Sensibo

I’ve had several Sensibo Air Pro units for a couple years now, and plan on buying a fee more. Overall it’s a good product. The HomeKit integration is primarily what I use. However, they don’t have any way to control fan speed over HomeKit, which is a little annoying. A couple of times a year it does loose network connectivity, but when it does, it’s all the units. So I’m not completely sure it’s the fault of Sensibo. Their support has been friendly and helpful as well. So overall I’m pretty happy with the product.

These things are great. I have two for Mitsubishi units without the internal connector for the Kumo Cloud remote. I thought I was stuck, my other Mitsubishi units are on Kumo but for these remaining two that was not an option. Like I said easy to install: plug in 5V USB adapter for power, place near enough so AC unit can “see” the module through its existing remote control sensor, Download the app and connect to local WiFi and you’re ready. I had some issues with one unit reverting to Celsius units after setting for Fahrenheit in the app but there was never a problem with control functions. Customer service worked with me by email with various suggestions to correct this issue and found one that worked. Customer Service from this company is excellent, they responded within 1 day, provided meaningful suggestions, tried new approaches when first suggestions didn’t work and stayed interested until the problem was solved. Now these are more stable than the Kumo and with more control options. The Kumo drops off of my WiFi system occasionally and stays “out of touch” until it connects again. These modules have never dropped out even though they are farther from the router. Great system!

Well, I purchased 5 Sensibo Airs to integrate my home LG mini split heat pump system with HomeKit. Set up was easy and I can now use Siri and HomeKit automations to execute some basic commands on my heating and cooling system. While many controls such as turning on/off the dry/dehumidify mode and turning on/off the head unit LED display (for sleeping), etc. are available in the Sensibo app, these are not controllable from HomeKit/Siri/Shortcuts. I want to be able to set up Home automations where, for example, if the room humidity is above X, switch to Dry Mode. Or, at 9:00PM turn off the head unit LED display (light). Perhaps this is If Sensibo made all system controls available to HomeKit, that would be super. The light control especially! When my Good Night scene is set I want my heat pump head lights off please! Also, for some unknown reason, I can only adjust the temperature on each head unit by 2 degrees at a time. Example: 68°>70°>72°. Within this range, setting the temperature to 67°, 69°, or 71° just isn’t possible. I have to get the IR remote out or launch the LG Thinq app to set an odd temperature? While you can set up automations in the Sesibo app, you can’t control one setting at a time. In a Sensibo automation you must set the whole “state” of a unit including heat/cool/dry mode, target temp., fan speed, swing, and light on/off. What if I just want to schedule the light to go off at 9PM and let HomeKit manage the temp? Not possible, unfortunately. If the developers can fix these things, it’d be an instant 5 stars from me.