Product Description
The sound activated switch that has enchanted the nation for over 30 years, the Clapper continues to assist and amaze users of all ages. Plugs into any standard outlet. Control up to 2 appliances with two or three claps. Can also be used in AWAY mode where any sound will turn on the connected appliance to help discourage potential intruders. Home automation has never been so easy and affordable.
From the Manufacturer
Caution: Joseph Enterprises, Inc is the ONLY legal, manufacturer and distributor of the trademarked ‘The Clapper’. Our products are only shipped from the USA. We are not responsible for counterfeit product bought or sold from other sellers domestically or internationally. Beware of other sellers similar packaging and likeness. We take full responsibility for the quality of our products. ‘The Clapper’ is patented – US Patent No. #005493618 A and other US and Worldwide patents pending – and is a registered trademark protected by US Trademark Law.
From the manufacturer
The Sound Activated On/Off Switch
- Turn on household devices with the clap of your hands
- Plugs into standard light sockets
- Works with lamps and other devices
- Can be used in tandem with a second clapper for turning on multiple devices
- Contains one Clapper
Now Easier to Use and More Versatile
With clap detection lights. 2 Claps turn on the lamp. 3 Claps turn on the TV. The Clapper can control one or two appliances at the same time. Set the dial to Home or Away. Connect your appliance(s) into The Clapper. Plug The Clapper into any standard wall outlet.
Important information
1) Set Sensitivity Dial to Home 2) Plug appliance into left receptacle of The Clapper 3) Plug Clapper into wall Socket 4) Manually turn appliance on. 5) You can now turn your appliance on or off by clapping. You don’t have to clap very hard! The Clapping sequence is more important than how loudly you clap: CLAP (pause) CLAP (pause) (pause) (pause) Where each pause is approximately ½ to 1 second long. The Three pauses after the second clap are very important. The Clap Detection Lights will only glow when a proper clap is detected. These lights will help you determine the proper speed and loudness of your claps that are necessary to activate your appliance. Please refer to detailed instructions for additional information on other features.
NO RETURN.
jysa –
I purchased this for my mother who has very poor dexterity due to arthritis. She is able to clap – although a bit weakly so. Nevertheless, she can now control her room light instead of waiting for us to come by and adjust her lighting for her.Some days, as we were working or running errands, she would have to patiently wait for us to turn her lamp on or off. Now she has a little more control.If there was anything that could be changed, I wish I could adjust the sensitivity of the clap sound. At her weakened state, her claps are soft and are not always detected by the device. We moved the clapper up to her night stand and secured it safely to the side by bringing up a heavy duty extension cord through the table, yet out of the way. This makes it physically close to her. So far so good.
Marcy McDaniel –
I’m not in to “Alexa”! I kept telling my husband I needed a “ clapper”. He surprised me. Works like a charm. I have it plugged into my night table lamp. I either clap or knock on my nightstand to turn it on or off and don’t need to stretch for the lamp switch. What’s old is new again! LOL
Donna M Fitzpatrick –
I bought this as a gag gift for my husband. We were talking one night about the old commercial. I thought it was hilarious since we use Alexa for bedroom lights, etc. He loved it for a couple of weeks. It doesn’t always respond, but worked as it was intended, as a gag gift.
GanskiRules –
When this works it’s great. It has that retro chic kinda vibe to it that yeah, you can accomplish with a phone and a smart plug, but it just has that old-school feel and nostalgic throwback to the ads from years ago.Great for Christmas trees and lights.That being said….. lol… it has it’s issues. It works maybe 50% of the time to the point that I’ve almost returned it a couple of times out of frustration but I think it’s too late now. You can’t place this near anything that has a speaker on it and expect it to work whole sound is coming out of the speaker. I guess I just though it was smart enough to tell what was a clap and what was music, but it’s not.Installation is simple and there’s a two-clap outlet and a three-clap outlet on it so you can have two different devices attached with different claps to activate.If you saw the ads and remember the clap they used, well it doesn’t work like that. It probably made for a catchy ad but at least with the device that we got, you need a much longer pause between claps to get it to work so if you’re having trouble getting things to turn on with the clap from the ads try a longer pause and see if that helps.Should be 15 bucks tops. 21 or 22 bucks is a bit much for what this is.
Quilt maker Joyce –
Bedside lamps are often tall and hard to reach. This is the perfect answer! Reduces the chance of falling in the dark!
Max Steininger –
Call me old fashioned, but ever since seeing Austin Powers as a child I wanted a fireplace that turns on with two claps. I finally have that for my gas fireplace and I LOVE it. Absolutely would recommend. Now I don’t have to battle with Alexa to turn the fireplace on.
Angel Sanchez –
Im gonna start off by saying the bad reviews really made me question my purchase but it’s not “a piece of junk” it’s good it just takes some getting used to. Practice getting the clap right because it is a specific rhythm you gotta do but once you get it down it works like a charm. Do have to clap a bit loudly then again I do have music playing and a fan on but maybe at night when everything always seems to sound louder because there’s no noise throughout the house a quieter clap will suffice but I still have to test that; I don’t want to wake anybody up with my shenanigans. But overall great product works as advertised clap on, clap off just don’t expect it to respond to your claps without a bit of practice getting the rhythm down, but it’s not hard or annoying once u know how it wants you to clapUpdate: At night it’s actually harder to use because your claps sound like they’re very loud while not actually being that loud. In the daytime no problem using it from my bed but at night when the whole house is silent the claps have to sound very loud (even though they’re not actually that loud it’s just very quiet around me) and this actually stops me from using it late at night because I don’t want to wake anyone up but my workaround to this is just to make sure I turn my lights off right as everyone is heading to bed. Maybe a slight inconvenience but since it works for 95% of the day it’s ok. And late at night if I really have to turn the lights on you can get close to the box and clap quietly so it works out to be honest
Sheeds –
Nice product, easy to install, I use it for two lamps- clap twice for lamp one, and three times for lamp number two: ,you will have to practice which claps are most effective. Sometimes I think turning the lamps off at the switch is easier…nonetheless fun and convenient since it works from approx. two to three feet away
Erik G. –
Bonito
Muy bonito como decoración
Cori –
It works!
Works as described! The only very minor thing is you have to practice timing between claps although I quickly.learned.