Leave a Review Flair
Doubled my setup time because it lost connection to the APIr?
Had the Puck setup; but the app lost connection “to the API,” so it’s redoing everything while the mini split is super cooling my bedroom. After much frustration (and further refrigeration of my bedroom), I got it set up. Nothing is intuitive about this.
The UI is just weird. Setting times for the schedule is just so bizarre. There’s no way to set a “heat to” temp and a “cool to” temp, you have to trust the app to switch at whatever temps it chooses or do so manually. It really makes me miss my central HVAC with the Honeywell smart thermostat.Show lessDaryl Zero
Temp is below set point, why is it blowing cold air?
I’m about ready to give up and just use the minisplit controller. The geofencing isn’t worth this. The idea is to _save_ energy.
The interface just doesn’t look like an iOS app. That said, it has geofencing and scheduling. It’s not even hard to figure out, just aesthetically unsatisfying. It needs HomeKit integration. I want it to be part of my wake-up and go to bed routines. It’s supposed to automatically switch between heat and cool; but it doesn’t have two set points (heat to 66, cool to 78 for example, as I did with my old thermostat), so it’s not useful.Show lessExcellent except for cloud dependence
The vents, puck, and app work well. I can’t recommend this yet because there is no local control. Everything goes through Flair’s external service which, if it goes down or Flair goes out of business, will render this system useless. HomeKit integration would be a step in the right direction. Allowing home assistant users to talk locally to the puck would be the optimal solution. Worst case scenario the vents come apart easily and you could solder a microcontroller to the existing motor. Flair should really get Matter integration working if they want to be the undisputed champion of smart DIY HVAC. For now, if anyone else comes along and offers zigbee, zwave, or even a Shelly-like API attached to a motorized vent, I’ll switch to them in a heartbeat.Show lessFreum