Arlec Grid Connect Smart Plug In Socket

I have one that I used last winter on my heater and it worked well, easy set up and app worked well. I put it away after winter and now can't find, so went a bought another one.
I have spent so many hours trying to get this to connect. Arlec told me to update my Telstra modem which reset it and I had to reconnect with the original pw all my devices to get back to 2.4ghz. Still didn't work. Spent an hour with Geeks2U and i didn't have to reset the modem just uncheck the Band Steering box. Still wouldn't connect. Tried the Grid Connect device ...

This product is demonstarting significant unstability: I have 11 sockets currently in service and I can currently operate 8 through the app or GA, but the others won't respond at all ... and this will change randomly to 4 in service and 7 not etc. Sadly, this scenario is stable, Grid Connect is not.

Caveat emptor

I bought one to test and it worked well so I've bought 5 more. ok setup after a reset can be tricky, but straight out of the box is quite simple. You do need a wifi network and you do need a 2.4 Ghz one (my 5GHz/2.4Hz worked fine). I reset mine and re-setup with the Tuya Smart app which means they work with Home assistant which gives me siri control. Please if anyone else wants to throw theirs in the bin think of the enviroment and post them to me instead, po box 618 sth melb :)

I'm not one to write product reviews but coming across all these negative reviews which has not been my experience at all i had to write one. I've never had a problem with setup, across 3 different house and 2 wifi routers. I saw one review regarding 5ghz, i've found most devices prefer 2.4ghz, they get better range (slower speeds but they don't need a lot of bandwidth) and most routers support both frequencies anyhow.

The scene automation is great too, once you understand how you to use it, something that google home doesn't seem to support y...

I use these to maintain control over appliances located in an off grid context. Yes you do need WIFI at the premises and yes you do need to connect your phone to that wifi (which the switch will be using) when you do the setup. After that it is pretty straight forward. The system works well once the setup is done. I also like the fact that the graphic shows green when the power at the plug is on and grey when it is off. I often leave the farm wondering if I remembered to switch off all pumps. You have no idea how good it is to see that power to the grid connect plug is off....or if it isnt...to be able to switch it off. For the money these are well worth it!

After several attempts as in five or six I cannot get this to Connect which makes it absolutely worthless after reading several other reviews apparently the only good thing you can do with this is throw it in the bin

I already had a smart home system of plugs and bulbs from another manufacturer. They worked well right up to the point I upgraded my home router to a newer WiFi 6 system. At that point, all the smart plugs became very sluggish to respond on Wifi and impossible to access remotely on 4G. Tech Support couldn’t solve it and simply concluded there was a chip incompatibility between the smart plugs and the router.

This led me to finding a replacement. At only $17.50, the ARLEC Grid-Connect smart plugs (PC190HA) were almost half the price of my previ...

No explanation thatyou need a HOME wifi router for this to operate. Need a mobile app to work it, but then a home wifi for it to actually setup and operate (and can NOT use mobile hotspot)?! Not all people have both a home internet and mobile phone, what a waste of what could be a great idea.

Worked for a while, had to reset wifi now it won't connect. Not a great app, and no support for it online. IF they had a manual you can download it would be great. But the search function on the Arlec website doesn't even work and I can't find the product listed on their own website.

In response to all the other reviews, I had unit setup in a couple of minutes.
Setting up a grid account only asked for an email address to send a verification code.
I haven't tried setting a schedule yet.
It loses 1 star because the energy usage history only records daily kwh used. It should also keep a log of minimum and maximum current and/or power.

Works perfectly. At first had trouble setting up but rang for support & does what its meant to. I will be buying more for the freezers, tv & kids rooms with their devices

Wow, I wish I had read the reviews first! A one star average is actually generous.

I suppose one star is ok as electricity actually flows through this plug if you turn it on manually. So well done Arlec for achieving that.

But it does nothing else. Most of the functions in the supporting app just don’t work.

It started with the initial setup. The app kept saying that setup failed and the device was not visible in the app. But after 7 attempts I worked out that setup was working … you need to ignore the “failed” message, close the app an...

The star ratings need to go to -10 for these useless things.

I bought the one with the built in energy meter, and after installing the app and registering it, then several hours of following the instructions to the letter, could not get it to connect to any of my devices. All I got was frustration, I even tried deactivating the 5G WiFi and using the same outlet that the router/modem is using and still failed to connect...

Don't waste your money

Purchased a four-pack of these from Bunnings. After two hours of working trying to set up multiple units with both EZ an AP modes, as well as following the manufacturers recommendations for changing router settings I gave up and returned them. Purchased a TP Link and had it set up in under two minutes without having to change and router settings.

Why when most new modems operate on 5ghz would these only operate on 2.4ghz wifi? I’m simply not willing to change the bandwidth across our home just for one device.
It’s going back to Bunnings!