Ecobee: set_fan_mode causing error

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Hi all, I’m trying to use Home Assistant to run my Ecobee3 fan for 5 minutes if it hasn’t run in the last hour. I’m getting an error trying to use climate.set_fan_mode and I just wanted to post here incase I’m trying to use it wrong before I make an issue on github.

here is the error:

2017-10-26 17:14:19 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error doing job: Task exception was never retrieved
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/asyncio/tasks.py", line 241, in _step 
    result = coro.throw(exc)
  File "/srv/py35hass/lib/python3.5/site-packages/homeassistant/core.py", line 1026, in _event_to_service_call
    yield from service_handler.func(service_call)
  File "/srv/py35hass/lib/python3.5/site-packages/homeassistant/components/climate/__init__.py", line 377, in 
async_fan_mode_set_service
    yield from climate.async_set_fan_mode(fan)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/asyncio/futures.py", line 380, in __iter__
    yield self  # This tells Task to wait for completion.
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/asyncio/tasks.py", line 304, in _wakeup
    future.result()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/asyncio/futures.py", line 293, in result
    raise self._exception
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 55, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/srv/py35hass/lib/python3.5/site-packages/homeassistant/components/climate/__init__.py", line 631, in 
set_fan_mode
    raise NotImplementedError()
NotImplementedError

here is the code from my scripts.yaml

fan_5_minutes:
  alias: Fan for 5 minutes
  sequence:
  - entity_id: climate.home
    service: climate.set_fan_mode
    data:
      fan_mode: 'on'
  - delay:
      minutes: 5
  - entity_id: climate.home
    service: climate.set_fan_mode
    data:
      fan_mode: 'off'

Has anyone else had luck in using climate.set_fan_mode with ecobee?

2

Documentation has entity_id inside of data. That could be the problem. When in doubt, call the service from the developer console to make sure your json data is correct.

fan_5_minutes:
  alias: Fan for 5 minutes
  sequence:
  - service: climate.set_fan_mode
    data:
      entity_id: climate.home
      fan_mode: 'on'
  - delay:
      minutes: 5
  - service: climate.set_fan_mode
    data:
      entity_id: climate.home
      fan_mode: 'off'

But honestly, this feature is built into the Ecobee, so I’ve just used that and not worried about implementing a solution in HASS.

3

Thanks, I’ll try moving the entity_id to data, I get the same error using the developer console with this syntax:
{"entity_id":"climate.home","fan_mode":"on"}

4

This is what I use:

- service: climate.ecobee_set_fan_min_on_time
  data:
    entity_id: climate.downstairs
    fan_min_on_time: 5
5

NotoriousBDG, that service functions as expected, so it looks like Home assistant is properly communicating with my Ecobee, but I still want to have manual control over the fan setting. For instance, I eventually want to be able to tell a skylight to open, turn on the Ecobee’s fan, close the skylight. or have the fan run 5 minutes if it hasn’t run in 60 minutes, but change that to every 120 minutes after bedtime, etc.

6

To make the fan run all the time, use the action below. You can then the one I sent earlier to reset it back to 5 mins/hour.

- service: climate.ecobee_set_fan_min_on_time
  data:
    entity_id: climate.downstairs
    fan_min_on_time: 60
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7

Thats a good workaround, thanks. I’ll use that for now.

8

I’ve refactored this to make the thermostat fan mode into a template switch. This method has the advantage of showing the fan’s mode in the UI.

switch:
  - platform: template
    switches:
      thermostat_fan_mode:
        friendly_name: "Thermostat Fan Mode"
        value_template: "{{ states.climate.thermostat.attributes.fan_min_on_time | int > 5 }}"
        turn_on:
          - service: climate.ecobee_set_fan_min_on_time
            data:
              entity_id: climate.thermostat
              fan_min_on_time: 60
        turn_off:
          - service: climate.ecobee_set_fan_min_on_time
            data:
              entity_id: climate.thermostat
              fan_min_on_time: 5
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9

Something must have changed, I’m able to set the fan_mode now

- platform: template
  switches:
    fan_mode:
      friendly_name: "Force Fan On"
      value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('climate.home', 'fan_mode', 'on') }}"
      turn_on:
          service: climate.set_fan_mode
          data:
            fan_mode: 'on'
      turn_off:
          service: climate.set_fan_mode
          data:
            fan_mode: 'auto'
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10

just finding this - and appreciate the post.

This is actually really annoying - there is no fan: off option.

I want to turn the heating/cooling off when any of the doors are opened, so air isnt just being pumped outside.

Any ideas if this is possible?
Ecobee has a ‘resume service’ option (but not comparative ‘pause service’ option)

11

I think the only way to do that is to set the fan_min_on_time to 0, and then back to your preferred value later.

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