With the Home Connect® Ventilation skill for Amazon Alexa, you can control and monitor the most important programs and functions of your Ventilation with your voice.
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Features:
- Appliance power control: Turning on and off the appliance
- Lighting and fan control: Turning lights on/off and adjusting fan speed
- Automatic operation: Activating automatic mode
How to Name Your Ventilation
To rename your Ventilation, you'll need to use your Ventilation's name together with “my Ventilation.” For example, if your Ventilation is named “Oliver” in the Home Connect® app, you should say “Alexa, tell my Ventilation Oliver to start.” For shorter Smart Home commands, you can just use your Ventilation's name without saying “my Ventilation.”
If Alexa can't understand your appliance name, try renaming your Ventilation to “Ventilation” in the Home Connect® app.
Get Started with Alexa
- Make sure remote start is activated on your Ventilation to use this skill.
- To get started be sure to enable Alexa skills. You can enable Alexa skills directly in the Home Connectt® app here.
- If you have any issues with the skill, try re-enabling it on the Alexa app.
- In order to use a skill, you need to link your Home Connectt® account to Alexa. You can register an account in the Home Connectt® app. Please also make sure that you pair your Ventilation with the Home Connect® app.
Create Routines with Amazon Alexa
Alexa routines allow you to automate multiple tasks using a single trigger. You can create a list of actions that will happen after one of these triggers: voice, schedule, device, location, and alarm. For Ventilation, you can include one of these actions in a routine:
- Turn on your Ventilation with your morning routine so it’s ready to use.
- Make sure your Ventilation is turned off when you go out by adding it to your leaving home routine.
- Create a routine to start your Ventilation with your preferred program.
Selection of Supported Commands
- Alexa, tell my Hood to turn on/off.
- Alexa, tell my Hood to activate Automatic Mode.
- Alexa, tell my Hood to switch on/off functional light.
- Alexa, tell my Hood to use {fan speed} 1, 2, 3, 4.
What can I do if Alexa doesn't understand what I'm saying?
Communication with Alexa is based on a couple of basic rules. When you launch a skill, for instance, phrases such as "my Home Connect oven" can lead to errors. It is therefore better to play it safe by selecting a direct command (e.g. "Alexa, start Home Connect oven").
Sometimes you may use words or phrases that are not yet saved in the system. Simply rephrase your request and try again. However, in the background, we are continually updating and improving the system with each new version.
Can I say "oven" or "dishwasher" instead of "Home Connect oven" or "Home Connect Dishwasher"?
If you want to give a voice command to your washer, you can say, for instance, "Alexa, ask My Dishwasher for status." Your Amazon Echo needs the word "Alexa" to wake up, while in this case "My Dishwasher" is the keyword for addressing your Thermador dishwasher with Home Connect.
Accordingly, you can use voice commands for “My Coffee Machine”, "My Oven", “My Dishwasher” and “My Hood”. One possible voice command is for example: "Alexa, tell My Coffee Machine to prepare a large extra strong Cappuccino and start now."