Any good smart power strip not made in China? - eviltoast

I’m looking for a smart power strip, which allows me to remote control and schedule on/off.

Last year I bought Hey!'s smart power strip. Hey! is a UK brand, but turn out its products are just branded Chinese products. I used it anyway but it just bricked itself last month.

For quality, safety, and security reasons, I would prefer a non-made-in-China smart power strip.

Compatibility with Home Assistant is prefered, but not 100% required. I’m interested in switching to Home Assistant but I haven’t yet.

Thanks for any suggestions!

cross-posted: https://lemmy.world/post/4556320

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukMEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Just answered over in the other community but to keep things joined up, here is that reply:

    The problem you’ll encounter is that most consumer electronics are made in China because it keeps the price competitive. So you really just need a reliable brand. The main reason to avoid quite a few Chinese products would be the plug sockets.

    So.while I haven’t used it and can’t guarantee it’s not made in China (also assuming you are in the UK), then TP-Link’s Kasa smart power strip looks like a good option as all that range work with HA. I’ve used other TP-Link products and been happy with them so it would definitely be an option I’d look at

    • smeeps@feddit.uk
      2·
      1 year ago

      Haven’t used the smart power strip from them but have their smart sockets and have never had an issue