I’m looking for a portable air conditioner (the kind with 1 or 2 hoses that go to outside air). The problem I’m running into is that every single one I find has some kind of “smart” controller built in. The ones with no WiFi connectivity still have buttons to start/stop the AC, meaning that a simple Zigbee outlet switch won’t work. I could switch the AC off, but it would require a button-press to switch it back on. The ones with WiFi connectivity all require “cloud” access; my IoT devices all connect to a VLAN with no internet access, and I plan to keep it that way.

I suppose I could hack a relay in place of the “start” button, but I’d really rather just have something I can plug in and use.

I can’t use a window AC; the room has no windows. I’ll need to route intake/exhaust through the wall. So far, I can’t find any “portable” AC that will work for me.

What I’m looking for is a portable AC that either:

  • Connects to WiFi and integrates with HA locally.
  • Has no connectivity but uses “dumb” controls so I can switch it with a Zigbee outlet switch.

Any ideas?

  • vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    7 months ago

    Tuya wifi devices are common and you can use TuyaLocal or LocalTuya (confusing I know) integrations to control them without cloud connectivity. You will need an API key an cloud access to first set it up, however.

    • aksdb@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      7 months ago

      Lookup if the device is supported by LocalTuya though.

      I made the mistake thinking that LocalTuya somehow acts like a proxy for a generic protocol, but it actually needs to understand the devices. Now I have a doorbell I can’t use with it.