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Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring 15A (4-pack)
Home Automation & Smart Home

Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring 15A (4-pack)

4.3(170 reviews)

$22.49reference price

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Best for

Consumption-based automations (turning off a device when a cycle ends) and equipping several points at once with the 4-pack.

  • Consumption monitoring
  • Tuya
  • 4-pack

What is it and what's it for?

It's a smart plug that, besides turning on/off, tells you how much energy (in watts) the connected device is drawing in real time — like having an individual power meter for each outlet. It's made by AiSeek, with a real 1800W/15A rating and built-in short-circuit/overload protection.

Real-world use cases

At home

You plug in the washing machine and set the outlet to turn off by itself once consumption drops to zero (a sign the cycle finished), saving you from leaving it on standby drawing extra power.

In a business or workshop

A workshop can monitor how much energy each machine plugged into these outlets is drawing, to spot which one is using too much or when an automatic process finishes — group control lets you turn several plugs on/off at once with a single tap.

How to avoid buying the wrong one

  • The differentiator over a simple plug is consumption monitoring — if that data doesn't matter to you, a cheaper basic plug is enough.
  • It's 2.4GHz WiFi only (no 5GHz) and doesn't pair directly with Alexa: you first link it to the SmartLife app (Tuya-based) and connect it from there as a third-party service to Alexa or Google Assistant.
  • Handles a real 1800W/15A with built-in short-circuit and overload protection, ETL and FCC certified — relevant if you're plugging in more than small electronics.

The investment takeaway

Real-time consumption data lets you automate decisions based on the device's actual behavior (not just a fixed schedule), and buying the 4-pack works out cheaper per unit than buying them separately. Unlike the Zooz ZEN15 Z-Wave switch also listed in this catalog (where energy monitoring depends on your hub supporting it), this plug surfaces the data directly in the app with nothing extra to set up — the cost of that convenience is staying 100% tied to Tuya's servers.

Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring 15A (4-pack)

$22.49reference price

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