I have 5 rooms with Fans, and all of them have Ceiling fans. If I say "Alexa turn on fan" it trips over everything and really just wants to mess with my Ecobee. I can say "Alexa turn on bedroom fan" and that works fine, but just like turn on and off lights, is there a way that anyone has come up…

I did but it requires Node Red. Check on the Echo Speaks thread to see if Echo Speaks has a way to act based on which Echo device heard the command. If you have gone down the Node Red rabbit hole or plan to, let me know.

You used to be able to do this with Echo Speaks. There was an API change back the end of last year that screwed that up. The developer says it will be a big undertaking to fix and AFAIK it has not done it yet.

I moved a few months ago into a rental house so didn't install my inovelli fan controllers. Therefore I am not sure my Node Red method would work currently.

Same here. I encountered several issues such as confusing with Ecobee actions, and inability to handle speed control. I finally gave up and created a special phrase such as "Make it spin like Michael Jackson" and used an Alexa routine to take the appropriate action. I am not making this up.

I am curious about node red I suppose then.

[image] eaton.blumenstein: is there a way that anyone has come up with to get fans to be specific to the room that you are in? Use Google Home :joy:

Try here and then the link to other thread in that post: [image] Node Red Room Aware Voice Control 🚧 Developers Hello all. I want to be able to say a direct command against Alexa or Google Assistant without skill invocation, and then receive the request within Node Red a…

I just tried it to be sure, but I thought if you put your Echo and whatever lights in an Amazon app room, that it would turn things on and off per room. I don't have a fan in this room, but it does turn the lights on and off when I just say "turn light on" and not the specific light name "computer …

She seems to have a mind of her own regarding rooms/groups. Sometimes she plays ball without specifying the room in the command, other times not so much - with any/all devices that share a similar name. EG: Echo turn on the ceiling light, or Echo close the blind. Sometimes she figures out you mean …

You can only set the lights, fans and other stuff do not work in that fashion

Alexa turn on fan in room

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stephen_nutt June 20, 2022, 9:13pm 9

Try here and then the link to other thread in that post: