how’d it go with your lights/bore?
It works great. I’ve got a Sonoff POW in a weatherproof enclosure and have automations setup to turn on the pump when if it rains or if it’s windy and then turn off based on what I have the slider set to. Another automation set to turn all of the weather automations off it reaches a daily 9.5 KWh threshhold. I might switch that to a historic statistic sensor and just base it on time rather than power usage. So far it’s been working out very well. Thanks for the inspiration.
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Would you share your code?
Automation
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: switch.pool_pump
to: 'on'
action:
- service: script.turn_on
entity_id: script.pool_timer
- id: pool_timer_reset
alias: "Pool: Timer Reset"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: switch.pool_pump
to: 'off'
action:
- service: script.turn_off
entity_id: script.pool_timer
- id: pool_rain_trigger
alias: "Pool: Rain Trigger"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: 'sensor.dark_sky_precip'
to: 'rain'
for:
hours: 0
minutes: 15
seconds: 0
action:
- service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: switch.pool_pump
- id: pool_wind_trigger
alias: "Pool: Wind Trigger"
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: 'sensor.dark_sky_wind_speed'
above: 10
action:
- service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: switch.pool_pump
- id: backwash_alert
alias: "Backwash Alert"
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: 'sensor.pool_pump_current'
above: 9.5
action:
- service: notify.home_assistant
data:
title: "Pool Pump needs Backwashed"
message: "Pool Pump needs Backwashed"
- id: pool_pump_limit
alias: "Pool Pump Quota"
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: 'sensor.pool_energy_today'
above: 9
action:
- service: switch.turn_off
entity_id: switch.pool_pump
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Script
pool_timer:
alias: "Pool Pump Timer"
sequence:
- delay: '00:{{ states.input_slider.pool_pump_timer.state | int }}:00'
- service: homeassistant.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.pool_pump
Input Slider
pool_pump_timer:
name: Pool Pump Timer
initial: 60
min: 5
max: 240
step: 5
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Hi Beef-well,
In your example you show a delay in the HH:MM:SS format and the input slider goes to a max of 240. How does HA handle when the MM part is 60 or more. Normally that would need to equate to 01:00:00 which would the expected way. Any idea, does your setup simply work?
Thanks
Erwin
I’m trying to base on your example to use slider input for garden watering.
Configuration:
switch:
- platform: rpi_gpio
name: "Watering"
ports:
5: Water trees
6: Water lawn
input_number:
water_slider:
name: Watering Run Time
initial: 20
min: 1
max: 90
step: 1
Automation:
- id: turn_off_lawn_water
alias: Turn off garden watering
trigger:
- entity_id: switch.water_lawn
platform: state
to: 'on'
action:
- service: script.turn_on
entity_id: script.water_timer
- id: reset_water_timer
alias: Reset water timer
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: switch.water_lawn
to: 'off'
action:
- service: script.turn_off
entity_id: script.water_timer
Script:
water_timer:
alias: "Watering Timer"
sequence:
- delay: '00:{{ states.input_slider.water_slider.state | int }}:00'
- service: homeassistant.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.water_lawn
My problem is: HomeAss throws error on template parsing {{ states.input_slider.water_slider.state | int }}:
2018-03-17 22:19:54 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error executing service <ServiceCall script.water_timer>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/template.py", line 131, in async_render
return self._compiled.render(kwargs).strip()
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jinja2/environment.py", line 1008, in render
return self.environment.handle_exception(exc_info, True)
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jinja2/environment.py", line 780, in handle_exception
reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb)
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jinja2/_compat.py", line 37, in reraise
raise value.with_traceback(tb)
File "<template>", line 1, in top-level template code
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/jinja2/filters.py", line 653, in do_int
return int(value)
jinja2.exceptions.UndefinedError: 'None' has no attribute 'state'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/homeassistant/core.py", line 1010, in _event_to_service_call
yield from service_handler.func(service_call)
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/homeassistant/components/script.py", line 163, in service_handler
yield from script.async_turn_on(variables=service.data)
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/homeassistant/components/script.py", line 215, in async_turn_on
yield from self.script.async_run(kwargs.get(ATTR_VARIABLES))
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/script.py", line 105, in async_run
delay.async_render(variables))
File "/srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages/homeassistant/helpers/template.py", line 133, in async_render
raise TemplateError(err)
homeassistant.exceptions.TemplateError: UndefinedError: 'None' has no attribute 'state'
While i run the script with static number of minutes it works OK.
Is there workaround? Any other way to read a value from slider?
Hi @elonden,
In this thread there is sophisticated script which derives correct time.
If templates are working for you, this should be good solution.
For me templates don’t work (HA version 0.63.2) 
@Beef-well How many watts/amps does that pump pull? Are you on a 15a or 20a breaker? And what is the rating of the Sonoff POW?
The pump draws 11 amps max. It’s on a 15 amp circuit along with a couple of receptacles and a light or 2. The sOnOff POW is rated for 15 amps.
ah ok thanks. I’m in search for a 20amp switch and tough to come by. I def don’t want to go higher in the event of overdraw.
You could make your own. I’ve been playing with ESP8266s and runningTasmota on it you could get a more robust relay and do what you’re wanting to do. This is a WS2812 LED Strip controller I put together in a little waterproof box running Tasmota.
It could pretty easily be set up to control a 20 or 25 amp relay.
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Looks like your script is still using input_slider. input_slider has been changed to input_number.
See if that helps. I haven’t converted mine to the new version yet. I’ll share my config once I get it updated.
Here is the updated config for my bedroom light timer
input_numbers.yaml
bedroom_lights:
name: Bedroom Light Timer
initial: 15
min: 5
max: 60
step: 5
scripts.yaml
bedroom_timer:
alias: "Bedroom Light Timer"
sequence:
- delay: '00:{{ states.input_number.bedroom_lights.state | int }}:00'
- service: homeassistant.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.bed_room
automations.yaml (Created using the Automation editor)
- action:
- data:
entity_id: script.bedroom_timer
service: script.turn_on
alias: Bedroom Light Timer
condition: []
id: '1521549825873'
trigger:
- entity_id: switch.bed_room
from: 'off'
platform: state
to: 'on'
- action:
- data:
entity_id: script.bedroom_timer
service: script.turn_off
alias: Bedroom Light Timer Reset
condition: []
id: '1521550329679'
trigger:
- entity_id: switch.bed_room
from: 'on'
platform: state
to: 'off'
Hi, would you mind to post a screenshot of the automation editor you configured?
I am messing with the syntax and home assitant is complaining about the code itself, when I copy/paste it.
Thx
Andreas
i got it to work , thanks to you @palitu , i had these water pumps that needed to work on timers as per my input…this sorted it nicely.
Cool!
i use them a bit 
[quote="palitu, post:1, topic:6759"]
`input_slider:`
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Thanks for this, was exactly what I needed for my first automation.
FYI I think input_slider: should be input_number:
Is there a way to display the current timer state after button was pressed? Like after pressing the button show a countdown based on the timer.