Leviton DW15A-1BW Decora Smart Wi-Fi Plug-in Outlet, Works with Amazon Alexa, No Hub Required

The product functions as advertised and works well with my echo show. It takes some electrical knowledge to install so if you don’t feel comfortable installing them, call an electrican.

This is a simple way to give yourself a wifi switch that also interacts with other devices. The selling point is that you dont need a hub to use these, since they connect back to leviton directly. And because they interact with Alexa as well. The downside is now youre limited by leviton to what they will do, but its a fairly big company. The switch itself isnt super tiny, and the on/off button isnt great, I prefer the WeMo style or some of the other new ones (plus they seem to have better overall integration with SmartThings and such).

I am a newbie to home automation and wanted to ease my way into it. I have a tower of lights that has individual lamps that need to be turn on each time. It is a pain to use them so they dont get used much. The tower has a standard plug cord so i decided to try the Leviton Plug-in and see if i could turn them on at once with Alexa and/or an app. Set-up was really easy. I plugged in the unit to the outlet, plugged in the lamp cord, downloaded the Leviton App and followed the instructions on the app. The entire process took less that 5 minutes. Once the app/device was set up I went to the Alexa app and linked the plug-in. This too was very easy. Now all i have to do is tell Alexa to turn on/off the lights and voila, it does. I also liked the ability to set up timed events on the Leviton app. Now if have the lights go on/off when I am away so people think there is someone home. Based on this experience I am sold on home automation and will be ordering 600W dimmers for my Kitchen and bedrooms. Leviton has made a high quality device that is very easy to set-up and even easier to use.

Illuminating the room while away allows a sense of security to myself and my family.

Great module. Doesnt require a controller/hub.

Too easy to set up and works straight out of the box. A little more expensive build quality product

Easy to install, as well as easy app to use .

I have to reset the switch to factory settings and reconfigure the WiFi every single day so that I can control this switch from the My Leviton app. The switch stays connected to Levitons cloud for a few hours at best. It completely defeats the purpose of having these things in the first place.

Ive had automated lighting in my homes since the 1980s, using X-10, then Insteon. As an electrical engineer, Im acutely aware of the extreme transients that can occur on household power lines, and the damage they can do to poorly-designed electronics. Smart dimmers connect directly to the power lines without any transformer, and so are particularly susceptible to this kind of damage. I dont want to think about how many crappy X-10 and Insteon dimmers, controls, and switches Ive had to replace over the years. My point is, dont even think of buying from anyone but a highly-trusted name like Leviton. Youre making a big commitment in time and money, and youll have to live with this stuff, hopefully for a long time. So far this system has worked perfectly for me. Setup is easy, the app is good, and integration with Alexa works perfectly as well. The functions are well though out and include thoughtful features like being able to turn off the LED for a darker house, and returning to a preset brightness level when turned on. I hope Leviton will expand the product line to include additional items such as an outdoor-rated switch for controlling landscape lighting, an RF/IR repeater for ceiling fan, air conditioner, etc. control. Its a drag to have to use other vendors, as you end up with a zillion different apps for different devices.

Works fine. A huge pain in the butt to set them up