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Thanks to HomeKit, my dumb window AC units are now smart. Based on several HomeKit temperatures and humidity sensors in my home, they now turn on and off as des
by ancorevard 9y ago
Thanks to HomeKit, my dumb window AC units are now smart. Based on several HomeKit temperatures and humidity sensors in my home, they now turn on and off as desired.
- jrullman 9y agoI've been wanting to do the same thing! Mind sharing which sensors/devices you used to accomplish this?
- ancorevard 9y agoI have two HomeKit temperature sensors, and a humidity sensor from the Ecobee thermostat I have (we have central heater, but not central AC). But you can just pick up a standalone sensor like: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HL232LL/A/ihome-control-iss50-5-in-1-smart-monitor https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HL232LL/A/ihome-control-i... For the two dumb window AC units, I plugged them into a HomeKit smart plug like: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HKEH2VC/A/elgato-eve-energy https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HKEH2VC/A/elgato-eve-ener... With that plug you also get actual energy use and cost in real-time/historical as well. Since they are all HomeKit all that sensor and state data is shared with all other HomeKit devices. So I created a HomeKit Automation that triggers the start of the window A/C units when temp triggers a certain threshold and during a certain time of day. Similar trigger to turn the AC off. I found this HomeKit app to offer much more fine grained automation rules: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/home-smart-home-automation/id995994352 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/home-smart-home-automation/i...