Automaction that repeats x times per day

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I have been through the other similar topics but I have been unable to modify them to suit

I am very new to home assistant but have been able to get this working.

It monitors my energy consumption via a shelly em and if I start exporting (I have solar) it switches on my hot water immersion heater for 30mins then it loops back and checks for export again

what I would like it to do is only run 4 times each day and send a message to my phone once its run 4 times when send a message to my phone.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give

id: ‘164917665xxxx’
alias: Export test 5
description: ‘’
trigger:

  • platform: homeassistant
    event: start
  • type: power
    platform: device
    device_id: 488fab9b0af4d2cbd4b84e65c596xxxx
    entity_id: sensor.shelly_em_channel_1_power
    domain: sensor
    for:
    hours: 0
    minutes: 2
    seconds: 0
    below: -800
    action:
  • type: turn_on
    device_id: 3552de8c5a7b066650d22b851490xxxx
    entity_id: switch.house_water_heater_socket_1
    domain: switch
  • delay:
    hours: 0
    minutes: 30
    seconds: 0
    milliseconds: 0
  • type: turn_off
    device_id: 3552de8c5a7b066650d22b851490xxxx
    entity_id: switch.house_water_heater_socket_1
    domain: switch
  • service: notify.mobile_app_pauls_iphone
    data:
    message: Hot water has run for 30 mins
    mode: single
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For a start you need to format your code properly. Please read this, it deals with it.

Also where did you get that automation code, it makes no sense at all.

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I have 0 experience with home assistant but this code works, I understand its not pretty but that’s why I am here so that hopefully someone can help. I’ll try and format the code better now

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Could you please help with how to copy code from the .yaml file and retain the formatting ?

whenever I copy and paste is loses all the spacing and colour

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To format your code all you do is add ``` to the beginning and again at the end… NO biggie, I’ve made worse mistakes posting :slight_smile: OR if you see above when you type there is </> hit that and put your code where it says ‘type or paste code here’ or something like that :slight_smile:

Like this:

- type: entities
          <<: *card_mod_transparent
          entities:
            - sensor.right_kitchen_window_battery
            - binary_sensor.right_kitchen_window_contact
            - sensor.sink_kitchen_window_battery
            - binary_sensor.sink_kitchen_window_contact

It doesn’t copy correctly at times… but go back and look at your code and fix the spacing and things that aren’t right :slight_smile: The above example is spaced incorrectly but that’s how it copied… before I posted [if I had an actual question about it] I would fix it from looking at my code where I copied it. :slight_smile: Like this → 

- type: entities
   <<: *card_mod_transparent
   entities:
       - sensor.right_kitchen_window_battery
       - binary_sensor.right_kitchen_window_contact
       - sensor.sink_kitchen_window_battery
       - binary_sensor.sink_kitchen_window_contact
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I don’t have time to fully write up yaml but to solve this problem I would use an [input _number](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/input_number/) to keep track of how many times the automation turns on. Then in your automation you will have to add a [condition](https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/conditions/) that checks the numeric_state of your input_number is below 4 and you will also have to add an action that increases the input _number by one.
You will then need another automation that calls a notify service when the input _number reaches four.
You will then need another automation that resets the input _number to zero at midnight or whatever time you want.