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Review on Smart Outdoor Outlet Compatible HomeKit by Brandon Peters

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent 3-Output External Smart Switch Compatible with Apple Homekit

I use many Meross products at home. They recently released a waterproof 3 outlet outdoor smart switch that I bought for my garage. But before I get into that, here is a list of the Meross products I use:3) Meross Waterproof Smart Switch with 2 outlets for outdoor use22) Meross MSS510HK - Dimmer10) Meross MSS560XHK - Dimmer4) Meross MSS570XHK 3-Way Dimmer1 ) Meross Waterproof Outdoor 3- Smart Socket Switch I had Leviton switches at home with Homekit support, but I replaced them with Meross due to the high failure rate and difficulty in connecting the switches to my network. I found Meross just worked. Joining your network and adding Homekit is very easy. One of the features that drew me to using Meross Homekit products was the advanced functionality they offer through their app. Simple operations like timers (turn on the switch, then it turns off after a certain amount of time) are almost impossible to implement in an Apple Home. Funny that Apple doesn't have such a simple feature. But with the Meross app, it's easy to assign as many timers as you need. So now all my exhaust fans are running on time, as are some of the lights. The waterproof 3-way socket is no exception. Can be perfectly integrated into Apple Homekit and offers an extended range of functions. Adding it was as simple as selecting the + icon in Apple Home and scanning the Homekit code. Get dressed right away. I'm running a Plum Mesh network and I can't turn off the 5GHz band, but Meross devices connect directly to the 2.4GHz band with no issues. A triple socket appears as a single tile in Apple Home. When you select it, all three outputs will appear as round on/off buttons. If you choose to display them as separate tiles, you'll have three outputs on the Apple home screen. I have attached photos for these conditions. Unlike other Homekit products I've used, they connect seamlessly when the device is off or the wifi is off. I have never had to factory reset and start fresh with Meross products. At the moment I have 2-2 waterproof outdoor switches with sockets that have been working for over a year. No problems with them and I suspect I won't have any problems with this 3 edition version either.

Pros
  • 3 Independent Output Design: Equipped with 3 individually controlled outputs. 3 outputs WORK INDEPENDENTLY. With the Mediatek IoT chipset, the meross outdoor smart plug has a longer WiFi range and a slower battery life. Also, make sure your phone is connected to your 2.4GHz home WiFi network when setting up the outdoor WiFi port.
Cons
  • I have doubts