Ok so i’m using hive heating, however I want to set an automation to detect when I return home to set the switch switch.hive_heating_heat_on_demand to ON
This is a radiator valve function which kicks the thermostat into boost mode whenever one of the TRV’s in the house is below temperature.
Its a bit like the “boost” function but I need to use this if possible for my automation.
I could use some help with this as I can’t figure it out.
Since its a switch entity, could you try calling the switch.turn_on service to switch it on in your automation ? You can try it out in developer tools before trying it in an automation.
Unfortunately it seems that whilst this entity is exposed to HA it can only be used as a Status Indication, if you change the state of the switch then it gets changed by the Hive server a few seconds later.
I am now exploring how other “states” such as TRV or Thermostat may influence this.