Day before (trash/recycle) to use with automation reminder

[itajackass]

Hi, i read all your code but i don't understand what is the sensor variable you use to set the day for reminder ONE DAY before the trash is picked up by trash-veicle.

For example if the trash pickup day is 2019-03-15...then the trash day reminder must be 2019-03-14.....i don't understand where you set it..

I think here:

Recycle - Pickup schedule is every other week.

Set the day to a day before the actual day leaving time for reminders

But from your code i don't undestand where you compare (pickup day minus 1day) with today... Where do you calculate pickupday minus 1 day?

[JamesMcCarthy79]

Hi to set the trash or recycle day you need to set the input select you created to the day before trash or recycle day.

You can also add these to the front end but unless they change then you really only need to set them up once.

[itajackass]

Hi, so probably is a traslation problem in italian or misunderstanding... Let me know:

Pickup day is the day when I have to carry out the trash for tomorrow.... or pickup day is the day when the council vehicle come to get trash in my street?

[MZorzy]

@itajackass if in your town pick up trash in the (too early ;-) ) morning i think the best way is set an apposite (google/other) calendar with some "domani raccolgono secco" (tomorrow pigkup ...) time start day before in the afternoon when home and can see/ put out trash time end 23:59. with google calendar you can also delete/move scheduled holiday without trash's pikup

[itajackass]

@mzorzy why not set input_select as day of effective town pickup day.... And in the automation for notification check if today == pickup_day minus 1 day? Is it not more clear?

[JamesMcCarthy79]

I set my notification for the day before so I can then set a notification before I go to bed to remind me to take out the bins. I use Node-RED for my automations so have set it up to watch my calendar for changes to my schedule.