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jmcollin78 / versatile_thermostat

A full featured Thermostat for Home Assistant: presets, window, motion, presence and overpowering management
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[5.0.1] Missing AC presence values in configuration... #285

Closed MaxWaldorf closed 11 months ago

MaxWaldorf commented 11 months ago

The default setting page when ticking the AC box is correct but the presence doesn't offer any AC dedicated presets for presence...

jmcollin78 commented 11 months ago

Strange. I have automated test for this which are working as expected. Can you please send the exact sequence of configuration screen which reproduce this issue. Will try to reproduce myself, but yesterday when publishing 5.0.1 I have done a lot of automated and manual tests.

MaxWaldorf commented 11 months ago

Here are the relevant pages: image image image

jmcollin78 commented 11 months ago

Hello, I guess this is normal. A switch cannot manage both mode (heat and cool) but only heat or only cool. There is no way to change the hvac_mode of a switch. So for a switch with ac_mode checked you only give the target temperature of the ac mode.

I know this can be a few confusing.

And you miss the preset screen in the configuration, I guess.

MaxWaldorf commented 11 months ago

Well I did manage to have an automation to switch the heat pump between summer and winter mode (heat / cool)...

In this case, the thermostat card offers both heat and cool which is confusing because it should one or the other if I understand your point.

Anyway, I'm evaluating what to do with version 5 given that it is changing again my approach on saving heat and cool and electricity...

jmcollin78 commented 11 months ago

OK in that case, the switch is certainly not the best mode. It is only to turn on / turn off an equipment but cannot switch between the both mode.

The correct type if certainly the over_climate. Just change the type of your VTherm, set the climate entity you should already have with your equipment and then you will have what you want.

MaxWaldorf commented 11 months ago

It is not ideal but that was a layer on top of your plug-in.

I didn't like the fact that heat pump was on all the time and overheating the room even with adaptation.

Some heat pump presets are way too inaccurate compared to 3rd party sensors that have a 0,1 precision.

I end up with +1 to +2c over temp...

So making a switch automation on top allows me to have better control over it so far.

I'll rethink the strategy later...

jmcollin78 commented 11 months ago

I end up with +1 to +2c over temp...

With sekf-regulation, you should not have this.

My strategy is the following: