Generic Climate Problem

Configuration
1

I am trying to set up a new Generic Climate entity. The Climate entity is set up as follows:-

  - platform: generic_thermostat
    name: Bathroom
    heater: switch.bathroom_heater
    target_sensor: sensor.temperature_158d000233fd8d
    min_temp: 5
    max_temp: 26
    target_temp: 21
    cold_tolerance: .5
    hot_tolerance: .5
    initial_operation_mode: "off"
    away_temp: 5
#    min_cycle_duration:
#      minutes: 5

I am using a Shelly 1 as the switch which has been set up as follows:

  - platform: mqtt
    name: Bathroom Heater
    state_topic: shellies/shelly1-3257AF/relay/0
    command_topic: shellies/shelly1-3257AF/relay/0/command
    payload_on: "on"
    payload_off: "off"
    retain: true

The problem I have is that if I use the standard turn the Climate control from Off to Heat and then back again using the standard HA UI both the physical Shelly and the switch in the UI are turned on and off correctly. Now if I use the switch.bathroom_heater entity, the Shelly is turned on/off but the Climate entity Operation Mode does not change.

With my other Climate devices they can be operated using the both the Climate device and the Switch.

Any ideas?

2

Hi, aren’t you mixing the climate operation mode and the switch state?
If the operation mode is heat, the climate component will turn on the switch if the target temperature is higher than the measurec temperature.

3

I think it is a combination of automations that I had set up and my lack of understanding of how the climate component works.

Having thought about in further, turning the switch on/off will turn the physical heater on/off and set the status of the Climate component to heat/idle.

Setting the Operation Mode of the Climate Component on Heat/Off turns the thermostat element of the Climate Component on/off.

4

So what’s the conclusion now? Do you need further assistance?
Personnally I do not see any use in switching the heater on/off via the switch directly since this is managed by the climate components target temperature.
But maybe there us a user story behind your approach that I can’t figure out.

5

Thanks for the help but everything is OK now. I now understand that all controll can be done via the climate entity as you said.