Hi all,

I live in the UK and have been wanting to get a smart power strip, the issue is all of the ones I have come across have short cable lengths, I am looking for one that is around 2m.

I really like the look of the Kasa plug, it has a surge protector, seems reliable and the app looks good. The only issue is the cable length is too small for me.

I could just use an extension cable and plug the power strip into that but I heard its a bad idea and could cause a fire.

So are there any decent smart power strips with a longer cable? I will only be using the app (or google home) to turn plugs on so it doesn’t need to look good etc. 2-3 plugs is all I need really.

Thanks in advance.

  • MichaelMKKelly@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I use the KASA-KP303 which then feeds a bigger power strip with a longer cable.
    as someone else mentioned you could just single plug extension the KASA too. assuming your not running big power through it then anything that feels robust is probably fine. another route if your confident doing it safely is that you could ditch the warranty and just replace the cable on the kasa with a longer one.

    I haven’t had any issues but I also don’t really use its “smart” features much. I needed to replace a surge protector and it seemed like a good deal. its set up with my homeassistant in case I want to do something with it. the kasa app works fine too from what I can tell but other then inital setup its not something I use.