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HCDZ HCDZ-X19782

An infrared replacement remote for Energy Knight and Heat Controller units, needing no programming.

HCDZ replacement remote control for Energy Knight Heat Controller air conditioner

HCDZ HCDZ-X19782

An infrared replacement remote for Energy Knight and Heat Controller units, needing no programming.

For
Energy Knight and Heat Controller B/A-HMC09AS, B/A-HMC12AS, B/A-HMH12AS, MSS-018B/A, MSH-018
Type
IR
Programming
None needed
Batteries
Not included
Instructions
Not included
Universal
No — model specific
Display scale
Not stated by the maker
Range
Not stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B01JRZU788
EAN
6434679310759
  • No programming at all: fit batteries and it works, which is the opposite of the universal remote experience
  • The only remote on this shelf for Energy Knight and Heat Controller units
  • No instructions included, stated by the maker — so an unfamiliar button layout has to be worked out

Best for: An Energy Knight or Heat Controller unit from the listed codes, where the original remote has failed

≈ $17
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Specifications

For
Energy Knight and Heat Controller B/A-HMC09AS, B/A-HMC12AS, B/A-HMH12AS, MSS-018B/A, MSH-018
Type
IR
Programming
None needed
Batteries
Not included
Instructions
Not included
Universal
No — model specific
Display scale
Not stated by the maker
Range
Not stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B01JRZU788
EAN
6434679310759

What the maker puts in writing

  • For Energy Knight and Heat Controller B/A-HMC09AS, B/A-HMC12AS, B/A-HMH12AS, MSS-018B/A, MSH-018
  • IR replacement
  • No programming needed
  • No battery and no instructions included

Four bullets. It is the shortest listing on this shelf, and three of the four are useful.

No programming is the real selling point

The alternative on this shelf is a universal remote that searches for a code — and whose own listing rules out window and portable air conditioners and four named brands.

A model-specific remote arrives knowing the code. That is why seven of these nine exist, and why four of them say NOT UNIVERSAL in capitals.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $17 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions that keep coming up

Is there really nothing to set up?

That is the claim: *No programming needed. Easy to Use, Just put in fresh batteries, then it will work.* A model-specific remote already carries the right code. The universal remote on this shelf has to search for one, and excludes window and portable machines entirely.

No instructions — is that a problem?

Mildly. The listing says neither batteries nor instructions are in the box. The buttons are the same functions in a different arrangement from the original, so it is a matter of a few minutes rather than a manual.

How do I check it fits?

Match one of the five codes — B/A-HMC09AS, B/A-HMC12AS, B/A-HMH12AS, MSS-018B/A or MSH-018 — against the label on your indoor unit. Seven of the nine remotes on this shelf are model-specific and all seven list codes.

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