SmartIR

As a more general approach for making any air conditioner "smarter", there is a SmartIR integration [1] for Home Assistant. It requires an IR blaster and a configuration file that defines IR code sequences for every possible AC state (temperature + fan speed + swing + etc) that you might want to use. Many models are already configured or you can try a few models from the same manufacturer and sometimes the codes are similar enough that you'll find one that works. Once it's set up you get a nice climate control in Home Assistant, the only drawback is that the state displayed in HA will go out of sync if you use the physical remote. [1] https://github.com/smartHomeHub/SmartIR/blob/master/docs/CLI...

Welcome to the club. I'm using Broadlink RM4 Mini's I got off AliExpress. They've got a powerful enough IR signal that I've found I don't need them sitting way out in the open and obvious. One is tucked behind a TV and not quite in direct LoS, one is behind, but it reflects off the wall just fine, another behind a bedside table. For the integration/Climate control thing I'm using SmartIR. Configuring it is a bit weird, you have to put it direct into the configuration.yaml file unlike other integrations. smartir: check_updates: true climate: - platform: smartir name: Bedroom AC unique_id: bedroom_ac device_code: 1293 # https://github.com/smartHomeHub/SmartIR/blob/master/docs/CLIMATE.md#available-code… controller_data: remote.mini4c_bedroom temperatur

If you want to try something similar without all the fiddly bits (which are admittedly awesome) https://github.com/smartHomeHub/SmartIR