Home Assistant

thanks i dont think it does with energia..

Ah so it has been moved over to the GUI, didn't realise.

When setting up the utility meter you just type them into the supported tarriff box, just type in night and enter and it will add

them.

It will then create these other helpers automatically by adding the Day night etc to the Utility meter name

The energy dash, I would suggest. Peak and off-peak showing here:

Akin to this:

Hi folks,

What sensor should be used in the utility meter?

I'm using grid power but I don't think that's right?

It should be a cumulative energy sensor, either overall energy or daily resetting (at midnight).

What numbers are you seeing? Maybe screenshot the helper for us?

thanks yeah i think i was using a power sensor versus energy sensor.. ive switched to using Import Energy Today KWh on my givtcp integration. I'll give it a day or so and see how i get on

it seems waiting indeed is in the answer… the peak sensor i added a couple of hours ago now is availabe in the energy dashboard

Looks like I'm sorted folks, I followed the speak to the geek video which is similar to what you had suggested. Took 24 hours for the sensors to be available on the energy dashboard.

Not sure to be honest..I couldn't figure out which zappi sensor to use so ended up with one of my givenergy sensors off the inverter.

I've started getting this in relation to my solcast integration. It's still working but what do I need to do to fix?

Thanks

Mick

Has anyone done a card like this in home assistant? It's the pinergy app which I had while with them but now I've switched to energia.. their app is still calculating stats so only have daily import amount

Hi folks

Has anyone come across a bathroom extractor fan with humidity sensor that integrates with home assistant?

Thanks

Mick

Looks like vent axia might work

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/vent-axia-svara-app-controlled-extractor-fan/260082/7

Jasus, that's my job for next week! I just purchased a 12V fan for my main bathroom and I was pondering how I'd connect it all into HA. The way I think I'll go at it is that I'll connect the mains transformer onto a Sonoff (or Shelly) and then use a Zigbee Sonoff temperature/humidity sensor right beside the shower to detect when it's in use. I already use this method in my ensuite to switch on a dehumidifier, and it's working really well and has been stable for 3 years now. I'm using a Derivative Sensor to rapidly detect the humidity change and then running the dehumidifier until the RH drops below the average humidity level of the rooms upstairs (as I don't want to dehumidify the room too much).

The other option that I was looking at was using an in-line extractor with a variable fan rate; some of these use a 0v to 10v control system to control the speed, so I was thinking of using ESPHome to control an ESP32 and connect it to a PID controller on the ESP. Dunno the full in's and out's of it, but it's quite doable.

Hi all,

Can someone please possibly tell me as to what is wrong with the way I have these Template Sensors

I started with the one for "heat_power" and it works perfectly. But when I added the two more for "energy_import" and "energy_export", then it broke everything, and "heat_power" stopped working

Why do you want to integrate it with home assistant?

I find we can try to do too much. Just get a decent fan and set and forget it? I think there are some fans that turn on over a certain humidity level.

template:

  - sensor:

      - name: "heat_power"

        unique_id: "heat_power"

        unit_of_measurement: W

        state_class: measurement

        device_class: power

        availability: |

          {{ has_value('sensor.ebusd_hmu_flowtemp') and

             has_value('sensor.ebusd_hmu_returntemp_temps2') and

             has_value('sensor.ebusd_hmu_waterthroughput') }}

        state: >

          {% set t_flow = states('sensor.ebusd_hmu_flowtemp') | float(0) %}

          {% set t_return = states('sensor.ebusd_hmu_returntemp_temps2') | float(0) %}

          {% set flow_rate = states('sensor.ebusd_hmu_waterthroughput') | float(0) %}

          {% set heat_power = flow_rate / 3600 * (t_flow - t_return) * 4186  %}

          {% if heat_power < 7500 %}

            {{ heat_power }}

          {% else %}

            {{ this.state }}

          {% endif %}





      - name: "energy_import"

        unique_id: "energy_import"

        unit_of_measurement: W

        state_class: measurement

        device_class: power

        state: >

          {% set energy_import = states('sensor.myenergi_zappi_12047048_grid_ct2') | float(0) %}

          {% if energy_import > 0 }

            {{ energy_import }}

          {% else %}

            {{ this.state }}

          {% endif %}


      - name: "energy_export"

        unique_id: "energy_export"

        unit_of_measurement: W

        state_class: measurement

        device_class: power

        state: >

          {% set energy_export = states('sensor.myenergi_zappi_12047048_grid_ct2') | float(0) %}

          {% if energy_export < 0 }

            {{ energy_export }}

          {% else %}

            {{ this.state }}

          {% endif %}

Thanks. Didn't even know such a feature existed

it depends what you have.. for me probably seeing my energy usage, solar, battery etc is pretty nice.. ive a few automations as well like getting a notification on the phone when the postbox is open - some with lights on motion sensors as well which are handy.. probably the most useful for the house is ive an automation running which monitors the temp of the water in the hot water cylinder.. once the middle of the tank gets to a certain set point it boosts the hot water circuit from the gas boiler for 30 minutes. means there's never cold water for a shower

I possibly use the history function in HA the most. I recently self installed a Vaillant AroTherm Plus heat pump, and so there are various parameters that I am watching from time to time, as we move into the winter months.

I also use it for looking at the individual cells of my solar battery when they are discharging and charging in the small hours.

The heated door handle can now be automated by proximity and the dancing silhouettes can be triggered by a mmwave. We've come so far! 🤣

what do you use for smart blinds? i was looking at aqara as we have the roller type on chains..

I have a couple of IKEA black out blinds in my office, the are bigger than the window opening so overhang but that doesn't bother me here. In the main house I'd want them to fit inside the open, so would have to use something else like the aqara controller on a chain.