Lutron Outdoor Smart Plug for Caseta Smart Lighting, Summer Patio, Backyard Outdoor Lights & Motors, 15A LED Fixtures & 1/2 HP Motors, PD-15OUT-BL, Black

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!

They are easy to install with the Lutron App and hub and work seamlessly with HomeKit and Alexa. They aren't cheap, but are dependable in extreme weather. Unlike wifi devices that often lose their connection these devices stay connected. I now have 4 of them.

I will acknowledge this is significantly more expensive than the average smart plug, however if you've already invested in a Caseta system this is likely not a surprise. This is reasonable large but has two holes allowing it to be mounted with smalls screws for use under soffits or elsewhere. It's nice to be able to use this with a pico remote and the fact it has a manual switch/light to indicate when it's turned on. I use two of these, one on Christmas Lights with an automated schedule and one on some Patio lights with a Pico switch. Would strongly recommend for anyone with existing Caseta switches.

Best smart home devices on the market IMO, mostly due to the fact that they “keep it simple “ and it just works.

Over the last 3 years this outdoor plug has had no issues -one of the most reliable smart units of the many brands I've owned. It has operates my waterfall pump (check the load capacity and keep within specifications) in summer and flood lights in the fall and winter, oh and Christmas lights too. Combined with the Caseta hub I've found the unit to be robust and well worth the investment.

Like all there stuff it just works and never have to worry about it not switching the load. You get what you pay for