I have Kasa wifi plugs that I use in many places in my home. I also have plugs with a “remote” button that sits on a 6ft cord, used mostly for lamps. I’m looking for something that’s a combination of these. The reason being that 1) I obviously like to have the wifi capability, and 2) I need a convenient physical backup button, and by convenient I mean convenient for a toddler or an adult in a hurry. The button on the 6ft cord is perfect, but cant be controlled remotely or automated. The button on the Kasa plug is tiny and on the plug itself, which is directly on the outlet, so not very convenient.

I’ve seen handheld wifi “switches” that can be used to turn off other devices, but those are not a suitable backup because they require wifi to work at all (whereas a physical button does not).

Right now the only semi-workable setup is to have the corded button plug plugged into the wifi plug, and then into the outlet. This is not really ideal because then both of them must be on for the lamp to work. Unfortuntely the room in question does not have a switched outlet (Massive fail on my part since we built the house ourselves and had the opportunity to add one).

This may be such a specific use case that a device does not exist.

  • ritchie70@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    I’m not exactly recommending it but you could insert an extension cord between the WiFi plug and the wall to get it out from behind. Just a lightweight household cord should work fine.