Comfort range
An area’s comfort range is just two numbers — a lower and an upper bound — that unawair uses to decide “the room is fine, do nothing / temperature has dropped below the floor, start heating / temperature has gone above the ceiling, start cooling.” This page covers how to pick those two numbers and how to adjust them over time.
For how to enter the range in the UI, see Create an area.
What the range decides
Section titled “What the range decides”On each 10-minute tick, unawair drives cooling, heating, and the AC’s set temperature so that the room stays inside the comfort range. Once the temperature has settled stably inside the range, it switches to the idle behaviour (low or off) configured on the area.
The narrower the range, the more frequently unawair adjusts the AC; the wider the range, the more drift it tolerates.
Input rules
Section titled “Input rules”The range editor enforces these rules so you can’t enter an invalid value:
- Each bound is between 18°C and 30°C
- Values snap to 0.5°C steps (no 0.1°C precision)
- The difference between the bounds is at least 1.5°C — too tight a range would oscillate at the boundary (cool kicks in, drops just below, heat kicks in, etc.)
Suggested values
Section titled “Suggested values”unawair uses one range year-round — it does not auto-switch by season. So pick a band that feels comfortable in both summer and winter.
| Use case | Suggested range |
|---|---|
| Default (work-from-home, living room, bedroom — somewhere you spend most of the year) | 22°C – 26°C |
| Slightly energy-conscious (let the AC rest more) | 20°C – 27°C |
| Tight, no-personal-preference (office-like strict control) | 23°C – 25.5°C (the bounds at the 1.5°C minimum) |
When in doubt, start at 22°C – 26°C and adjust one bound at a time after using it for a few days.
Fine-tuning
Section titled “Fine-tuning”After running for a few days to a week, if something feels off, nudge one bound at a time:
- Too warm: lower the upper bound by 0.5°C (e.g. 26 → 25.5).
- Too cold: raise the lower bound by 0.5°C (e.g. 22 → 22.5).
- The AC keeps flipping between cool and heat near the boundary: widen the gap (from 1.5°C to 2°C+).
Different values per room
Section titled “Different values per room”Ranges are per-area, so bedroom, living room and office can each have their own. A natural split: bedroom cooler at night (20°C – 24°C), living room standard (22°C – 26°C).
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”- Create an area — if you haven’t set up an area yet.