#Turn dumb ACs "smart" with Switchbot Hub 2

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crisp harbor
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I have a few "dumb" air conditioner wall units that I would like to turn smart. I have seen some videos mentioning the switchbot 2 hub, which would allow me to monitor the temperature/humidity in the room, as well as use it as an IR blaster from their app. Is this working in HA? I know temperature/humidity monitoring is available but I can't figure out if I can send commands and read the current AC temp from HA itself, which I'd be interested in doing. If anyone has any experience that would be great

low knoll
crisp harbor
low knoll
# crisp harbor Do you have a better link mate? It’s saying the page didn’t not exist

Not sure why those *** were added at the end:
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/faking-an-ir-remote-control-using-esphome/369071

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