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IntelliFire fireplace

Thermostats · Climate

Partly works

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: IntelliFire.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
IntelliFirePartly worksLocal or cloud option; setup hang with cloud fallback fixed
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The problem If the fireplace's local `/poll` endpoint doesn't answer during setup but the cloud API does, the IntelliFire config entry never finishes setting up. `_async_wait_for_initialization` loops every 10 seconds until bootstrap stage 2 times out (~5 min), the setup task is cancelled, and the entry goes to `SETUP_ERROR`, not `SETUP_RETRY`. The fireplace stays unavailable until the user manually reloads the integration or restarts HA, even though the fireplace is reachable via the cloud (the IntelliFire app keeps working). A single slow `/poll` response at boot is enough to trigger this. …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #185563 · 2026-10

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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.

Identifiers

BrandHearth & Home
ModelIntelliFire
CategoryThermostats