00:00Okay, so I finally did the thing I've been putting off for months, I went down the rabbit
00:03hole and tested a bunch of Wi-Fi smart plugs, because honestly, I got tired of worrying about
00:08whether I left the space heater running. And the big one for me? Overload protection.
00:15That's the feature that actually keeps your house safe. So here are the top 5 Wi-Fi smart
00:21sockets with overload protection, and I track down the best deals on every single one.
00:26Kicking things off, the Sonoff S60. This is the one I ended up putting in my living room,
00:32and it's the EU and UK version, so plenty of you can use it. What sold me was the power
00:37monitoring,
00:38you can literally watch how much electricity your TV setup is pulling in real time,
00:42plus it's got timers and full overload protection built in. It works with Alexa, Google Home,
00:48and even Alice. And it's $10.90. Nearly 5,000 sold with a 4.9 rating.
00:55Which tells you people aren't returning these things. For a first smart plug, this is the easy
01:00pick. Next up is this 2U-compatible EU smart socket, and this one's the budget champion.
01:08$8.58. That's it. But here's the thing, it doesn't feel cheap.
01:14You get 16 to 20-amp handling, which is genuinely beefy for the price, power monitoring,
01:19timing schedules, and voice control through Alexa or Google Home.
01:23The 2U app is honestly one of the better ones out there because it plays nice with so many other
01:28devices. 4,700 sold, 4.9 stars. If you want to smarten up three or four outlets without spending
01:36a fortune, buy a handful of these. Now, if you want the nice one, the Sonoff Orb Socket.
01:43This is a wall plug for Type-F and Type-E outlets, and it runs Matter over Wi-Fi, which,
01:48if you're not familiar, basically means it'll work with pretty much any smart home system you throw
01:52at it, now and years from now. But the killer feature is electricity bill tracking. It doesn't
01:59just show what's, it shows you what that costs. Plus overload protection, obviously.
02:051990, and it's sitting at a perfect 5-star rating. Worth the extra money if you're building out a real
02:12smart home. For my US viewers, this is your one, the Sonoff S31. 15 amps, proper power monitoring,
02:20and it's got that slim design so it doesn't block the second outlet, which is such an underrated
02:25thing. Runs through the eWiLink app, works with Google and Alexa, and you can set up smart scenes
02:31so your lamps come on at sunset automatically. $10.08, 5-star rating, 4,500 sold.
02:38This is the classic, reliable, does exactly what it says smart plug. I've had mine running a coffee
02:45maker for months without a single hiccup. And rounding out the list, the TNC Tuya
02:50smart socket and this one's interesting because you get to choose Wi-Fi or Zigbee 3.0. If you already
02:56have a Zigbee hub, that version is more stable and won't clog up your Wi-Fi network with a dozen
03:01devices. Same solid 16-20 amp rating, power monitoring, timer functions, Alexa, and Google
03:08support. $8.60, 4.9 stars. Honestly, for anyone who's slowly building out a bigger smart home setup,
03:16having that Zigbee option is a really nice bit of future-proofing.
03:20Alright, that's the 5. I've dropped links to every one of these down in the description,
03:25and those deals do move around, so grab them while they're good.
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