Hi everyone,
I have created a counter helper which counts the impulses of my gasmeter. (counter.gas_zahler_rohwerte)
This counter has a initial value and a step of 1 representing 0.01m³
The counter is used for two sensors as the source:
- platform: template # Gas in m³
sensors:
gas_meter:
friendly_name: Gas gesamt [m³]
unit_of_measurement: "m³"
icon_template: "mdi:counter"
device_class: gas
value_template: "{{ states ('counter.gas_zahler_rohwerte') | float(0) * 0.01}}"
- platform: template # Gas in kWh
sensors:
gas_meter_kwh:
friendly_name: Gas gesamt [kWh]
unit_of_measurement: "kWh"
icon_template: "mdi:counter"
device_class: energy
value_template: "{{ states ('counter.gas_zahler_rohwerte') | float(0) * 0.01 * 11.5}}"
My problem is, that the counter sometimes misses the pulse from the reed sensor (modified window contact).
Therefore I need to adjust the value of the counter every now and then.
However, if I do so using the developer tools (set state) it works, but then will be reset to the previous value after a while (next “real” pulse obviously).
Questions:
- Is there a reason for this I don’t get?
- How to adjust such counters permanently?
Thanks in advance!