epodegrid
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2 months ago Hello!
Thanks for bringing this up. I also find similar issues when using the app and the homeassistant integration simultaneously. I've noticed that the ecostream unit only handles one websocket client at any time. I tried this using postman, and when I connect to the unit using postman, the app and the homeassistant integration get websocket errors.
So unfortunately, I don't think you can use both app and the homeassistant integration very well together. The integration has a retry method, so even if the app connects temporarily, the integration will override the connection and connect to the unit again. There's not much I can do about this to be honest, since the device handles connection this way, and retry method is important for the integration to recover from network issues.
About the 3 issues you've mentioned I can only suppose the following:
- The device is not reading data from the app or the app is not sending data the way it should do, when the integration is connected, and the above mentioned network conflict happens. Hence, the day and night schedules might not be working.
- The auto reaction function should be working as normal. It works for me, during showers and stuff, the fan ramps up and the ventilation is at max. So I don't really know why it's not working for you.
- The integration should not override your speed settings. I'm guessing again that this issue is because of the network conflict, probably because the integration takes over, before the app can even send out the settings data.
While I don't have a complete solution, here's what I can recommend as a fix (this is how I have my setup):
- Move everything to homeassistant and use automations in there for managing your unit. So HASS becomes the brains of the unit.
- Use a mixture of datasets and devices for automations Eg: I have a couple of cheap zigbee xiaomi temp and humidity sensors, and I use the following automation in Homeassistant to run the ecostream unit at max speed if certain events happen:
Similarly, I also have:
Hope this helps! I'll leave the issue open for your response, and if someone else has a solution, they can also respond in this discussions.
Cheers!
ikbenfrank
Hey,
First off, thanks for starting the project. This was the last piece of our home climate control that wasn't connected to home assistant.
I tried the project for the past week and I also use the Buva app. In the app I have the following settings:
Problem: when I have the integration active the schedule doesn't work anymore and it's not reacting to sensors like humidity after the shower. When I have the app open the ventilation mode is constantly overrided. I added a screenshot from the Buva app. When I look at the fan speed in home assistant then it's also constant in quiet/low mode and not in auto mode. I don't use the switch to have it max for 30 minutes.
Let me know if I need to provide logs or if this is to be expected from the integration. Thanks in advance. Dear regards, Frank