Automation based on Battery SoC does not run when conditions are met

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Hello everyone,

I’m working on an Automation to start my dishwasher when the following is met:

Trigger: Solar Battery SoC is above 30%
Conditions: Dishwasher door is closed
AND Remote Start is enabled (little button so it knows it’s ready to be started)

My problem is: when the battery is above 30% but the door not closed or remote start not set, it doesn’t run and doesn’t try again. But I can’t use the door as a trigger because we close it all the time without us enabling remote start so the kids don’t get to the dishes. And I can’t base it one remote start because when I enable it the door has to be open so it can’t start in that moment, so not all conditions met there as well.

I thought about checking periodically after remote start is enabled but I don’t really want that. I’m pretty sure I’m missing something simple in the logic itself and I hope someone can point me in the right direction!

Cheers

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Add some more triggers and conditions.

Trigger: Solar Battery SoC is above 30%, Dishwasher door from open to closed, Remote Start from disable to enabled

Conditions: Dishwasher door is closed, AND Solar Battery SoC is above 30%, AND Remote Start is enabled

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Oh my God it is so simple I hate it.

When I close the door and remote start enabled but not enough SoC it doesn’t trigger it but when the battery reaches that later it does. When I have enough SoC it triggers as soon as I close the door.

I think I don’t need to add remote start to enabled as a trigger because the door is open when pressing the button so the condition will never be met. But it’s enough when it checks as soon as the door closes if it is enabled as a condition.

Thank you!

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