[Question] Status always shows "idle" when AC is on. Is it normal?
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LG Air Conditioner Model
MS-Q12SWDZ
Homekit Model number
RAC_056905_WW
When the AC is on, on the status (in the main screen top / room screen top), you will notice the temperature, with "idle". What determines this state? Shouldn't it state "heating" or "cooling" ?
Huh, I haven't seen that before. I'll look into it
Ah, this is because HomeKit supports the "current" state and we currently only support the "target" state.
I can "fake" this, but unfortunately LG's API doesn't expose the actual cooling/heating/idle state of your device, so it'll say "cooling" whenever "cool" is set or "heating" whenever "heat" is set, but won't actually indicate what the device is actively doing.
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I can "fake" this, but unfortunately LG's API doesn't expose the actual cooling/heating/idle state of your device, so it'll say "cooling" whenever "cool" is set or "heating" whenever "heat" is set, but won't actually indicate what the device is actively doing.
I think this should do. Maybe you can set it to "idle" when the ac is "off". Technically it's "on" in the sense that it's connecto to pwoer but just not actively heating or cooling. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Cool- i added this in the latest plugin version, so it should work now!
Confirmed that this works. Thanks!