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ESP8266 garage door and lock relays (MQTT)

Garage Door Openers · Security

Partly worksApple Home issuesLocal

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: MQTT.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
MQTTPartly works LocalPartly in Home
Scene check sends close/lock commands, triggering relays unnecessarily
HomeKit scene sends close or lock even when already in that state
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… 0.83 Last working Home Assistant release (if known): None Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hassbian Component/platform: Homekit - GarageDoorOpener and Locks Description of problem: When selecting a scene in HomeKit to check if the garage door is closed and doors are locked, a service call is sent to the device (even though the door is locked and the garage is closed), resulting in the relay for the garage door and locks getting triggered. When I look at the MQTT commands sent to the ESP8266, I notice a "close" (for garage) and "lock" (for lock) command is issued. HOWEVER, …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #18940 · 2018-12

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In ReReHome

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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BrandGeneric
CategoryGarage Door Openers