Customer Reviews

The Clapper Plus Sound Activated On/Off Switch, 1 Each

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3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(30)

 

 

My wife really wanted a Clapper, to control our bedroom light. After nearly being scared off by many negitive reviews, I bought the Clapper Plus. Unlike other users, the unit has performed as advertised, with none of the "ghost" on/off probelms reported by other users. Getting the clapping rhythm right, to opperate the unit takes some practice, but the remote that came with it works well.

I have both the Clapper and the Clapper Plus. I bought mine for $29.99 from the sharper image.

What I liked: The only thing I liked about the Clapper Plus is that it comes with a remote. Very handy for when I read or watch TV at night and I just don't want to get up to turn off the lights.

What I don't like: Like the Clapper, it is sometimes too sensitive to sound and turns off and on when unwanted. I can clap on and clap off my original Clapper just fine, but the Clapper Plus has a problem with the sound activation. This becomes a real problem when I cannot find the remote. For some reason, it keeps giving me the error light (when the 2 red light blinks at the same time).

Suggestion: I recently found many wireless switches selling for as low as $15, and I think that's a better bet.

Very convenient little device. Love the remote. Only problem that found is it can turn on due to other loud noises besides clapping and you have to clap pretty loud to get it to work.

You may scoff about people being too lazy to get up and turn off the light. Some of us are pretty peppy - but not very mobile. After my car wreck, I acquired a Clapper and then a Clapper Plus. Now I can control four different devices from my bed without any struggle. The remote with the Clapper Plus is useful for people who can't clap easily because of having limited mobility or sensitive hands. (And it's helpful when the Clapper sometimes doesn't quite "hear" you, because of echoes or the TV being too loud.) To find uses for a Clapper, you don't have to be handicapped or lazy - just smart.

My wife wanted a clapper for the bedroom, too. I gave her a CLAPPER PLUS as a gag Christmas gift. A little over 30 days later (some 6 days after the warranty expired), we clapped a bedroom lamp off...there was a pop and a flash fire out of the CLAPPER's housing. DO YOU WANT SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN YOUR HOUSE?

All of the negative reviews are spot on. Bought this for Mom to turn a 40W lamp on. Couldn't get it to work by clapping but it worked with the remote for 4 days. On the fouth day it stopped working and a quick sniff (burnt electronics smell) was enough to tell me it will never work again. The unit is rated at 200Watts per outlet. 40Watts is well below its rating, it should not have burned out. It is now land fill.

I asked my husband to get this for me as a stocking stuffer for Christmas. I loved it - I usually stay up later than he but the bed lamp is on his side so I'd have to either get up and walk all the way around the bed or nudge him to go ahead and turn off the light. You can guess which way I usually chose - much to his dismay.

So the Clapper was great - while it worked. We had a few times that it seemed to freeze and we had to unplug it to re-set, but it was very infrequently. However, about 9 months into it, it seemed to have frozen. I unplugged it and plugged it back in and then it zapped and some smoke started coming out of it. I yelled for my husband and then ran to the back door and threw it into the yard (yes, I panicked).

Part of me wants to buy another, thinking maybe this one was just a dud. On the other hand, I'm afraid to buy another. I don't want to burn our house down.

I bought this because I often fall asleep reading without turning the lights in my bedroom out. I received the Clapper+ in early Sept/09 and by early Nov/09, it had broken. At first, it worked as expected once I got the clap sequences down. However, the clap sensor eventually became weaker and I had to clap louder and louder. Once the light bulb burned out, I replaced it and a week later, the bulb was burned out and the clapper was dead. I double-checked the voltage of the light bulb and it was within the allowable range. Unfortunately, it is too late to return it.

The remote also only worked some of the time.

product works as it is said to do.My only trouble was I found out it is rated for 250 watts per outlet on the unit.My tv draws 325 watts so I can't use this as I hoped.Oh well,it will work great for the xmas tree!!Sure beats "clapping!!"

I have an 18 yr.old stepson w/ cerebral palsey. The clapper gives him added self-sufficiency in that he is able to turn on/off his bedroom lights with either a clap or voice activation. He loves it!