Kasa EP40 Outdoor Smart Plug, 2 Sockets
Product Information, Not A Review

Quick Specs
What Stands Out
What To Check
What This Is
The thing that makes outdoor lights stop being a chore, and the quiet companion purchase to everything on the Christmas shelf.
Sunrise And Sunset Offset Is The Feature
A plain timer set in November has the lights coming on an hour after dark by late December, because sunset moves. Scheduling against actual sunset means you set it once in October and never touch it again. That is the whole reason to buy a smart plug over a mechanical timer.
Two Independent Outlets Is The Other One
Inflatables want to run from dusk to bedtime. Eave lights might run later. A pond pump runs all day. One socket forces a compromise; two does not.
Where This Fails
WiFi at an outdoor outlet on the far side of a brick wall. Before ordering, stand where the plug will go and check your phone's signal. If it is weak there, a mechanical timer will serve you better than a smart plug that drops off the network every other night.
The Short Version
Sunset-offset scheduling is why this beats a mechanical timer. Check your WiFi signal where the plug will actually live.

MIKE MANNING
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