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Using Active/Inactive Rooms Effectively

Overview

Flair rooms can be set to Active or Inactive.

When a room is Active this tells Flair to do two things:

  1. actively manage the airflow via automated opening and closing of the Smart Vent
  2. when using the Set Point Controller = Flair App setting this tells Flair to include the temperature and set points for that room in its comfort calculations. 

When a room is Inactive this also tells Flair two things:

  1. by default Flair will try to close the Smart Vents in Inactive rooms.
  2. when using the Set Point Controller = Flair App setting this tells Flair NOT to include the temperature and set points for that room in its comfort calculations. 

To get the most from your Flair system it is recommended that you make use of this ability to set rooms Active or Inactive. 

We recommend users who have Flair App as the Set Point Controller in their homes set rooms inactive during times when they are typically not used.  This often results in Kitchens, Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, etc...being scheduled to be Inactive at night and Bedrooms being scheduled Inactive during the day.  

Example: you and your wife sleep warm at night and would like the upstairs a bit cooler while you sleep.  Often the thermostat is downstairs in a room that is already 3-4°F cooler.  When paired with an integrated smart thermostat Flair can drive your downstairs thermostat to cool until the Active bedrooms upstairs have met your temperature goals.  

A room can be set to Active/Inactive in a few ways:

  1. Via an Active/Inactive event in your Flair schedule (recommended).
  2. Via the Active/Inactive toggle in the room tile in the Flair app.
  3. Directly on the Puck via the "Turn Off" and "Turn On" graphics that show someone exiting a door
  4. Setting your Flair system to Home or Away.  This sets all rooms to Active or Inactive.

Note: Sometimes its advantageous to set occupied rooms INACTIVE to allow Flair to focus on other more important rooms at that time.

Inactive Rooms with IR Devices

When a room with a mini split, window unit, or portable is set to Inactive Flair will follow the Away Settings.

Rental Property and AirBnB Options

If you have a rental property or AirBnB, and want the system to be off unless somebody adjusts the Puck, create a Schedule Event that sets the room to Inactive all day for each day of the week (we recommend setting the start and end time for the event to 12:00 am).

This will allow guests to rotate the Puck to set a desired temperature and will creates a temporary hold that activates the system.  You can make use of the 3, 8, or 24-hour default hold duration settings to clear this hold automatically, or as guests check out you can remotely clear the holds via the Flair app which will set the rooms back to Inactive. 

Its recommended for rental properties that you set your "Away Mode" to "Smart Away".  This allows Flair's Smart Away protections to step in if the room gets too hot or too cold while the home is set to Away

Remote Sensor Occupancy

When using Flair's Remote Sensor Occupancy feature you should create a schedule event that sets rooms with remote sensors to Inactive during the hours that you want occupancy readings to dictate the Active/Inactive status of that room.