attached. Therefore on things like the tv i can only see these as being a way of switching from fully off to standby which whilst not being a bad thing seems an expensive way of flicking a switch.
Before i get berated by the usual arguments i do have 2 Alexa dots and Hue lighting so i am not adverse to spending money to avoid flicking a switch but i just cant really justify these, however i would love someone to convince me otherwise - credit card ready and waiting :-)
1616french to howbord
17 Apr 17#5
me too
g8spur to howbord
17 Apr 172#11
We have them for lamps. Very useful for those sort of things. Also everyone should have one for the Christmas tree lights alone as it saves doing the Christmas tree limbo every year to try and turn the lights on.
jaddy to howbord
17 Apr 17#14
Perfect for turning lamps on, nas drive, decking lights.
plewis00 to howbord
17 Apr 17#23
That's generally true but phone chargers do draw power in standby with nothing attached. It has dropped a lot in recent times (less than 0.1W) and is virtually unnoticeable but they do draw a small current, though as you say, not enough to warrant plugging into a smart plug.
howbord
17 Apr 17#4
Heat for the saving by the way
Swarfega
17 Apr 17#6
Just came to post this. I literally only added these to camelcamelcamel yesterday and here we are with a £10 discount.
Limited to one per customer.
1616french
17 Apr 17#7
ordered one anyway, shame not to.
This should get really hot today
johnthehuman
17 Apr 171#8
Would this work with Google Home / Assistant?
jaddy to johnthehuman
17 Apr 17#10
Hi, yes they work with Google home perfectly
jaddy
17 Apr 17#9
Gutted i got 2 normal ones delivered lastnight at 8pm via prime now. now these are only £2.50 more each, does anyone know how i can swap them,iv not opened them yet cheers.
1616french to jaddy
17 Apr 17#12
Contact Amazon, they might help
sussexdaz to jaddy
17 Apr 17#26
Purchase these, and return the others to Amazon for a refund.
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Might be worth a look for those who want to add a remote controlled socket to Alexa.
This is the HS110 version which has the power monitoring as well.
1 per customer unfortunately.
Should also work with Google Home
Top comments
Before i get berated by the usual arguments i do have 2 Alexa dots and Hue lighting so i am not adverse to spending money to avoid flicking a switch but i just cant really justify these, however i would love someone to convince me otherwise - credit card ready and waiting :-)
All comments (43)
Before i get berated by the usual arguments i do have 2 Alexa dots and Hue lighting so i am not adverse to spending money to avoid flicking a switch but i just cant really justify these, however i would love someone to convince me otherwise - credit card ready and waiting :-)
Limited to one per customer.
This should get really hot today