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Expose entity type Valve with HomeKit Bridge integration
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Description
## Expose entity type Valve with HomeKit Bridge integration
That would be great if we can expose entity type Valve with HomeKit Bridge integration.
**Additional context**
I'd like to control my sprinkler valve and make it accessible with the iOS Home application.
It can be exposed as 4 HomeKit types according to HomeKit doc: [HMCharacteristicValueValveType](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/homekit/hmcharacteristicvaluevalvetype
):
Type | Key
-- | --
0 | Water Valve |
1 | Irrigation (Sprinkler) |
2 | Shower |
3 | Tap / Faucet

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Research direction
Review the HomeKit Bridge integration and Apple’s HMCharacteristicValueValveType documentation linked in the issue. Determine how a Valve entity should map to the four HomeKit valve types, then verify that a sprinkler valve can be exposed and controlled from the iOS Home application.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100