Is there any mechanism in Home Assistant to ensure state on some entity based on a clock? I want the entity to be on between 6 am and 11 pm and off otherwise. I know it is easy to setup two automation. However, I want it to be failproof i.e. in the specified time the desired state should be ensured…

The trick here is actually in defining “failproof” and part of that depends on the specific device you’re dealing with and how you know its state. You’re going to need to get into the weeds–there isn’t some magical Home Assistant tool that’s going to handle this for you. Some ideas for you: Use …

How to ensure entity state in a specified timeframe?

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Sandalman October 2, 2025, 3:33pm 7

Therefor I was asking for your user case, if the question is clear you wil get a good and faster answer