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Heat pump thermostat (summer mode)

Thermostats · Climate

Partly worksApple Home issues

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: Dual Smart Thermostat.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Dual Smart ThermostatPartly worksPartly in Home
Shows cooling but mode dropdown does not reflect swapped heat/cool modes
HVAC modes swap heat/cool with sensor; Apple Home dropdown not updated
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Hi @metabubble, we investigated this and the mode update is working correctly on our side. When the `heat_pump_cooling` sensor changes state: 1. The heat pump device swaps HEAT↔COOL in `hvac_modes` 2. The climate entity syncs `_attr_hvac_modes` from the device 3. `async_write_ha_state()` is called, publishing the updated modes to HA's state machine You can verify this in the HA UI, the climate card should show the updated modes (Cool/Off instead of Heat/Off) when the cooling sensor switches. If the HA UI shows the correct modes but HomeKit doesn't, the issue is in the HomeKit integration's …

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Issue #504 · 2025-12

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Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

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CategoryThermostats