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    Connecting Apex to Smart Plugs

    I'm putting together my tank and I've found that my sump (with skimmer and heater) are too far from the Apex Energy Bar 832.

    I'd like to be able to have the option of controlling things in a failsafe condition - i.e. water temp is increasing possibly caused by malfunctioning heater = cut power to heater

    I could get to it by adding a 6' extension cord to whatever items I'd like to plug into the energy bar - but then I had a thought - I've got 4 outlets very close to the sump: Is there a way to plug the peripherals into something like a smart plug (ex: Belkin Wemo) and if anything goes wrong - Fusion can turn things off/on that are connected to the Wemo?

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    The apex not not have an API that works with smart devices. Given their move into Alexa, its reasonably likely to presume that they might add that sort of functionality a few years down the road, but they have made no official plans for it.

    I would use an extension cord.

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    Have patience, fellas. We were told Alexa integration is working. We saw some demos. IIRC, we will get a public beta real soon.

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