@RyanEverhart789  (2019-10-13) There is a limit of 3 smart actions?? Why? 

@techfreak200  It's been 10 months since this thread started. I don't think anything has changed. We still have the same 3 enabled action limit as 10 months ago with no plan for the future.

Saying we can create 50 actions then only have 3 "active" is misleading.  What's the use of 50... if 47 of them need to be disabled?

Unfortunately, "3 enabled" is not accepable for what I had planned. I also don't want to hear about a monthly fee later down the road. Who knows what the plan is...

If anyone has a decent workaround let us know.

If not, I'm going to return all these products and look/wait for a better solution.

@RyanEverhart789 Thanks for the info Ryan!

Based on your response I just did some research. 

I already have a good home WiFi setup w/ great range. I'm not super excited about switching to mesh. If I was starting from scratch... maybe. I just looked into getting a "SR20 Kasa Smart Home Router" instead of the "Deco M9".

I'd set it up as an Access Point hard wired to my existing (more powerful) router.... but it seems like that will not work. The devices need to be connected to the SR20 router for them to work (based on the Q/As on amazon). Maybe I could divide the bands across the routers... but I don't want to compromise my existing home WiFi for this.

Thanks again for the info. I appreciate you taking the time to reply. Maybe it will help someone else who also wants to switch to mesh or needs to set up a new home WiFi and doesn't mind going with a router made by TP-Link.

If there is something that will plug into an existing router and work let me know... ;-)

edival wrote

@RyanEverhart789 There's a fantastic workaround!

1. Download the Samsung Smartthings app
2. Create an account and log in
3. Import your Kasa devices
4. Turn off your Kasa Smart Actions
5. In Smartthings:
   1. Tap the hamburger menu
   2. Tap Automations
   3. Create an automation such as:
      1. If Bathroom fan is turned on
      2. Then (select on)
      3. Make sure Delay this action is turned off
      4. Tap Auto turn off and  select time
      5. Save your automation
   4. Do this as many times as you need to.

 

Note for Google Home users, you will NEED to unlink the Kasa app and link the Smartthings app instead or the devices won't use the timer if you use Google to turn them on or off.

 

It's free, you don't need to buy anything additional, and it just works. I've spent tons of time playing with WebCore which is frustrating at best, then waiting for Kasa to update their app. This now works beautifully!

 

Enjoy!

@edival   WOW! This is awesome. Thanks SOOOO much for sharing.