maybe use eq3btsmart to modernize eq3 thermostat handling?

[renarena]

eq3btsmart has much more options/commands (f.e. read/write the in device schedule) and uses the new bt library, but it has no mqtt so i thought maybe the best of both worlds can be combined ;-) https://github.com/dbuezas/eq3btsmart

[zewelor]

Looks like it uses same library, python-eq3bt https://github.com/dbuezas/eq3btsmart/tree/main/custom_components/dbuezas_eq3btsmart/python_eq3bt . I think its better to use ha integration with new bluetooth stack ( if / when ) it supports it. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bluetooth/#remote-adapters

[renarena]

ok, i thought it had to do with old python pybluez or such. Was the new one bleak? I dont know much about this topic :-)

I try to reach my far away TVRs with BT dongle on a server.

He wrote:

The integration for these BLE thermostats has been broken for some months. Until a fix is available in the core, you can use this custom component https://community.home-assistant.io/t/eq3-bt-smart-thermostat-working-with-v-2022-7/476620