Huge potential flaw with the smart plugs?

[MartinM]

I’ve noticed that the smart plugs and the quad power outlets do NOT turn themselves back on after being unplugged. Will they also fail to turn back on after a power outage?

 

[tsouth]

Which smart plugs and outlets are you referring to specifically?

I can vouch that TPlink Kasa smart plugs will turn back on and resume regular programming after power has been cut to them.

Disregard!! Sorry about that - I was doing my rounds for "unanswered threads!" ;Wacky

 

[MartinM]

I’m posting in the CoralVue Hydros product forum. I’m referring to all Hydros plugs/power centers.

 

[ajl]

Mine turn back on after a power cycle. Not sure if it is because the Hydros Control 4 turns them on or because the plugs are programmed to turn on. There are many ways to configure them such that they won't turn on. How are you using them?

 

[Gaspipe]

Why not flip the circuit breaker for a test also if it's attached to a GFCI plug, trip that as well.

 

[Michael@CoralVue]

I’ve noticed that the smart plugs and the quad power outlets do NOT turn themselves back on after being unplugged. Will they also fail to turn back on after a power outage?

Hello! It sounds like you might not have them programmed properly or maybe not programmed at all.
They should most certainly resume their programming after a power outage.
Please contact our support portal if you have further questions or if you believe you have a very unique problem.
Www.Coralvue.com/support.

 

[jrill]

I’ve noticed that the smart plugs and the quad power outlets do NOT turn themselves back on after being unplugged. Will they also fail to turn back on after a power outage?

I believe your mistaken about how the controllers control the outlets.

 

[MartinM]

Hello! It sounds like you might not have them programmed properly or maybe not programmed at all.
They should most certainly resume their programming after a power outage.
Please contact our support portal if you have further questions or if you believe you have a very unique problem.
Www.Coralvue.com/support.

Hi, thanks for your reply! I’m relieved this isn’t the expected behavior. My quad strip is programmed and connected via WiFi to my control 4. If I flip the breaker, the power light LED surrunding the power button comes on solid red, and doesn’t provide power again until I manually press the power button. Is there a way to change this behavior?

Btw, overall I love the Hydros Control, excellent system, easy to use, and surprisingly low cost (when I returned to the hobby recently, I was expecting to get a Profilux). Great job with this platform! Here’s hoping the app will soon have push notifications and be able to send SMS’s to the 95% of the world that doesn’t live in the USA