diff --git a/wash/src/wash/control/TemperatureController.java b/wash/src/wash/control/TemperatureController.java
index 2a7da82..cbda2d9 100644
--- a/wash/src/wash/control/TemperatureController.java
+++ b/wash/src/wash/control/TemperatureController.java
@@ -2,17 +2,90 @@ package wash.control;
 
 import actor.ActorThread;
 import wash.io.WashingIO;
+import wash.control.WashingMessage.Order;
 
-public class TemperatureController extends ActorThread<WashingMessage> {
-
-    // TODO: add attributes
+public final class TemperatureController extends ActorThread<WashingMessage> {
+    private WashingIO io;
+    private Heater heater;
+    private WashingMessage m;
 
     public TemperatureController(WashingIO io) {
-        // TODO
+        this.io = io;
+        heater = new Heater(40);
+    }
+
+    protected void sendAck() {
+        m.sendAck(this);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void run() {
-        // TODO
+        heater.start();
+
+        while (true) {
+            m = poll(60000 / Settings.SPEEDUP).orElse(new WashingMessage(this, Order.NOOP));
+
+            switch (m.order()) {
+                case Order.TEMP_SET_40 -> heater.setTarget(40);
+                case Order.TEMP_SET_60 -> heater.setTarget(60);
+                case Order.TEMP_IDLE -> heater.setTarget(0);
+                default -> {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Heater class that extends Thread and controls the temperature
+     * of the washing machine.
+     * 
+     * Note that the heater has access to local variables in the
+     * TemperatureController class.
+     */
+    class Heater extends Thread {
+        double target;
+        boolean hovering;
+
+        Heater(double target) {
+            this.target = target;
+            this.hovering = false;
+        }
+
+        synchronized public void setTarget(double target) {
+            this.target = target;
+            this.hovering = false;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            double current;
+            while (!isInterrupted()) {
+                current = io.getTemperature();
+
+                if (io.getWaterLevel() == 0) {
+                    io.heat(false);
+                    usleep(60000 / Settings.SPEEDUP);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (current < target) {
+                    io.heat(true);
+                }
+
+                else if (current >= target) {
+                    io.heat(false);
+                    if(!hovering) {
+                        sendAck();
+                        hovering = true;
+                        usleep(60000 / Settings.SPEEDUP);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                usleep(60000 / Settings.SPEEDUP);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }