diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pilight/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/pilight/__init__.py
index 2688b15e837..e8cc0862a53 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/pilight/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pilight/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
+from pilight import pilight
+
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import track_point_in_utc_time
 from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
@@ -59,7 +61,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
 
 def setup(hass, config):
     """Set up the Pilight component."""
-    from pilight import pilight
 
     host = config[DOMAIN][CONF_HOST]
     port = config[DOMAIN][CONF_PORT]
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pilight/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/pilight/services.yaml
index e69de29bb2d..cc6141fdd91 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/pilight/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pilight/services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+send:
+  description: Send RF code to Pilight device
+  fields:
+    protocol:
+      description: 'Protocol that Pilight recognizes. See https://manual.pilight.org/protocols/index.html for supported protocols and additional parameters that each protocol supports'
+      example: 'lirc'