Climate automations

Stay comfortable with fewer repeated adjustments while keeping the thermostat, fan switch, and blind controls familiar. These recipes make modest, visible changes and treat missing environmental data as unknown.

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Pause HVAC when a window stays open

Pause after a delay, then resume only when every monitored opening is closed.

Best for: Heating or cooling with monitored windows and doors

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Turn on the bathroom fan for a shower

Start from a measured humidity rise or bathroom light, then stop after humidity settles.

Best for: Bathrooms where people forget the exhaust fan

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Open and close blinds with the sun

Use sunrise and sunset with a fixed privacy fallback and working physical controls.

Best for: Predictable daylight and privacy routines

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Run an air purifier when air quality drops

Respond to a sustained reading without cycling on every brief change.

Best for: Rooms with a representative air-quality sensor

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Monitor a cold room safely

Alert when a room leaves its safe range without automating a portable heater.

Best for: Basements, utility rooms, and plumbing risk

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Limit an IR-controlled mini-split

Send only a capped heat or cool command, never trust IR-only state, and keep the physical remote.

Best for: Mini-splits and window units with discrete IR setpoint codes

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Suggest when to open or close windows

Compare indoor and outdoor conditions, then notify instead of moving windows automatically.

Best for: Natural ventilation decisions

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Start here

Read the safety guidance first, then automate one reversible comfort adjustment.

Read the safe thermostat auto-away guide - it establishes limits that protect the household and building
Bathroom fan after a shower - it removes a repeated task without changing central HVAC
Blinds with sunrise and sunset - the schedule is predictable and manually reversible

What to keep in control

Keep thermostat, fan, and blind controls usable by hand.
Leave the manufacturer's remote in the room for any unit controlled only by infrared.
Use limits that protect people, pets, plumbing, and the building.
Use only equipment approved for the load and type of control.
Make automatic changes visible and easy to reverse.

What to verify

Test sensor loss, hub restart, manual changes, and the edge of every temperature or humidity range. An unavailable sensor must produce a visible unknown state rather than a successful reading. For an IR-controlled mini-split or window unit, treat every command as unconfirmed and keep the physical remote in the room.