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>>linker+(OP)
Just bought a convection heater today. I was willing to spend more for a “smart” one, but on the one condition that I was confident it would work with Home Assistant. Certainly not opening my wallet for the likes of Haier until they change their tune.

>>Arn_Th+pk
Would you be willing to share the one you ended up getting?

>>clintf+Rx
Yes! I was a bit cagey because I hadn’t tested it so didn’t know if it worked. It’s a Mill smart convection heater. Their smart stuff works both with their app and with a Home Assistant integration (and via HASS with HomeKit as well). Really neat to use when it’s all set up.

What impressed me particularly is that the generation 3 smart heaters (which is my version) lets you specify to NOT connect to the cloud when it joins WiFi, and instead is accessible only locally—in my case via home assistant. (But I did have to create an account on the first-time setup to update the firmware) The fact their newest products offer this kind of functionality gives me some faith in the future.