# 4 item switches don't work seperately. Wrong Item/Thing configuration **URL:** \ **Category:** Items & Sitemaps\ **Tags:** mqtt, items, tasmota\ **Created:** [May 1, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/4-item-switches-dont-work-seperately-wrong-item-thing-configuration/97859 "2020-05-01T12:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 26
**Author:** ![rpwong](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/rpwong/32/36036_2.png) [@rpwong](https://community.openhab.org/u/rpwong)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/4-item-switches-dont-work-seperately-wrong-item-thing-configuration/97859/26 "2020-05-18T19:27:39Z")
In case it helps, we also have a tutorial here in the openHAB community. > [@Tutorial: Cheap, Tuya-based, Smart Plugs. HowTo reflash them and use them with OpenHAB](https://community.openhab.org/t/tutorial-cheap-tuya-based-smart-plugs-howto-reflash-them-and-use-them-with-openhab/87079): > > Cheap Smart Plugs (With power monitoring!) The Mission: Based on [this thread](https://community.openhab.org/t/power-monitoring-smart-plugs-theyve-become-so-cheap/87011) about cheap, wifi-based smart plugs, it was suggested I do a write-up on how to flash them and how not to brick them (like I did slight_smile) Why: Smart plugs are probably the first or second thing you’ll want to do with your new smart home. But, there are a number of issues to smooth before you can use them. Once smoothed you’ll see that it’s actuallly a doddle to get these plumbed in to your system. W… I ran Tuya-convert on my RPi using a spare SD card with a fresh Raspbian install. Later on, I put that image on a second RPi to run Pi-Hole and CUPS, so now I have it available any time I need to flash a new Tuya device. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.openhab.org/t/4-item-switches-dont-work-seperately-wrong-item-thing-configuration/97859)._