Hello, I just got a T6 Pro Z-Wave. All I want is to be able to turn on smart outlets to run heaters or AC units that run of my solar. I thought for sure there would be an entity that said “Heat On”, “Heat OFF”, “A/C On”, “A/C Off”. I could then just use that as a trigger to turn on/off any device with them. I have not found a way to do this. As for now I have to try to get my solar heaters to turn on and off at the same temperature the T6 is reading as it turns on/off the heat pump. A problem with that is if I change the temp, then I have to change both automations. Also if one kicks on to soon, the other will never kick on. I would also like to be able to turn on/off the fan only to circulate as as I want. The thermostat does have a circulate, but I would like my own. Any help is greatly appreciated.
The attribute you are looking for is “hvac_action” off the “climate.” entity to pickup when it goes into “heating” mode or goes “idle” (I assume similar on the cooling side - mine are heat only).
Ok that gives me hope. Is that coming from the thermostat you can make for you dashboard in HA? I was looking for a trigger directly from the T6 but I’m not seeing it.
If I’m making an action how do I get to “climate” and use that as a trigger? Obviously I’m fairly new to HA. This is the 1st z-wave device I have too. Thank you for your help.
I do all my automations in Node-Red so don’t know the HA Automations that well, but from the little I played with them when I first transitioned (Node-Red was legacy for me), you should be able to use a trigger based on that entity attribute.
Just did a quick test and it looks like they rename it to “Current Action” in the HA automation trigger for some reason.
You are the MAN!!! Thank you so much. I have so much to learn. You found that so quickly. I will have to mess around with that more. It’s working perfectly.
I was going:
Create Automation
Device
Add Trigger
You went:
Create Automation
Entity
Add Trigger.