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Automated Cooling
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Remember that a fan does not cool the environment. It cools you due to pushing the hot air away from you, but it does not actually cool the air itself. I have a dumb window air conditioning unit in my room that I've connected to a smart plug and I'm using the forecast temperature from the weather provider to automate it turning on. Eventually, I think I'll actually get a temperature sensor and switch the automation from the online forecast to the sensor instead. But the online forecast is cheaper, so that's how I've at least started out.
One step further actually, you’re directly dumping heat into the room by running the fan.