Does the Smart Thermostat work with Apple Home kit?

The ideal answer is yes, a smart thermostat can work with Apple home kit. A thermostat is a device used to control the temperature and humidity of your house. With the emerging era of IoT and high-speed internet. These thermostats can now function on their own as well as allow you to control the temperature of your house from any location, with an active internet connection. 

Working of smart thermostat

Before moving ahead with some common doubts regarding thermostats and Apple home kits. It is important for us to discuss the installation and working of smart thermostats. A thermostat allows you to control the temperature using the internet and can also function on its own depending on the temperature of the surroundings. 

Installation requirements: 

Apart from a smart thermostat, an extension box, and an internet bridge will be required. The smart thermostat has to be connected to your home router and the internet bridge. The internet bridge is then paired with an extension box. The whole setup is then connected to your heating system.

The internet bridge and router allow you to control the temperature even when you are not at home. The smart thermostat will have electrical sensors to detect the temperature of the surrounding. The extension box will be connected to the heating system.

You will have to replace your internet Bridge without pairing options with the new ones. Only Bridge with pairing buttons will have the feature to connect with the Home Kit. it is advised to refer to the installation documents provided by the manufacturer inside the package.

How does a smart thermostat work with the Apple Home Kit?

Apple home kit generally operates with Apple or iOS devices. Devices such as TV, iPad, iPod smartwatches are already home kit-enabled devices. These devices are already connected to your home router and ready to work with the home kit.

For using the product with homekit you will have to change the settings of the smart thermostat. Once this is done, it will act as a manually controlled device. Now your smart thermostat is ready to be operated with the apple home kit, for example, Apple’s Home app or Siri.

Setting up the smart thermostat with apple home kit 

For being able to access all the smart products, you will have to first manually add the devices in the iOS home app as accessories. Things are somewhat different in smart thermostat systems. They are already connected to an internet bridge. So only the internet bridge is to be added to the iOS home app as an accessory.

Here are the steps that will help you add the accessories:

1. The internet bridge should be connected to a power source. Both the Apple device and bridge should share a common network such as a home router (Wi-Fi).
2. Open the Home app. Click on the add accessory option present at the footing of the screen.
3. Scan the QR code present on the side panels of the internet bridge with your iOS mobile device. It also has a serial number of 8 digits beside the QR code. 

The internet bridge is now paired. Both home kit and internet bridge can inter-communicate with each other over the internet. Smart home products such as smart thermostats connected to the bridge will now get displayed on the home app screen on your device. Whenever a new product is paired to the internet bridge it automatically reflects the new product on the home app screen.

More about Wifi

The Wi-Fi usually operates over two frequencies 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. You will have to set up the products and a Home kit with your iOS device via a 2.4 GHz frequency network. 

Some important tips for the smart thermostat placements

Once the installation and pairing of the device, bridge, and smart thermostat are complete. You need to place the thermostat in the most appropriate place in the house to get an accurate reading of temperature. Do not place the thermostat in bedrooms or other rooms or near a radiator.

These places have a different temperature than the normal home temperature. So it is advised to position the smart thermostat in the passage of your residency. These areas provide better temperatures and help in increasing the efficiency of the system.

How does tado° bring ease to your life?

Tado° brings you the opportunity to control your room temperature from your mobile device very easily and efficiently helps to save your money and energy. Not only smart thermostats but also other tado° functions such as Open Window Detection, Setting the air conditioner in Dry, Fan, or Swing mode with the Smart AC Control can be set up for automation.

You can use homekit and tado° to control the temperature of individual rooms and also measure the humidity of the surrounding. The more detailed instruction rule book for connecting your tado° with an apple home kit can be easily found on our website.