WiFi power strip

[v1per95]

This is gonna be a weird one, but has anyone ever seen, or used a power strip thats Wifi? I'll explain why. Like many of you, I don't trust leaving my grill plugged in, because we all know software can fail at any time. The solution I've thought of is a wifi power strip that you can control power to use port of. Say you have 4 things plugged into this strip, but only 1 appliance is needed. So you go to your app and tell it to put power to that specific port on the strip. I don't think this product exists but if anyone has come up with a similar solution, I'd love to hear it!

 

[FastEddie]

I thought we were gonna be rich with that idea.
But HERE'S one. Though not a strip.

edit: HERE's the strip

 

[Threadcutter]

I wish "Ring" (amazon) would make a "Smart" Outlet or plug-in that allows me to monitor and reset power to my fridge(s) via the Ring App. Last time I looked, they had nothing.

I suppose that the devices that Eddie shows would allow me to do that, but I'm not doing "alexa", "apple home" or "google home".

Yeah, I know that Ring isn't any better than alexa or google home for intrusiveness, but I'm not going to put any more than ring in the house.

 

[FastEddie]

I'm not a fan of my devices listening to me either.

 

[v1per95]

I thought we were gonna be rich with that idea.
But HERE'S one. Though not a strip.

edit: HERE's the strip

Perfect! I had found other Wifi strips, but none that let me control each outlet. Thank you!

 

[Pacman]

I've used these for Christmas lights. I suspect they would work fine. They are made for outdoor use.

 

[Jim6820]

So, here’s my thought; if you don’t trust RT software not to turn on your grill by itself (I don’t either), why would you trust another app not to? I suppose it provides a second line of defense, but simply pulling the plug is foolproof. YMMV, I guess.

 

[Pacman]

Yeah there's that too...

 

[v1per95]

So, here’s my thought; if you don’t trust RT software not to turn on your grill by itself (I don’t either), why would you trust another app not to? I suppose it provides a second line of defense, but simply pulling the plug is foolproof. YMMV, I guess.

Well the thought process was that if I could find a strip that truly CUT power to each individual plug, it would be a lot more unlikely for multiple things to go whacky.

 

[Ahampleman]

I use a TP Link smart strip in our greenhouse, like the one linked above. It works flawlessly. Each plug is a different devise in the app. I.E. Heater, Greenhouse dot, and Light. Gotta love it!!

 

[bentfirestick]

I haven't used this one personally, but I use their 'normal' outlet switch and have been happy with it.

Wyze Outdoor - 2 holer

Looks like the two outlets can be controlled separately

 

[Edthebook]

one problem I have found with disconnecting the controller from the power is it doesn’t always automatically reconnect to the wifi. I would have to go thru the process of reconnecting it manually.

 

[RHEINLEIN]

I use a TP Link smart strip in our greenhouse, like the one linked above. It works flawlessly. Each plug is a different devise in the app. I.E. Heater, Greenhouse dot, and Light. Gotta love it!!

I just installed that same smart strip (3-way) inside our house.

Amazon $25

 

[Jim6820]

one problem I have found with disconnecting the controller from the power is it doesn’t always automatically reconnect to the wifi. I would have to go thru the process of reconnecting it manually.

Once I got things sorted out, my RT-340 reconnects just fine after having the power disconnected. It does take 2-3 minutes for the red light to go on, however. Oddly, it took connecting to my combination 2.4/5 GHz router rather than a split our 2.4 GHz in order to get it to connect reliably—and, I have the older 2.4 GHz-only version grill.

I’m pretty convinced that it depends a lot on how your service provider sets up the wireless router. I’m no computer guru, so don’t ask me to go into much detail about that. Suffice to say that I had all kinds of problems attempting to connect to the split-out 2.4 GHz, but when I just went to the standard router setup (I am a Comcast/Xfinity customer), it set up right away and has worked ever since. YMMV

 

[Greg Jones]

My grills all reconnect just fine, and I unplug them often.

 

[C. Keeper]

My grills all reconnect just fine, and I unplug them often.

Agree