# Trouble setting Thermostat HeatingCooling Mode via HomeKit Add-on

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/trouble-setting-thermostat-heatingcooling-mode-via-homekit-add-on/20368>\
**Category:** 3rd Party\
**Tags:** thermostat, homekit, nest\
**Created:** [January 15, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/trouble-setting-thermostat-heatingcooling-mode-via-homekit-add-on/20368 "2017-01-15T20:42:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tobi77](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/d2c977/32.png) [@Tobi77](https://community.openhab.org/u/Tobi77)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/trouble-setting-thermostat-heatingcooling-mode-via-homekit-add-on/20368/11 "2019-02-02T13:04:47Z")

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Dear all,

I have a related issue. I have no clue how to find the right replacements (if needed) for matching the Homekit mode strings with the ones fitting to my thermostat:

> [@Thermostat items for voice control (Echo/Alexa and Google Assistant)](https://community.openhab.org/t/thermostat-items-for-voice-control-echo-alexa-and-google-assistant/65912):
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> I own the beautiful Spirit thermostat ([ZWave Thing | openHAB](https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/zwave/thing.html?manufacturer=eurotronic&file=spirit_0_0.html)) and I would like to set the temperature via Echo/Google Assistant voice commands. I found those recommendations from the Echo binding thread: … and from Homekit binding: What is the relation between the 13 modes the thermostat is able to run (see device page above) and the “homekit:HeatingCoolingMode” setting? And how will I use it? Will the user call these Homekit modes (how?) and I should translate it to the corresponding opera…

If the issue here was resolved: Could you recommend a solution in that thread? Thanks.

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