DILISENS Dual Smart Plug Review

Manufacturer: Dilisens
Model: Dual Smart Plug
Hub Required: No
Compatible with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home
Price: $9.25ea

Dilisens is a relatively unknown brand with both dual and single smart plugs available on Amazon. The Dilisens dual smart plug is worth your attention because it’s likely one of the cheapest ways to control an outlet with Smart Home Technology. Right now you can purchase a four pack of these dual outlets for 36.99. 36.99 divided by eight comes to $4.63 per outlet which is potentially the cheapest option we’ve seen, and it has power monitoring! 

Dilisens’ Smart Plug integrates with Amazon Alexa or Google Home using the Jinvoo Smart Skill and the Jinvoo Smart iOS/Android Apps. You can also set up schedules or control devices using the App. 

The above picture shows the main screen of the application where you can manually control the outlet. Clicking on the Clock button allows you to set schedules. If you’re integrating with a Smart Home Platform, we’d suggest setting up schedules within the platform app. The lightning bolt takes you to the power monitoring section of the application. See below screenshot:

Here you can see in Kilowatt Hours how much energy the switch is pulling over a given month. Drill into a month, and you can graphically see daily the different energy draw totals. It’s important to note that this outlet can only handle 15 Amps, especially important given that you can plug two items into it. NOTE: If you try and plug two sump pumps into the Dilisens Smart Plug, you may ruin a sump pump and the switch. SmartHomeGeek may or may not be speaking from experience.

A couple drawbacks:

1. Energy monitoring applies to the whole plug and is not individualized to each outlet.
2. You can only see power monitoring data at a daily level. You cant drill down any further to hours or minutes. 

Overall, the Dilisens Dual Smart plug is a great way to control a couple of typical household appliances with your SmartHome ecosystem. At roughly 9.25 each, they are a great value. Check them out here on Amazon.