YouTube: Avoid purchasing Kasa KE100

YouTube: Avoid purchasing Kasa KE100

YouTube: Avoid purchasing Kasa KE100
YouTube: Avoid purchasing Kasa KE100
2 weeks ago
Model: KE100 KIT  
Hardware Version: V1
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Enough is enough. I'm about to release a YouTube video about the disastrous implementation of the Kasa KE100. It will be titled "TP-Link Kasa KE100 - AVOID purchasing!" There are a number of well-known issues that have not been resolved for years. In order of severity:

 

* Extremely poor hysteresis- TRV will fully close and allow a room to drop several degrees in cold weather before turning back on and overshooting. Massive thermal discomfort. Proper implementation is to keep TRV partially on to maintain stable temperature.

 

* Lack of features- Cannot see what position valve is in. Can't customise hysteresis or behaviour. Can't set temporary override to TRV when room is cold.

 

* Broken API- breaks home assistant automations. TRV shows as "heating" even when target temperature is not met and the valve is closed.

 

overall rating 3/10. The performance is significantly worse than an analogue TRV.

 

original thread describing the most important issue: https://community.tp-link.com/en/smart-home/forum/topic/715030

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Re:YouTube: Avoid purchasing Kasa KE100
2 weeks ago

@Afzal786 thanks for speaking up and lets hope TP-LINK will eventually assign that issue to some developer that knows what he's doing. 

Why TP-lnk has two lines of products - KASA and TAPO? Did they buy KASA line from someone and do not know how to maintain it?

It seems like a dead product with no meaningfull updates over last year. 

 

I couldn't agree more that any analogue TRV does a much better job than KE100, no "jigsaw" temperature pattern, my radiators operate quietly (in terms of water flow) and provide stable temperature. 

 

From my point of view, required changes in order of importance:

- redesign temperature controll and implement ability to "stabilise" CRITICAL

- add true open/close state (critical to users who controll their boiler depending on this state)

- add info on valve state (percent open) - nice to have!

- add 0.5C temperature increments - nice to have!

 

/Mike

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Re:YouTube: Avoid purchasing Kasa KE100
2 weeks ago

  @Afzal786 Additionaly I would like to see the TRVs to be managed in the Tapo App. What's so difficult to get this programmed? I think it's not but I guess it's more a 'political' descision why they don't want it at TP-Link wink

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Re:YouTube: Avoid purchasing Kasa KE100
2 weeks ago

  @Afzal786 

 

For inquiries or issues regarding the product's operation mechanism, we suggest reaching out to the technical support team directly. They can provide tailored analysis and follow-up based on your device's specific situation. We can help to raise a support ticket for you. Or did you contact them? Please share your ticket number here, we can help remind them.

 

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  @Basihasi The TRV's can be managed via the Tapo app - I've been doing it for some time now

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  @Markirl on which phone do you use the Tapo App? On iPhone it doesn't work at all for me.

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Monday

  @Markirl 

 

+1

I also use the Tapo app to control KASA KE100. Although for some reason I needed to utilise a KASA Hub as I had an issue using a Tapo Hub, the reason escapes me.

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  @Basihasi Android

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