EchoWisky
(Erik Wachters)
May 27, 2019, 1:26pm
1
Hi,
I’m trying to make this work for acouple of days now without succes.
This is what I have now without errors in the logs.
- platform: template
sensors:
airco_current_temp:
entity_id: climate.melcloud_zolder_117363
value_template: '{{ climate.melcloud_zolder_117363.attributes.current_temperature | float }}'
airco_mode:
value_template: >-
{% if states('sensor.airco_current_temp') | float < 23 %}
Heat
{% else %}
Cool
{% endif %}
sensor.airco_current_temp returns “unknown” & sensor.airco_mode “Heat”.
Any idea?
Thanks!!
E.
claha
(Claes Hallström)
May 27, 2019, 1:35pm
2
Have you tried the template editor in home assistant? Maybe surround “states(… float” with parenthesis?
tom_l
May 27, 2019, 1:49pm
3
Try this:
- platform: template
sensors:
airco_current_temp:
entity_id: climate.melcloud_zolder_117363
value_template: "{{ state_attr('climate.melcloud_zolder_117363', 'current_temperature') | float }}"
unit_of_measurement: '°C' # or F if that is what you use.
airco_mode:
entity_id: sensor.airco_current_temp
value_template: >-
{% if states('sensor.airco_current_temp') | float < 23 %}
Heat
{% else %}
Cool
{% endif %}
123
(Taras)
May 27, 2019, 1:59pm
4
In case you missed it, tom_I corrected an indentation error (and several others things).
You indented using only one space when it should be two .
- platform: template
sensors:
airco_current_temp:
^
Should be two spaces
EchoWisky
(Erik Wachters)
May 27, 2019, 2:02pm
5
Thank you all for the reply’s but 10min after posting this I found the problem:
This works:
- platform: template
sensors:
airco_current_temp:
entity_id: climate.melcloud_zolder_117363
value_template: '{{ states.climate.melcloud_zolder_117363.attributes.current_temperature | float }}'
airco_mode:
value_template: >-
{% if states('sensor.airco_current_temp') | float < 23 %}
Heat
{% else %}
Cool
{% endif %}
Forgot the “states”…
E.
123
(Taras)
May 27, 2019, 2:29pm
6
Well that’s special. This is one of the few exceptions to the 2-space indentation rule. I just tested it on my own system (everything under sensors:
indented by only 1-space) and it passed Config Check. However, adopting this 1-space practice can cause problems just about everywhere else.
BTW, did you try tom_I’s solution? He fixed the error you made concerning the attribute (technically speaking, his post contains the solution). In fact, his solution used the state_attr
function which is more fault-resistant than the technique you employed.