# Wyze Plugs will not reconnect to WIFI after power outage **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Created:** [May 27, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-plugs-will-not-reconnect-to-wifi-after-power-outage/104641 "2020-05-27T15:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobthewinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@bobthewinger](https://forums.wyze.com/u/bobthewinger)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-plugs-will-not-reconnect-to-wifi-after-power-outage/104641/1 "2020-05-27T15:05:16Z")
I have a large number of Wyze plugs that are going into the dumpster. They work fine for a while then after a power outage they need to be reprogrammed as they do not reconnect to WiFi. Yes I have tried to all the reset procedures etc… I know these things are cheap but this could cause someone significant loss if they are counting on these devices. It is not my network as I have numerous other IoT devices like Sonoff , Shelley, and other ESP8266 devices that work fine. I will have one of these devices analyzed to determine what has failed. Once that analysis is complete I will report back what was found. If it was one device I would chalk it up to a bad device. In this case I am talking over twelve all the same age. The reconnect functionality has worked in the past. ---
**Author:** ![MarkR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/markr/32/33680_2.png) [@MarkR](https://forums.wyze.com/u/MarkR)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-plugs-will-not-reconnect-to-wifi-after-power-outage/104641/2 "2020-05-27T16:12:43Z")
Just checked my Wyze Plug. Unplugged it, waited 20 secs, plugged it back in. The plug reconnected to the router, and the app can turn the plug on and off. I did not test unplugging my router at the same time to simulate a real power outage since my router has a battery backup and it would take several hrs to power down. ---
**Author:** ![bobthewinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@bobthewinger](https://forums.wyze.com/u/bobthewinger)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-plugs-will-not-reconnect-to-wifi-after-power-outage/104641/3 "2020-05-29T01:21:07Z")
Mine used to do that. I will know why mine quit working once it gets opened up and examined. Glad it happened now and not when I was on vacation thinking my lights were going on and off for security purposes. I am pulling out all the Wyze equipment I have. I don’t trust it. Never had a sonoff fail and they are much cheaper. I also had a camera die that was about 6 months old. Maybe I got all the bad equipment and yours will work forever!😀