# Bellfires fireplace Mertik maxitrol 868mhz
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815
**Category:** Devices
**Created:** [November 16, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815 "2019-11-16T15:25:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Marina\_Rietveld](https://community.homey.app/u/Marina_Rietveld)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/1 "2019-11-16T15:25:07Z")
I have a fireplce with remote, Mertik Maxitrol 868mhz. I can controle the fireplace with GH and join tasker. But I also want to controle it with Homey, for my dashboard. Is there anybody that have any idea how to do that? I understood that homey can’t controle 868mhz…
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### Author:  [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/2 "2019-11-17T14:07:34Z")
> **[Request device support for Homey](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPKV_joWXvvtACKuOdvDILbAzipk8mer0H4ZfOpJEthg-ibA/viewform)**
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> If you have a device that is not currently working with Homey, you can request support here.
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### Author:  [@Bram\_ten\_Have](https://community.homey.app/u/Bram_ten_Have)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/3 "2019-11-30T15:31:51Z")
I’ve filled-in such request also.
If I could learn how to place the Homey 868 MHz feature in some kind of “learning” state, we could copy the signals.
(but I’m not a typical person to develop such myself - and help would certainly be appreciated!)
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### Author:  [@Bastiaan\_Sanders](https://community.homey.app/u/Bastiaan_Sanders)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/4 "2020-06-13T12:49:20Z")
Hi, I have a also 868 MHz Bellfire fireplace. I tried to copy the signals with the Homey Develop tools, but is does not record anything. I think the signal is encrypted somehow. I also have a wifi box connected to the fireplace, and the Bellfire app on my phone. That works perfect. There should be a way to use the sourcecode from the Android app, to create an App for Homey… But I’ve not figured it out yet. Hope anyone can help.
Regards,
Bastiaan
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### Author:  [@RoyB](https://community.homey.app/u/RoyB)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2020, 8:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/5 "2020-11-02T08:31:13Z")
The signal of the fireplace is of an advanced algorithm and cannot simply be “learned” by homey. An app would have to be made. I have reverse engineered the 868 signal mostly (and put it online for whoever wants it), but I didn’t go further than that.
I saw that the 868 SDK of homey is regarded as buggy by some people in this forum, so I bought the Wifi Control box and made a Homey app for that. I am lazy.
Here is the 868 signal definition, if someone wants to try and make an app for it:
> **[rbrondgeest/mertik-868-protocol](https://github.com/rbrondgeest/mertik-868-protocol)**
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> An effort to reverse engineer the wireless signal for Mertik Maxitrol 868MHz controlled fireplace - rbrondgeest/mertik-868-protocol
And here is my app for the wifi box:
> **[rbrondgeest/homey-mertik-wifi](https://github.com/rbrondgeest/homey-mertik-wifi)**
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> Homey plugin to control Mertik Wifi Connected fireplace - rbrondgeest/homey-mertik-wifi
The wifi app is a work in progress, i will be finishing it in the next few days.
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### Author:  [@RoyB](https://community.homey.app/u/RoyB)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/6 "2020-11-02T08:52:57Z")
It would be nice if you could test my app and give me feedback @Bastiaan_Sanders It can currently only control the lighting, but I am adding the actual fire control in the next few days.
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### Author:  [@Bastiaan\_Sanders](https://community.homey.app/u/Bastiaan_Sanders)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/7 "2020-12-10T23:00:33Z")
Hey Roy,
Great to see you have ben busy with this…
Just started testing. I sent you a message to discuss.
Regards,
Bastiaan
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### Author:  [@Ruskov](https://community.homey.app/u/Ruskov)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/8 "2021-02-15T19:43:47Z")
Hi,
Great you are working on this. Unfortunately I’m a absolute beginner with Homey and it’s applications. Any suggestion how to get this done by dummies?
Cheers, J.
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### Author:  [@Jay\_Bexx](https://community.homey.app/u/Jay_Bexx)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/bellfires-fireplace-mertik-maxitrol-868mhz/20815/9 "2022-01-29T22:38:25Z")
Is there already a working app to control the Bellfire fireplaces.
I am also a beginner with domotica.