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Cloud-Free Control for Niveo Smart Tuya Fan Heater Using OpenBeken and Home Assistant

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  • #1 21848819
    markusdd
    Level 1  
    Hi all,

    We've recently converted a floor of an only occasionally used building to use an R290 Midea Xtreme Save Blue climate control inverter for heating during winter. This works awesome, but I have no solution for the little bathroom on the floor yet. For that room I need frost protection even if no one is in, and when I'm there I want to be able to bring it at least to 18–20 °C.
    Basically, the only thing that makes sense in that case is a small wall-mounted fan-heater in my view.
    I want this thing to be smart, to have timer programs available. Essentially two things pop up then: Either unknown Tuya-based stuff or the Dreo fans. I really like the Dreo 517s, but I understand there has not been real cloud-cutting for these yet, which would disqualify them, although I prefer their hardware.

    I then found this thing for only 60€, available in Germany:
    https://www.airsain.de/atlantis-media/files/niveo-smart-manual-en-rev01.pdf

    As far as I can see this uses the completely generic Tuya App. I have extremely extensive experience with Tasmota and some with ESPHome, but I am completely new to OpenBeken.

    Or is there maybe already something and I did not find it? The only thing I found was a cloudcutter-profile for a heater called BPT-2000B but without any further documentation.

    So I'm now coming here to ask: Do you think this heater is cloud-cuttable while maintaining all functions (including frost protection)? For schedules I obviously will use Home Assistant.
    But will, e.g., the remote control still work?

    I'm completely comfortable with taking this thing apart and posting stuff here and maybe making this another template/tutorial also for others to use, but I guess I will need some assistance as the ecosystem is completely new to me.
    I got lab supplies, logic analyzers, oscilloscope, multimeter, good solder equipment etc., all on hand, so that's not a problem if at all needed.

    Thanks for advice/help in advance!
    AI: Could you provide the exact brand and model number of the Tuya-based fan heater you’re considering (ideally with a product link or photo of the label)?
    https://www.airsain.de/produkt/argoclima-niveo-smart/
    AI: If you already have the heater, could you share details or photos of the internal hardware—especially the Wi-Fi module or main control board—so we can check compatibility with OpenBeken and cloudcutter?
    I do not have it yet and want to explore whether it is worth getting.
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  • #2 21848854
    p.kaczmarek2
    Moderator Smart Home
    Thank you for posting. We can try to get it working for you, but as you said, we need some information first. Can you make few photos from inside?

    I'd suspect that your device is probably using TuyaMCU, so our process will be following this guide:
    https://www.elektroda.com/rtvforum/topic4038151.html
    Helpful post? Buy me a coffee.
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