How to Control Your Classic America Mini Split with Home Assistant and the Tuya App

Smart home integration has taken HVAC control to the next level. If you own a Classic America mini split system and want to integrate it into your broader smart home setup, combining Tuya Smart with Home Assistant is a powerful solution. This setup allows for seamless automation, remote control, and even voice control through assistants like Google Home or Amazon Alexa—all under one unified platform.

In this post, we’ll walk you through how you can connect your Classic America mini split via the Tuya app to Home Assistant, giving you advanced customization and full control from a single dashboard.

Why Use Home Assistant with Tuya?

The Tuya Smart app is great for managing individual devices, but Home Assistant brings everything together into one ecosystem. It’s open-source, privacy-focused, and extremely flexible. By linking Tuya to Home Assistant, you can:

• Automate your mini split based on conditions like temperature, humidity, time of day, or room occupancy.

• Control it alongside other smart devices like lights, thermostats, and sensors.

• Create custom dashboards for real-time monitoring and control.

• Integrate voice assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant for hands-free use.

Setting It Up: Tuya Integration in Home Assistant

Here’s how to get started:

1. Prepare Your Tuya Account

   • Make sure your Classic America mini split is added to the Tuya Smart or Smart Life app.

   • Confirm that you can control the unit directly from the Tuya app.

2. Add Tuya to Home Assistant

   • In Home Assistant, go to Settings > Devices & Services.

   • Click “+ Add Integration” and search for Tuya.

   • Log in using your Tuya credentials (email and password).

   • Select your data center region (e.g., America, Europe).

   • Once authorized, Home Assistant will import all your Tuya-linked devices, including your mini split.

3. Control Your Mini Split

   • Your Classic America mini split will now appear in Home Assistant as a climate entity.

   • You’ll be able to set modes (cool, heat, auto), target temperature, fan speed, and more.

Automations and Advanced Features

With Home Assistant, you can build complex automations. Here are some ideas:

• Schedule Comfort: Automatically turn on your mini split 30 minutes before you wake up or get home.

• Temperature-Based Triggers: Use a smart temperature sensor to turn on the AC when the room exceeds 75°F.

• Presence Detection: Link with Home Assistant’s presence detection to turn off the mini split when no one is home.

• Energy Savings Mode: Set an automation to switch to Eco mode during peak utility hours.

All of this is done through Home Assistant’s visual automation editor or YAML configuration for advanced users.

Voice Assistant Integration

Once your devices are in Home Assistant, you can integrate them with Alexa, Google Assistant, or Siri (via Apple HomeKit) to control your mini split by voice.

Example commands:

• “Alexa, set the living room AC to 70 degrees.”

• “Hey Google, turn off the bedroom mini split.”

Conclusion

By integrating your Classic America mini split system with the Tuya Smart app and Home Assistant, you unlock powerful control, automation, and convenience. Whether you’re building a comprehensive smart home or just want more efficient HVAC control, this setup offers the flexibility to tailor your climate to your lifestyle.