Generic
Climate entity with defrost/preheat action
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WorksApple Home issues
1 report: 1 says it works.
Reported on r/homeassistant.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | Works | Partly in Home No fan state for defrosting or preheating; mapping added | Missing HVAC action mapping, member accepted a PRSaved copyThe problem Currently there's no HomeKit fan state for a HA climate entity that is defrosting or preheating. Appears to simply be that HVACAction.PREHEATING and HVACAction.DEFROSTING are not in the HC_HASS_TO_HOMEKIT_FAN_STATE dictionary. Should I open a PR to add, or am I missing something regarding how this works? e.g. HC_HASS_TO_HOMEKIT_FAN_STATE = { ... HVACAction.PREHEATING: FAN_STATE_IDLE, HVACAction.DEFROSTING: FAN_STATE_IDLE, } ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core- 2025.5.2 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #145284 · 2025-05 |
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In ReReHome
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Identifiers
| Brand | Generic |
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| Category | Other |