Alert for Water use with rtlamr2mqtt?

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I’ve been trying to create an automation to sense a water leak using rtlamr2mqtt, but I can’t figure it out. I feel like I’m missing something obvious, but when I got to create the automation and choose my Water Sensor as the device and try to set the Trigger as Numeric state, I can choose consumption, but need to set a specific number, which continuously climbs. I need a way to alert me when a set number of gallons has been used over time, but can’t figure out the logic. Can anyone help me see what I’m missing?

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Of course, I’ve been trying to figure this out, but the day after I finally post I figure it out. Mods, feel free to delete this topic as it won’t let me.

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Hey, i’m trying to do the same (monitor water usage over time). I would like to detect things like leaving the garden hose open for hours (high consumption over several hours). Could you share what you found? .Thanks

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My first step was to create three helpers under Settings. I created three Utility Meter helpers, one with a Meter reset cycle of Hourly, one with a reset cycle of Daily, and one with a reset Cycle of Monthly. I then created an Automation to alert me with the Last Period from Hourly Water Use is above (whatever amount you want to set). I set mine for 60 gallons and it’s only fired once, so you may need to tweak the amount you want it to warn you at. If your worried about a slow leak, you could also set it to alert you if a set amount (10 gallons for instance) was above over a set number of hours.

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Thanks, I’ll look into it.