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layout: component
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title: "Heat control"
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description: "Turn Home Assistant into a thermostat"
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date: 2015-03-23 19:59
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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ha_category: Thermostat
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---
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Heat Control is a thermostat implemented in Home Assistant. It uses a sensor and a switch connected to a heater under the hood. If the measured temperature is cooler then the target temperature, the heater will be turned on and turned off when required temperature is reached.
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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thermostat:
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platform: heat_control
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name: Study
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heater: switch.study_heater
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target_sensor: sensor.study_temperature
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```
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Configuration variables:
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- **name** (*Required*): Name of thermostat
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- **heater** (*Required*: `entity_id` for heater switch, must be a toggle device.
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- **target_sensor** (*Required*): `entity_id` for a temperature sensor, target_sensor.state must be temperature.
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