Zone switch turns off immediately after being turned on, but zone keeps running

[turboc1208]

Home Assistant release with the issue:

0.80.3

Last working Home Assistant release (if known): Unknown

Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.):

Linux Venv Component/platform:

Rachio

Description of problem: When I activate the switch for a zone, the switch turns on, the sprinkler starts running. The switch immediately turns off but the sprinkler keeps going.

Problem-relevant configuration.yaml entries and (fill out even if it seems unimportant):

rachio:
  api_key:  Youdontreallyneedtoknowthis

panel_iframe:
  rachio:
    title: Rachio
    url: "https://app_rach.io"
    icon: mdi:water-pump

Traceback (if applicable):

(homeassistant) homeassistant@hass3:~/.homeassistant$ tail -f home-assistant.log -n 100000 | grep rachio
2018-10-21 09:29:08 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded rachio from homeassistant.components.rachio
2018-10-21 09:29:08 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up rachio
2018-10-21 09:29:09 INFO (SyncWorker_4) [homeassistant.components.rachio] Using Rachio API as user "my@email.com"
2018-10-21 09:29:09 INFO (SyncWorker_4) [homeassistant.components.rachio] 1 Rachio device(s) found
2018-10-21 09:29:09 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain rachio took 1.3 seconds.
2018-10-21 09:29:09 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded switch.rachio from homeassistant.components.switch.rachio
2018-10-21 09:29:09 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.switch] Setting up switch.rachio
2018-10-21 09:29:09 INFO (SyncWorker_15) [homeassistant.components.switch.rachio] Rachio run time is 0:10:00
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new switch.rachio entity: switch.front_central
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (SyncWorker_15) [homeassistant.components.switch.rachio] 8 Rachio switch(es) added
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new switch.rachio entity: switch.front_left
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new switch.rachio entity: switch.back_left
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new switch.rachio entity: switch.rachioXXXXXX_in_standby_mode
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new switch.rachio entity: switch.front_flowerbed
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new switch.rachio entity: switch.back_away
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new switch.rachio entity: switch.back_house
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new switch.rachio entity: switch.driveway
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded binary_sensor.rachio from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor.rachio
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.binary_sensor] Setting up binary_sensor.rachio
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (SyncWorker_3) [homeassistant.components.binary_sensor.rachio] 1 Rachio binary sensor(s) added
2018-10-21 09:29:10 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.entity_registry] Registered new binary_sensor.rachio entity: binary_sensor.rachioXXXXXX_online
2018-10-21 09:33:47 INFO (SyncWorker_6) [homeassistant.components.rachio] Stopped watering of all zones on Rachio controller "Rachio-XXXXXX"
2018-10-21 09:39:45 INFO (SyncWorker_2) [homeassistant.components.rachio] Stopped watering of all zones on Rachio controller "Rachio-XXXXXX"
^C

Additional information:

[uchagani]

i've seen the same behavior for the RainMachine also

[bmorgan99]

I also have the Standby issue stated in #17667, HA Standby state not following rachio state, but my zone switches also do not follow rachio's actual state. Neither using the rachio app in manual mode or via schedule, or using the HA switch (which does fire up the zone, though) triggers a change. History also shows no change.

All app control is done via LAN, not WAN. FWIW, I use several other cloud components that work properly: ecobee, hue, Amazon, Google, etc. HA cloud, too.

Setting hass_url_override to WAN or LAN address didn't help.

Running 0.80.3 - 0.86.2 HassOS 1.11 - 1.13 on rp3

[turboc1208]

Any work being done on this? I know it's the dead of winter, but I have faith that spring is coming and it would be nice if this worked.

[therimmer96]

Is this still an issue you are experiencing? Can you please try upgrading to the latest version of Home Assistant (0.90) and report back if this is still a problem? Thanks!

[bmorgan99]

Same issues for me.

Hassio 0.90.1

[turboc1208]

Can't try it yet, irrigation is turned off for the winter. Hopefully we can get it turned back on in the next couple of weeks. But it seems bmorgan99 is still having the same problem so I imagine I will see the same issue.

[turboc1208]

I have my irrigation system back on now and I'm still seeing the same results. I did a little more playing around and found that as stated earlier when I turn on a switch, it turns off after a couple of seconds. If I turn it back on and quickly turn it off (before it has a chance to turn itself off), it does sent the turn off message and shuts off the zone. So it seems that for some reason the switch is getting set to off in the system without sending the message to the sprinkler. But if the switch is caught in the on state then clicking it to turn it off works.

[mdw73]

I can confirm this behavior, too.

0.92.2 Hassio (HassOS 2.11)

When I start a zone, the switch stays "on" for a few seconds and then moves to the "off" position, but the sprinklers continue to run for their default time. Expected behavior is that the switch should stay in the "on" position while the sprinklers are running.

In this scenario, (after the switch has returned to the "off" position), I am unable to turn the sprinklers off. Pressing the switch again just starts the default time over.

Note: If I turn the switch off before it moves itself to the "off" position, I am able to turn the sprinklers off. For testing purposes, this is pretty quick--no more than a few seconds.

I am currently testing Home Assistant so I can migrate off of HomeSeer and would definitely like the Rachio functionality to work correctly. Let me know how I can help or if there's other data I can provide. I'm also interested in enhancements to the plug-in if anybody is interested--again, let me know how I can help.

[OrangeFlick]

Same here. Would love this to work correctly. Eventing does not hit groups or "lights" that are mapped. Currently, just command to control.

[smallrebelarmy]

Same issues here. Zone turns off immediately after being turned on.

Hassio 0.96.5 on rp4

[bmorgan99]

My zone switches now work as they should. When I send a turn_on to switch.whatever in node-red, they stay on. Not sure when this started as I haven't checked in a long while. This also turns on/off standby mode in the cloud, but still no state change in HA. So close.

hassio 98.3

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[reisfni]

Same issue here... I added my Rachio to SmartThings for now as that seems to work better, but would love to have it work natively in Hassio.