Outdoor Smart Plug On/Off Switch

I use this device to control my outdoor landscape lighting. I have a lot of Lutron Caseta in the house and this fit into my smart home system very nicely. It was added quickly to my Lutron app. I use the Lutron app to control all my outdoor lighting on a schedule related to sunrise and sunset. I don't integrate it to Alexa because there is no need to control the lights from the Alexa app, but it would be easy to add just like my other Caseta devices. There are two impressive things about this device. First it is well built and would seem to last a long time in an outdoor environment. Second is the range. It is not a WiFi device, it uses a 900Mhz frequency that has better penetration abilities than a 2.4Ghz signal. At first I thought I would have to install this device on the outside of the house between the outlet and the 12V transformer. But I realized that it would fit INSIDE the door on the transformer (I use a 150W transformer by Volt and it is 100% stainless steel enclosure). This made the installation much simpler and secured the device inside the transformer which you can lock. My Lutron hub is in a closet. There are 4 internal walls, a brick exterior wall and a full stainless enclosure around the switch and it works great. That is about 40 feet between the hub and the switch. I also tried it to an outlet in the backyard, even further from the hub and maybe one more wall and it still worked. Yes this switch is relatively expensive. But all the Lutron Caseta hardware I have bought is top quality. It is reliable, and I'm not sending a command through some server halfway around the world to turn my lights on/off. This syncs my landscape lighting with my porch light and garage sconces. They turn on and off at the same time and I didn't need to add another system into my smart house. I removed all my WiFi connected devices out of my house, so I was happy to see Lutron release this. I bought a 2nd unit for the backyard.

I started to order a Caséta lamp receptacle to use to turn my incandescent 300 lamp Christmas tree on and off per a schedule, but then saw the low amperage (less than an amp) rating and decided I needed something to support more current draw. I chose this item because it has support for up to a 15 amp load is Caséta compatible. It works as designed, though I will say follow the directions (which are only online and accessible via the QR code) explicitly. Adding this device to your system is easy by opening the app, pressing the LED until it fast blinks, and then following the directions presented in the app. I will caution that before the device was "saved" to my Caséta hub, I interrupted the sequence to change the name of my device. That was a mistake! I should have gone through the complete adding sequence and then gone back and altered the device name. That will make sense to you if you have programmed a number of Caséta devices, OR when you go through adding this one to your system. So my device was not completely saved due to my editing the name out of sequence before the final step and consequently I could not "schedule" the device in the app. The answer was to hold down the power LED on the device then click it three times and then repeat that sequence which put the device back into factory default mode where I could start the programming again and properly go through the three simple instructions presented by the app without interrupting the process with a name edit. So - easy peasy. Plug in the device; hold down the LED until you get the fast blinking; go to your app and choose the type of device you are adding and follow the instructions which are given to you in the Lutron App! I love my Caséta devices and the Lutron app!

I bought a couple of these and have put one in place so far. It is pretty simple....plug it in, the app finds it, and from there is it easy. It is reliable, very sturdy / rugged, and weatherproof. The app is easy to use and fast when I want to turn it on / off. Setting up schedules is easy. Overall i highly recommend this.

The Lutron Caseta system is remarkable, and easily works without a home router or network. However the Lutron Caseta system can also be linked to a smart home management system if desired. The Lutron Caseta system is rock solid reliability, and very easy to set up. This Outdoor Smart Plug is no exception. Set it, and forget it. No constant fiddling. It works every time all the time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I’ve had the Lutron Radio RA2 system for 13 years and it is awesome but no Smart Outdoor Switch available. I accidentally spotted this Caseta Outdoor switch while looking for plain remotely controlled On Off device. I needed to control my landscape lighting On Off times because over the years, nearby trees have grown so full that they make so much shade my photo voltaic device turns my 40+ landscape lights on about 2 hours early and they go off about two hours after sunrise even though I added a 4 ft extension to place the photo voltaic cell for my transformer high on the wall. So I bought this Caseta outdoor switch and the Caseta Smart Bridge and 2 Caseta repeaters but found out the Caseta system allows only one repeater, they must be within 60 ft of each other (I believe) since they each have a 30 ft range, their signals will intersect. I have Auxiliary repeaters for my Lutron Radio RA2 system and their 30 ft range connects them in my home 60 ft apart. Since my Caseta Smart Bridge is in my Network and electronics room on one end of my home as is the repeater 60 ft away on same end and the landscape lightning Transformer is on the opposite end outside wall at least 70 ft through walls. THE AUTOMATED SCENE SUNSET SUNRISE I SET UP IN THE LUTRON APP TO CONTROL THE SMART OUTDOOR SWITCH WORKS GREAT FOR ME THROUGH SEVERAL WALLS. I love my Lutron Radio RA2 system and functionality and this little Caseta system is great for the price with it’s functionality. Not nearly as robust as the RA2 system and now RA3 system and not nearly as expensive. I set up my Caseta system as a second home in Apple Home Kit. I have ceiling fans in 10 rooms so I’m using Caseta fan switches and remotes with the outdoor plug as the only devices set up in “My Caseta Home”. All my lighting, occupancy, keypads (table top & wall), Visor Control Repeater for visor transmission of multiple scene options as you depart or return home plus hard wired integration with my GE security system so when it’s in an alarm condition I have certain interior lights full ON and blinking 13 external coach lights and 500’watt flood lights.

Works great!

I love Lutron Caseta products, and so I was excited when this outdoor plug was released. It is very sturdy and has long enough leads that it can be easily dangled out of a in-use outlet and then connected to a load with a twist and seal cord protector that keeps the connection water tight. It is easy to pair with the Lutron Caseta ClearConnect system (which can then be operated via Hubitat ), and it is snappy to operate. However, there are far cheaper Z-Wave and Zigbee options that are maybe not as elegant and sturdy but work well. Consequently, I ended up returning this model and going with a GE Enbrighten Z-Wave Plus Smart Outdoor Switch instead, which was so much cheaper. I needed two outdoors witches, and so I could justify spending the extra on the Lutron switch. Again, I love Lutron Caseta products, and this is definitely a good one. If you must stick with the Caseta ecosystem, then this is the switch for you. But if you have some flexibility, I'd recommend going with another option if you can.

Little pricey. But great quality and easy to setup with the Lutron App.