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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

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Smart dimmer for my fireplace (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Inevitable_Yak541@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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Hi!

I have a fireplace with a rotary dimmer with the following written on the back

https://preview.redd.it/5sb4u8r3lhzb1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=552c266749e029820cf9738afda978535668900e

Ideally, I would like to replace this rotary dimmer with something smart, preferrably Zigbee.

Is this possible and what kind of dimmer would I need to look at? I understand that it will need to be 345W, etc, however from Googline around, I have the impression there are different types of smart dimmers.

Any hints or help is appreciated to identify what kind of dimmer I would need. (The company doesn't exist anymore and I can't find the documentation unfortunately)

Thanks a lot!

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[–] Silent-Piccolo@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this an electric fireplace?

[–] Inevitable_Yak541@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Nope, wood. Unfortunately, I can’t access the motor anymore as it is built in.

The motor sucks air from an air inlet and blows out hot air at the top of the fireplace.