Controlling heating system

Configuration
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I have all TRV’s with build-in temperature sensors and have several seperate temperature sensors in rooms too.
What would be the best way to control the TRV’s in the house? Using the integration “better thermostat” or another add-on or integration or maybe some blueprint ?

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i use this

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Thanks for your input, after looking in the blueprints there is also Advanced heating v5, newer or other purpose?

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if you click the blue import Blueprint Button, the Version 5 of it get imported.

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OK thanks, once made an automation with this blueprint how can you then add this on your dashboard to control the temperature and make the automation do its job?

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I have several Helpers for use in the blueprint, which can be put on your dashboard:

  • Heating season (Switch)
  • Comfort Temperature (Number, maybe per room)
  • Eco Temperature (Number, maybe per room)
  • Heating schedules per room (normal, nonworking day, away, …)
  • Heating mode (Select, to switch between schedules)
  • force Heating (Switch or Timer, for Party mode - Timer prevents forgetting to switch it off)
  • prevent Heating (Switch, for Guest mode, as i do not use presence)

AHC is able to write the Temperature to set the Thermostat to into an Helper, if you need this.

For Number helpers i use the Numberbox card:

type: custom:numberbox-card
border: true
entity: input_number.room1_comfort_temperatur
icon_plus: fas:plus-circle
icon_minus: fas:minus-circle
delay: "0"
speed: "500"
icon: mdi:sofa
name: Room 1 Comfort
unit: false
card_mod:
  style: |
    div.cur-box > ha-icon {
      --mdc-icon-size: 2em;
    }
    h3.cur-num {
      font-size: 200% !important;
      min-width: 2em;
      text-align: center !important;
    }

    div.info {
      text-align: left;
    }

For force heating i use a Button (switch on for heating outside of schedule):

show_name: false
show_icon: true
type: button
tap_action:
  action: more-info
entity: input_boolean.room1_heating_manual
show_state: false
icon: mdi:account-plus
name: heat!

For prevent heating too (switch off if nobody there):

show_name: false
show_icon: true
type: button
tap_action:
  action: more-info
grid_options:
  columns: 2
  rows: 1
show_state: false
icon: mdi:account-clock
entity: input_boolean.room1_heating_like_scheduled
name: heat like scheduled
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