Greetings fellow users.
I was excited to see the new generic hygrostat in the latest version, and was looking forward to using it in my setup. I have it configured in my configuration.yaml as specified, but it doesn’t seem to automatically activate. I notice that I get a new “hygrostat” showing in my default dashboard, but it will only activate if I manually select a humidity value that is less than the currently detected value. Since it is so new, I can only find documentation on the configuration.
here is my relevant code:
generic_hygrostat:
- name: Bathroom Humidity
humidifier: switch.mb_exhaust_fan
target_sensor: sensor.4_in_1_sensor_humidity
device_class: "dehumidifier"
wet_tolerance: 5
min_humidity: 50
max_humidity: 60
target_humidity: 55
I had previously set up 2 separate automations that would control the fan at set values. I had hoped that the new native Humidifier would allow a smart response to seasonally adjusted humidity values, but it seems that it locks it to a user selected value that can be randomly changed outside the configured parameters.
here is a snip of the new interface in the overview, as you can see, the value of 57 is not relevant to the config.yaml options.
What am I missing to have the control of the switch that is specified?
Thanks in advance,
James