Badgerman
June 17, 2025, 3:11am
1
Hi,
I am trying to automatically start my washing machine when my solar panels charge external battery to min 25%
I have added that trigger:
wait_for_trigger:
- trigger: numeric_state
entity_id:
- sensor.master_battery
above: 25
continue_on_timeout: true
timeout:
hours: 0
minutes: 30
seconds: 0
milliseconds: 0
The problem is that script not picking up that battery is already above 25% and starts only when timeout is kicked in.
this is from trace:
Wykonano: 17 czerwca 2025 10:30:36
Wynik:
result: true
state: 30
NathanCu
June 17, 2025, 3:24am
2
The numeric state above X trigger only fires when IT CROSSES the threshold you’ll need to find something other to trigger on.
Badgerman
June 17, 2025, 3:26am
3
what do you mean by crosses ?
NathanCu
June 17, 2025, 3:44am
4
It does not fire Because it is now above or below the it fires because the state crossed from above to below or via e versa. It’s a threshold.
It will fire once the moment it crosses from x to y.
If instead it was already y… It never crossed anything. So nothing happens.
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Please post the complete automation. What you have posted is just a Wait action… which will only be executed after an actual trigger and any conditions you have.
Badgerman
June 17, 2025, 3:58am
6
Here is full automation
alias: Codzienny cykl zmywarki
description: ""
triggers:
- trigger: time
at: "08:30:00"
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.dishwasher_door
state: closed
actions:
- wait_for_trigger:
- trigger: numeric_state
entity_id:
- sensor.master_battery
above: 25
continue_on_timeout: true
timeout:
hours: 0
minutes: 30
seconds: 0
milliseconds: 0
- repeat:
sequence:
- action: switch.turn_on
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: switch.dishwasher_power
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 20
milliseconds: 0
until:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.dishwasher_power
state: "on"
- action: select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: dishcare_dishwasher_program_pre_rinse
target:
entity_id: select.dishwasher_active_program
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 20
seconds: 0
milliseconds: 0
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.v_kd_req_wash
state: "on"
then:
- action: select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: dishcare_dishwasher_program_auto_2
target:
entity_id: select.dishwasher_active_program
- action: switch.turn_off
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: switch.v_kd_req_wash
- action: input_boolean.turn_on
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.zmywarka_do_wypakowania
mode: single
Badgerman
June 17, 2025, 4:00am
7
So better than trigger is to use a loop where battery level is checked and loop kicks some time of delay if percent is lower than set ?
something like this:
repeat:
sequence:
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 10
seconds: 0
milliseconds: 0
until:
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.master_battery
below: 25
Hellis81
June 17, 2025, 4:47am
8
I would have the battery as the trigger and a time condition of after: 8:30 as a condition.
And no… don’t loop.
EDIT:
So like this:
alias: Codzienny cykl zmywarki
description: ""
triggers:
- trigger: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.master_battery
above: 25
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.dishwasher_door
state: closed
- condition: time
after: "08:30:00"
actions:
- repeat:
sequence:
- action: switch.turn_on
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: switch.dishwasher_power
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 20
milliseconds: 0
until:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.dishwasher_power
state: "on"
- action: select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: dishcare_dishwasher_program_pre_rinse
target:
entity_id: select.dishwasher_active_program
########
All above is fine but having a delay for 20 minutes is not adviced.
Is there any other way you could do this then that would be better.
########
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 20
seconds: 0
milliseconds: 0
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.v_kd_req_wash
state: "on"
then:
- action: select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: dishcare_dishwasher_program_auto_2
target:
entity_id: select.dishwasher_active_program
- action: switch.turn_off
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: switch.v_kd_req_wash
- action: input_boolean.turn_on
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.zmywarka_do_wypakowania
mode: single
Badgerman
June 17, 2025, 5:03am
9
Bu according to what NathanCu said, if battery state will be higher than 25 before 8:30 cycle will not happen, while it should, right?
Hellis81
June 17, 2025, 5:19am
10
Yes you are right…
You need
alias: Codzienny cykl zmywarki
description: ""
triggers:
- trigger: time
at: "08:30:00"
- trigger: numeric_state
entity_id:
- sensor.master_battery
above: 25
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.dishwasher_door
state: closed
- condition: time
after: "08:30:00"
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.master_battery
above: 25
actions:
- repeat:
sequence:
- action: switch.turn_on
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: switch.dishwasher_power
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 20
milliseconds: 0
until:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.dishwasher_power
state: "on"
- action: select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: dishcare_dishwasher_program_pre_rinse
target:
entity_id: select.dishwasher_active_program
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 20
seconds: 0
milliseconds: 0
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.v_kd_req_wash
state: "on"
then:
- action: select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: dishcare_dishwasher_program_auto_2
target:
entity_id: select.dishwasher_active_program
- action: switch.turn_off
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: switch.v_kd_req_wash
- action: input_boolean.turn_on
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.zmywarka_do_wypakowania
mode: single
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Badgerman
June 17, 2025, 5:24am
11
Thank you - have place this one in test and will see how it worked tomorrow - will let you know - anyway - thank you for your time and look into this
Badgerman
June 18, 2025, 7:47am
12
It looks like it kicks in well - thank you all for help me understand how it works
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