Automation Turn on switch every 3 hours

Configuration
1

Hello as usual a new guy trying to attempt the first automation.

what I am trying to do is have a zwave switch turn on for 2 hours and then off for 1 hour and then on again for 2 hours. this should happen M-F starting at 2 PM ending at 10 PM. what I’ve done so far turns the switch on but turns it right off within the minute. can someone help me figuring this out please.

  • alias: turn on switch after 2:00 PM
    trigger:
    platform: time
    minutes: ‘/180’
    seconds: 00
    condition:

    • condition: time
      weekday:
      • mon
      • tue
      • wed
      • thu
      • fri
        after: ‘14:00:00’
        before: ‘22:00:00’
        action:
        service: homeassistant.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.enerwave_zw20r_20a_tr_duplex_receptacle_switch_5_0

  • alias: turn off switch after 2:00 PM off
    trigger:
    platform: time
    minutes: ‘/120’
    seconds: 00
    condition:

    • condition: time
      weekday:
      • mon
      • tue
      • wed
      • thu
      • fri
        after: ‘14:00:00’
        before: ‘23:00:00’
        action:
        service: homeassistant.turn_off
        entity_id: switch.enerwave_zw20r_20a_tr_duplex_receptacle_switch_5_0
2 
alias: turn on switch after 2:00 PM
trigger:
  platform: time
  minutes: '/180'
  seconds: 00
  condition:condition: time
    weekday:
      mon
      tue
      wed
      thu
      fri
  after: '14:00:00'
  before: '22:00:00'
  action:
    service: homeassistant.turn_on
    entity_id: switch.enerwave_zw20r_20a_tr_duplex_receptacle_switch_5_0
    delay: "02:00:00"
    service: homeassistant.turn_off
    entity_id: switch.enerwave_zw20r_20a_tr_duplex_receptacle_switch_5_0

I would do something like that, you might want to check the formatting this is off the top of my head :slight_smile:

3

hello Keithh666,

i tried what you suggested and i get the error below for the line where the first service starts.

2017-05-25 14:31:21 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.bootstrap] Error loading /home/localadmin/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml: duplicate key: “service”

4

Make sure action is at the same indent level as trigger

5

This is from a separate automations.yaml file…

 - alias: pc_restart
   trigger:
     - platform: state
       entity_id: input_select.pcoptions
       to: "Restart"
   action:
     - service: shell_command.pc_restart
     - delay: '00:00:05'
     - service: input_select.select_option
       data:
         entity_id: input_select.pcoptions
         option: None

You may not need the -'s if yours is in the configuration.yaml instead, you’ll still need the 2 space indentation.

6

Ok that did it. it is working now. thanks for getting me started. now maybe a little curve ball how would you add only if this devices are home during that same time period?

  • alias: turn on switch after 2:00 PM
    trigger:
    platform: time
    minutes: ‘/180’
    seconds: 00
    condition:
    condition: and
    conditions:
    • condition: state
      entity_id: ‘device_tracker.person’
      state: ‘home’
    • condition: time
      weekday:
      • mon
      • tue
      • wed
      • thu
      • fri
        after: ‘14:00:00’
        before: ‘22:00:00’
        action:
    • service: homeassistant.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.enerwave_zw20r_20a_tr_duplex_receptacle_switch_5_0
    • delay: “00:02:00”
    • service: homeassistant.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.enerwave_zw20r_20a_tr_duplex_receptacle_switch_5_0
7

More or less I use an input_boolean to determine if i’m home or not then use that in the condition…

 - alias: 'Keith Away'
   condition:
     condition: state
     entity_id: input_boolean.keithhome
     state: 'on'
   trigger:
     - platform: state
       entity_id: device_tracker.samsungs5wifi
       state: 'not_home' 
       for:
         minutes: 15
     - platform: state
       entity_id: device_tracker.samsung_s5_bt, device_tracker.workphone, device_tracker.workphonebt, device_tracker.itag
       state: 'not_home'   
   action:
     - service: homeassistant.turn_off
       entity_id: input_boolean.keithhome

 - alias: 'Keith Home'
   condition:
     condition: state
     entity_id: input_boolean.keithhome
     state: 'off'
   trigger:
     - platform: state
       entity_id: device_tracker.samsungs5wifi, device_tracker.samsung_s5_bt, device_tracker.workphone, device_tracker.workphonebt, device_tracker.itag
       state: 'home'     
   action:
      service: homeassistant.turn_on
      entity_id: input_boolean.keithhome  

   condition:
     condition: state
     entity_id: input_boolean.keithhome
     state: 'on'

However what you have should work just as well :slight_smile:

8

Keith,

Thank you very much for your assistance and for taking the time to help me out. I am sure other will benefit from this as i have.