Flair Bridge
You'll need a Flair Bridge to be a hub for your Flair system. The Bridge is plugged into power and connected to your internet. It communicates with Flair Pucks and Smart Vents using RF (radio frequency) signals. The Bridge comes with an ethernet cable, a USB C cable, and a power adapter. The Bridge can be optionally connected to the internet using WiFi.
Central Systems
Each room with Smart Vents needs a temperature sensor so Flair can keep track of temperature changes in the room.
For Flair homes not using an integrated smart thermostat, Flair Pucks are used as temperature sensors.
For Flair homes using an integrated ecobee or Honeywell T9 / T10 smart thermostat, Flair can read the temperature from the thermostat and their room sensors, so you may use these room sensors instead of a Puck. When using room sensors to read the temperature in Flair, we recommend using a Flair Bridge as the hub.
For Flair homes with an integrated Google Nest smart thermostat, Flair can read the temperature from the thermostat itself, but you must use Flair Pucks to read the temperature in rooms with Smart Vents. Unfortunately, Google Nest does not allow third-party access to its room sensor data, so Nest room sensors cannot be used with Flair. Once Google opens up its room sensor data, Flair will implement support for using Nest room sensors.
Mini Splits, Window Units, and Portables
You'll need one Flair Puck per mini split indoor head unit. You can use these Pucks as Sensor Pucks and use a Bridge as a hub. Or you can configure one Puck as a Gateway Puck and use that as the hub.
Ducted Mini Split Systems
This requires purchasing a wall-mounted IR receiver (check with your mini split manufacturer). Replace the thermostat with the wall-mounted receiver and use a Gateway Puck to control the receiver.
If your ducted system uses vents in a size we carry, you can optionally replace your vents with Smart Vents and use a Puck in each room to read the temperature. In this scenario, we recommend using a Bridge as a hub vs a Gateway Puck.
Large Systems
For large systems, we recommend using a Bridge as a hub.