Ability to limit virtual climates to heat + off only

[lichtl]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I run multiple types of Zigbee TVRs as well as some DECT ones. Some of them do offer beside off and heat also an automatic mode (this can be used for example to use them on some internal schedulers).

Describe the solution you'd like It would be great having an option to limit the "virtual" climates over TVR to only report heat + off (probably via a checkbox during setup) to then have all versatile thermostat generated climates looking the same.

Additional context Below a tile screenshot. The first 2 TVRs offer the auto mode (which is then passed through). It would be great if they only would offer the heat + off like the 3 ones below

[lichtl]

Below some different TVRs data (Zigbee + DECT).

hvac_modes:
  - 'off'
  - heat
min_temp: 5
max_temp: 30
target_temp_step: 0.5
preset_modes:
  - none
  - auto
  - manual
  - holiday
current_temperature: 20.7
temperature: 17
preset_mode: manual
battery_low: false
boost_timeset_countdown: 0
child_lock: UNLOCK
comfort_temperature: 21
current_heating_setpoint: 17
eco_temperature: 19
error_status: 0
frost_protection: 'OFF'
heating_stop: 'OFF'
holiday_start_stop: 2021/01/01 01:01 | 2021/01/01 01:01
holiday_temperature: 17
last_seen: '2023-10-19T07:36:31.282Z'
linkquality: 87
local_temperature: 20.7
local_temperature_calibration: 0
online: 'ON'
open_window: 'OFF'
open_window_temperature: 14
preset: manual
schedule:
  schedule: 06:00/19 18:00/19
  week_day: monday
schedule_friday: 06:00/19 18:00/19 24:00/18
schedule_monday: 06:00/19 18:00/19 24:00/18
schedule_saturday: 06:00/19 18:00/19 24:00/18
schedule_sunday: 06:00/19 18:00/19 24:00/18
schedule_thursday: 06:00/19 18:00/19 24:00/18
schedule_tuesday: 06:00/19 18:00/19 24:00/18
schedule_wednesday: 06:00/19 18:00/19 24:00/18
system_mode: heat
update:
  installed_version: -1
  latest_version: -1
  state: idle
update_available: null
working_day: mon_sun
friendly_name: Thermostat Carsten Zigbee
supported_features: 17

hvac_modes:
  - 'off'
  - heat
  - auto
min_temp: 5
max_temp: 30
target_temp_step: 0.5
current_temperature: 21.2
temperature: 17
anti_scaling: 'ON'
away_mode: 'OFF'
battery_low: false
child_lock: UNLOCK
current_heating_setpoint: 17
frost_detection: 'ON'
heating: null
last_seen: '2023-10-19T07:39:17.396Z'
linkquality: 102
local_temperature: 21.2
local_temperature_calibration: 0
system_mode: heat
window_detection: 'OFF'
friendly_name: Thermostat Bad Zigbee
supported_features: 1

hvac_modes:
  - heat
  - 'off'
min_temp: 8
max_temp: 28
preset_modes:
  - eco
  - comfort
current_temperature: 21
temperature: 19.5
preset_mode: null
battery_low: false
battery_level: 40
holiday_mode: false
summer_mode: false
window_open: false
friendly_name: 'Comet DECT #7 Wohnzimmer Hinten'
supported_features: 17

[jmcollin78]

Hello @lichtl ,

There is many others hvac_mode which can be useful for others (mines have: heat, cool, off, auto). Limiting to heat and off will be very restrictive for others and seems very specific to your case. Ideally a list of hvac_mode should be choosen from what the underlying says, but this seems complex to do and not very useful.

I think I will not implement this.

But thank you for your report.

Note: I wonder if there is possibility to restrict the hvac_modes displayed directly on the UI component itself. Typically with the simple thermostat, it seems possible to limit the hvac using the control configuration.