Uninex PS27 Grounded Outlet On/Off Power Switch with Amber Illumination

GuyWithClass: Sturdy, safe and does the job it's designed to do

United States on Jul 19, 2023

Virginia TN: Like that I can plug lights or fans into them and access them easily to turn on and off without having to get down or bend over in tight places. Also the light provides easy location in the night without having to use a night light (for us older folks).

United States on Sep 14, 2021

Mark Wojcik: These are terrific items, especially if the switch happens to be on the right side for you. Basically, you plug these into the outlet, you plug the cord in, and now you can turn the appliance on and off at the outlet. Great if that's where you need the plug. Great if you want a second switch on the circuit to make sure the thing isn't turned on by accident.

There are different makes of these, grounded and not, and the switches are sometimes in different spots, so if this particular switch placement is wrong for what you need, keep looking. Some have a bigger switch, which I think can be helpful, but sometimes it gets in the way of the other outlet, which is a pain, so . . . mileage varies.

United States on Oct 25, 2020

Madeline: These little switches are brilliant and are holding up well so far. Using this switch, I no longer have to climb up on a ladder to turn the light on in my china hutch. Exactly what we needed!

UPDATE: These have come in so handy that I've just purchased more. It's surprising how many places these little gizmos come in handy to resolve an issue. For instance, I use them to plug in wireless appliances that can't continually charge. That way I can just flip the button to "off" rather than disconnecting and then having to deal with the cord. I also use it to easily turn on the lights in my china hutch as mentioned in my first review. My husband has one in the garage to turn off the charger on his lawn equipment when the time is up. SO handy! And, so far, all of them are functioning as advertised. (My first order was February of 2019.) They're all cool to the touch, which makes me think they're not drawing power when off. I highly recommend these switches!

United States on Mar 14, 2019

aTypicalEngineer808aTypicalEngineer808: Pros: Amber light. Low cost.

Cons: Some quality concerns.

Discussion: This is a decent switch; however, other reviewers have noted issues with it (non-operative, or loose wires). I did not have any issues with mine, but I wanted to open one up to validate the findings. First, the case is held together by friction, e.g. does not appear to be glued; you separate the case halves, and then push the male plug ends through the case. The first issues that concerns me, is that there is very little (almost none) solder on the internal wired connections. A high quality solder joint would capture any of the loose stranded wires; however, since this one was sparse, there were a few loose strands of wire that could work themselves loose. Upon careful inspection, I found two such wires (similar to what another reviewer found); after taking pictures, I removed the loose wire strand. I would not use this in a high current application (e.g. a chop saw in the garage), but it should be fine for the smart phone charger or night light application.

Comparison: Compared this to three other switches. The Belkin has a low intensity green light, can be used with a night light and...

United States on Aug 03, 2018