Automation using template comparing 2 sensors values

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Hi Andre,
Does your sensor.humidade_wc_last_hr.attributes.mean works ? when you use the developper tool do you have a value using

{{ states('sensor.humidade_wc_last_hr.attributes.mean') | float}}

?
Cause this should work

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Hello budcalloway,

Actually in developer tools I’m not getting data.

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How can I use this atribute value in Automation?

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Thanks

23

What do you have in the “States” tab ?

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You have the format mixed up… either of these two will work (the top one is preferred):

{{ state_attr(‘sensor.humidade_wc_last_hr’, ‘mean’) | float(0) }}

{{ states.sensor.humidade_wc_last_hr.attributes.mean | float(0) }}

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Hello Didgeridrew,

Thanks a lot for the help.
Now I’m struggling to make the automation work.

I intent to use Automation Template Trigger with two sensors like this:

{% if state_attr('sensor.humidade_wc_last_hr', 'mean') | float(0) < states('sensor.bme_3_relative_humidity') | float(0) %}true{% endif %}

But it seems that is not actually working, in dev tool-template, this is what I get:

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Thanks

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Your template is working correctly. The template is false and you did not tell it what to do in that case, so it returned nothing…

For a your purposes you don’t need an if statement… all you should need is:

{{ state_attr('sensor.humidade_wc_last_hr', 'mean') | float(0) < states('sensor.bme_3_relative_humidity') | float(0) }}
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Thanks a lot Didgeridrew.

It’s finally working.
So now if the mean humidity of last 2 hours (plus 10%) is less that actual humidify it will trigger the VMC to level 3.

- id: '1637154302262'
  alias: WC - Humidade VMC nível 3
  description: se humidade atual acima humidade média+10%, vmc nível 3
  trigger:
  - platform: template
    value_template: '{{ state_attr('sensor.humidade_wc_last_hr', 'mean') 
      | float(0) * 1.1 < states('sensor.bme_3_relative_humidity') | float(0) }}'
  condition: []
  action:
  - service: mqtt.publish
    data:
      topic: ventilation/ventset
      payload: '3'
      qos: '2'
  - service: notify.mobile_app_mi_a2
    data:
      data:
        ttl: 0
        priority: high
      message: WC Hum VMC n3
  mode: single
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29

Hello again Didgeridrew,

This is a little bit off topic, but maybe you can guide me on how to create a sensor to get the value of 24hr ago.

Tks

32

Hi everyone!

Can someone help me with the templates below?
Both value templates give me an error when I test them.

This is the error I get:

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action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: >-
              {{ states('sensor.multisensor_basement_humidity') | float >
              states('input_number.basement_max_humidity') | float }}
        sequence:
          - service: humidifier.set_mode
            data:
              mode: Dry
            target:
              entity_id: humidifier.dehumidifier_bsmnt
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: >-
              {{ states('sensor.multisensor_basement_humidity') | float <=
              states('input_number.basement_max_humidity') | float }}

I don’t understand what is wrong with the templates. Anyone sees the mistake?

Thank you!

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Your float filters will need defaults. However, the error is due to the fact that the UI condition tester in the automation editior does not currently work for Template conditions.

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Didgeridrew is right.
I’d add that if you want to test your templates, do it in the dev tools