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British General Smart Home 13A Smart Socket White (124GV)

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British General Smart Home 13A Smart Socket White (124GV)

Smart adaptor that controls power via the BG Home app or voice control. Continues to work when internet connection is lost.

  • Works with - Amazon Alexa - Google Home - IFTTT - Microsoft Cortana - iOS App - Android App
  • Hub Not Required
  • Control Power Manually or Via Wi-Fi
  • Power Status Indicators
  • Set Timer Schedules

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British General Smart Home 13A Smart Socket White is rated 3.2 out of 5 by 19.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by from Does what it says on the box Only issue is not to set it up as a slave to a master unit. Always set them as a stand alone to prevent wifi off line issues
Date published: 2021-02-19
Rated 1 out of 5 by from Ensure you have 2.4GHz router! Beware. This product only connects to a 2.4GHz wifi router. If yours is 5GHz or not dual speed then it will not connect and is useless.
Date published: 2021-01-18
Rated 2 out of 5 by from BG Home App Not Work I have come unstuck during the Setup. The BG Home App is required to be installed on your Smart Phone, but after entering the user email and password, the app stopped working, and caused the Wifi of the phone to be continually active. The only way to stop the Wifi malfunction was to uninstall the app. So without the app you can not setup your Smart Plug. Currently I am trying to contact the manufacture for assistance.
Date published: 2021-01-10
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Simple set up Love this! Dead easy to set up, took about 5 minutes. Use it in the ‘Man Cave’ for the heater. Can sit in the house and switch the heater on half an hour before I go in and it’s toasty when I go in. Excellent!
Date published: 2020-12-25
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Can these units monitor power consumption through the app?

Asked by: Dermie
Hi Dermie, No, the sockets are designed for smart control only so have no power monitoring capacity.
Answered by: Nexus Technical Team
Date published: 2020-12-30

Can this default to 'on' after a power cut? We need the connected device to auto-start after a power cut.

Asked by: BlueSpider
Hi BlueSpider, Once power is restored the socket will continue to operate as if it had not disappeared, so an ON socket will return to the ON condition.
Answered by: Nexus Technical Team
Date published: 2021-01-27

Can this plug be used with the Hive app?

Asked by: barryttell
Hi barryttell, We do not have any experience with the Hive app, and certainly have not made any attempt to be specifically compatible with it, but if it is capable of using IFTTT (If This Then That) control protocols then it should be able to make use of our sockets yes. Alternatively, if it can utilise either Amazon Alexa or Google Home skills then there is a BG Home skill for each of these systems which would integrate it easily (once set up in our native BG Home app).
Answered by: Nexus Technical Team
Date published: 2020-12-11

What happens if there is no wifi?

Could you please tell me what happens with the socket if there is no wifi? say for example the wifi router broke down or its turned off, will the this go dead or provide power? Thanks in advance.
Asked by: Eddiex
Hi Eddiex, The Smart circuitry has to communicate with a web-based server in order to perform any of the App programmed or Smart Speaker controlled functions, so the loss of Wi-Fi and/or router connection would prevent this. You would still be able to manually switch the socket with the physical button in this situation though.
Answered by: Nexus Technical Team
Date published: 2020-03-10

Will not connect to google home app

Works fine off the bg home app but when trying to link accounts on the google home app just says network error, how do you solve this problem ?
Asked by: Jakey94
Hi Jakey94, Thanks for your question. We are aware of a number of reports relating to this issue before the 29th of December 2019, but our development team have informed us that this should now have been rectified. Should you have any other issues, please contact us at technical@luceco.uk. Regards, BG Electrical Technical Team
Answered by: Nexus Technical Team
Date published: 2020-12-15
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Specification
Amp Rating 13 A
Brand British General
Colour White
Manufacturer Guarantee 1 Year Guarantee
Max. Power Capacity 3120 W
Model Name Smart Home
Model No 822HC
Network Technology Wi-Fi
Pack Size 1
Parent Colour White
Pieces in Pack/Case 1
Power Voltage Supply 240 V
Product Type Smart Socket
Smart Compatibility Smart
Smart Hub Requirement Hub Not Required, Internet Connection Required
Works with Amazon Alexa Works with Amazon Alexa
Works with Android App Works with Android App
Works with Apple HomeKit Does Not Work with Apple HomeKit
Works with Google Home Works with Google Home
Works with IFTTT Works with IFTTT
Works with iOS App Works with iOS App
Works with Microsoft Cortana Works with Microsoft Cortana
Works with Nest Does Not Work with Nest
Works with Samsung SmartThings Does Not Work with Samsung SmartThings