What if your fireplace was as smart as the rest of your home.
Control gas fireplace with alexa.
Here is the software needed.
This how to video will demonstrate controlling your gas fireplace with alexa using a nodemcu to emulate a belkin wemo device.
See iflame in action getting iflame is simple.
This is very easy to accomplish.
Fireplaces typically work of a millivolt switch that draws power from a thermocouple.
One other note the remote itself still works normally as well.
I saw many posts asking how to get alexa to control a fireplace.
Feel free to ask any questions.
For this instructable i leveraged my existing homebridge and alexa implementation.
Via the alexa app you can discover new devices and it will find your fireplace based on the name you gave in the fauxmo script.
Using an amazon alexa plug and a relay to voice control a gas fireplace.
Just install an evolve lfm 20 in parallel with the two wires that go from the gas controller to the switch.
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The battery operated fireplace remote will turn your fireplace on and off from up to 25 feet away.
As a prerequisite for this instructable i have a gas fireplace with this remote control.
Control your fireplace with homekit and alexa step 1.
Select fireplace type do you have a gas fireplace or gas logs controlled by a wall mounted on off switch or a remote control.
Once that s done you can say turn on fireplace or turn off fireplace to alexa and it should trigger the script.