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The purpose of the exercise is to see the values of the sensor, input number, etc.
Based on the results you posted, the water temperature is currently 33.5 degrees, the input number is 32, so the template reports false because 33.5 is not less than 32.
Therefore the current value of binary_sensor.hot_tub_temp_low should be off. Can you confirm that?
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Correct, I want the binary sensor to turn on to trigger the alert if the temp is below the setpoint. I assume just change the sign from the current “<=” to “>=” to accomplish this?.
That’s what it’s currently designed to do. It turns on only when the temperature is below the input number’s value.
It’s currently off because the temperature is above the input number’s value.
Sorry you are correct, I am thinking in the opposite direction. I appreciate the help and I did learn something with the template editor that is pretty slick. Do you remember my other post from yesterday about the alerts not triggering, then I uploaded and older setup from a few days back and everything worked as it should ?. Well without touching it, other than what we worked on, the alerts do not trigger again (I did not update anything0, any magic tricks to see what is going on ?
template:
- binary_sensor:
- name: "Garage Temp Low"
state: "{{ states('sensor.garage_temp_sensor') | float(0) <= 10.0 and is_state('input_boolean.pause_alerts', 'off') }}"
- binary_sensor:
- name: "Sump Level High"
state: "{{ states('sensor.sump_level_sensor') | float(0) >= 75.1 }}"
- binary_sensor:
- name: "Hot Tub Temp Low"
#state: "{{ states('sensor.hottub_water_temp_sensor') | float(0) <= 30.0 }}"
state: "{{ states('sensor.hottub_water_temp_sensor') | float(0) <= states('input_number.hot_tub_low_temp_alarm_setpoint') | float(0) }}"
hottub_water_temp_sensor:
name: Hot Tub Low Temperature
entity_id: binary_sensor.hot_tub_temp_low
state: "on"
repeat: 1
skip_first: False
message: Hot Tub Temperature is Low
done_message: Hot Tub Temperature has Returned to Normal
notifiers:
- mobile_app_RK_12
- gmail
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I was trying to delete it and could not, sorry
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Ok thanks for the notes, I will remember for next time. Should I create a new post about my alert issue ?
Why not try it now in this topic given that you have clearly marked the wrong post with the Solution tag.
Ok, I think it’s good now?
Thought you meant the other post, fixed now (or should be 
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Did the Template Binary Sensor in this post answer your question?
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If it did not, let me know why and perhaps it can be improved.
Yes that did help and is the solution once I thought about it properly
Glad to hear it’s the solution.
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Sorry, got it