Best outdoor dimmer plug
Tapo Outdoor Smart Dimmer Plug P430M
By the Plugged-In Home editors · Updated Sep 29, 2026
Dims string and landscape lights, and tracks their energy use.
Usually under $40
8.3/10How we score
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Our take
The P430M is the plug for string lights and landscape lighting you want to dim, with energy tracking in the Tapo app and Matter for everything else. It has one outlet and is for dimmable lights only.
Our take
The P430M is the plug for string lights and landscape lighting you want to dim, with energy tracking in the Tapo app and Matter for everything else. It has one outlet and is for dimmable lights only.
What we like
- Dims plug-in outdoor lights
- Energy monitoring in the Tapo app
- Matter certified, IP65
Watch out for
- One outlet
- Dimmable lights only: up to 150 W LED or 300 W incandescent
- Energy data may not show up in Matter apps (Matter Alpha)
Skip it if you need to power a pump, heater or anything that isn’t a dimmable light.
See alternativesSpecifications
- Made by
- TP-Link Tapo
- Outlets
- 1, dimming
- Weather rating
- IP65
- Max load
- 150 W LED, 300 W incandescent
- Temperature range
- -4°F to 122°F
- Energy monitoring
- Yes (Tapo app)
- Works with
- Apple Home, Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings (Matter)
Tapo Outdoor Smart Dimmer Plug P430M
8.3/10Usually under $40
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