How do I connect Home Assistant to my Sensi Thermostat

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I just finished installing my first Home Assistant server (running in a Hyper-V VM) and in the Discovered devices it found my two Sensi thermostats. However trying to configure these seems to require HomeKit. I found and entered what appears to be the correct pairing code printed on a label on my Sensi devices but HA rejects it saying “Incorrect HomeKit code. Please check it and try again.”

AFAIK HomeKit is an Apple specific product. I do not have any Apple stuff in my house (personal preference). So am I out of luck? Do I need to setup something else to get this working? Can it be done without HomeKit?

I must say that it seems funny that HA can detect my Sensi thermostats but won’t actually connect to them.

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I’m in the same boat and have the exact same setup. In fact, I could have written your post, right down to HA discovering the Sensis and no Apple stuff. Did you get your Thermostats paired up in HA?

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Hi - new to HA and am in the same boat. I found:

… but am still trying to figure out how to install customizations like that.

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I am on the same boat as OP

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Anyone had luck with getting these thermostats to work via Home Kit? I am looking at picking one up but wanted to be sure the Home Kit integration piece worked. Thanks!

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This still works. Thanks @Embergleam!

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Hi Kevin: Just wanted to say THANKS for posting this link. It worked for me.

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This no longer works as there is no Sensi Thermostat integration to add

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It still works… just install it via HACs and it worked. I got my sensi touch thermostat working on HA.

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Unfortunately had to reinstall HA and came across this thread.

I’m surprised because I have been using my Sensi thermostat with HA as a HomeKit Device for a few years with no issues. Just make sure that you include the dashes when entering the pairing code (ex. 123-45-678). It will not work without the dashes. No Iphone is needed.

I have to admit that the thermostat is a bit touchy. This time it required resetting by detaching from wall plate and removing the batteries and then re-configuring the WiFi connection through the application. Also, my unit is the simple Smart Thermostat, not the touch ones.

This is how it looks like in HA:

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I too am using the Sensi integration via Homekit while I have no Apple devices. But I also discovered a slightly better Sensi interface via SmartThings, which I so use a lot.