Flair - Climate Control

I installed and programmed a Flair puck in 2019 to program our mini split cooling and heating schedules. In four years I never had any issues, nothing to reprogram. It is one of those few tech things that once set, you can totally forget about it!

App did not work with Puck device, couldn’t get past login screen, support was very slow to respond and ultimately couldn’t resolve the issues. They did eventually acknowledge a return request but it took repeated attempts before this was granted.

Integrates beautifully with Ecobee 3, uses Ecobee sensors seamlessly. After reading reviews and comments on this and other products I’m very happy with my purchase.

Tons of features, a little daunting at first, so start with basic manual control, and gradually tune to meet your needs. Ive had pucks for a year now and couldn't be more pleased.

I’m about ready to give up and just use the minisplit controller. The geofencing isn’t worth this. The idea is to _save_ energy. The interface just doesn’t look like an iOS app. That said, it has geofencing and scheduling. It’s not even hard to figure out, just aesthetically unsatisfying. It needs HomeKit integration. I want it to be part of my wake-up and go to bed routines. It’s supposed to automatically switch between heat and cool; but it doesn’t have two set points (heat to 66, cool to 78 for example, as I did with my old thermostat), so it’s not useful.

Please add a scheduled manual mode. Current software makes the hardware useless.

The vents, puck, and app work well. I can’t recommend this yet because there is no local control. Everything goes through Flair’s external service which, if it goes down or Flair goes out of business, will render this system useless. HomeKit integration would be a step in the right direction. Allowing home assistant users to talk locally to the puck would be the optimal solution. Worst case scenario the vents come apart easily and you could solder a microcontroller to the existing motor. Flair should really get Matter integration working if they want to be the undisputed champion of smart DIY HVAC. For now, if anyone else comes along and offers zigbee, zwave, or even a Shelly-like API attached to a motorized vent, I’ll switch to them in a heartbeat.

It works.

I have researched smart vents for 5 years. I finally found Flair and all the information was promising. I wanted vents to remotely control various room temperature by automatically opening and closing vent to redirect airflow as required. The larger your home or work place the more efficiently they work. I only wanted to close off three rooms when not in use. I also wanted these rooms to be comfortable when guests were using them. I finally found the answer through Flair products. They have the variety of products that allow you to build your system as needed or just count your vents and order them all. Their customer support is awesome so if you need any help with design or products they have you covered.

Astoundingly bad software. Bad logic and interaction with ecobee along with being unreliable. As of today, the app will not even load.