Humidifier turn on from presence sensors

Configuration
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Hi There, I have some issues to create an automation like this:

My humidifier have to turn on (and turn off after 15 min) every 30 min, if one of my presence sensors are occupied.

I think, need to create a 30 min timer starts when one of the presence sensor turns to occupied, but I haven’t skills to create it.
Can someone help me?

2

Create a 15 minute timer in Helpers. Then, use the time_pattern trigger (set at 30 minutes). Then, add a condition with your presence sensor. Finally, do your action blocks.

mode: single
trigger:
  - platform: time_pattern
    minutes: /30
    id: time
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - timer.[your timer] # Set your timer entity here
    id: timer_finish
    from: active
    to: idle
condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.[your presence sensor] #set your presence sensor here
    state: "on"
action:
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - time
    then:
      - service: timer.start
        target:
          entity_id: timer.[your timer] #set your timer here
      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.[your humidifier] #set your humidifier here
    else:
      - service: switch.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id:
            - switch.[your humidifier] #set your humidifier here
3

i have put this on configuration.yaml


timer:
  profumatore_ingresso:
    duration: "00:15:00"

right?

4

Sure. That works :slight_smile:

5

no, I’ve made an error:

it says: Error in describing trigger: undefined is not an object (evaluating ‘e.entity_id’) on the timer entity strings

entity should be timer.profumatore_ingresso
right?

6

Yup. Seems like there was an error in the entity id.

Can you post the YAML for your automation?

7

ok this is the complete automation

alias: "INGRESSO: PROFUMATORE AUTO ON_PROVA"
description: ""
mode: single
trigger:
  - platform: time_pattern
    minutes: /45
    id: time
  - platform: state
    entity_id: timer.profumatore_ingresso #entity id it's ok
    id: timer_finish
    from: active
    to: idle
condition:
  - condition: or
    conditions: #there are 4 presence sensor on conditions, it works
      - type: is_occupied
        condition: device
        device_id: 90f9bf4a8151618d1ec93137a1ad09c1
        entity_id: 9089c1adc22429cfa1c1e42bcf114bb5
        domain: binary_sensor
      - type: is_occupied
        condition: device
        device_id: 41da0ff5f27de974349e1f216ca24258
        entity_id: 12244c8f323109c185d6cda9f27ed3ea
        domain: binary_sensor
      - type: is_occupied
        condition: device
        device_id: aeafd41ed8bdcef95c1f2c68293e6d3c
        entity_id: 7487ed8d9fcd4373ab18d2973d7a607d
        domain: binary_sensor
      - type: is_occupied
        condition: device
        device_id: 408c2f848c057fbd4be94a4a5bbcfdbd
        entity_id: 8dd2545f75c84db1cba5a50ea83c64a6
        domain: binary_sensor
  - condition: time #time condition works
    after: "10:30:00"
    before: "20:00:00"
    weekday:
      - mon
      - tue
      - wed
      - thu
      - fri
      - sat
      - sun
action:
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - time
    then:
      - service: timer.start
        target:
          entity_id: timer.profumatore_ingresso
        data: {}
      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.profumatore_spray_eco #it starts in eco mode
        data: {}
    else:
      - service: switch.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id:
            - switch.profumatore_spray_off #it stops
        data: {}

there is an errore, the humidifier doesn’t turn on every 45 from last turn off, but every 45 of every hour, ex: if the humidifier starts at 17:00 it works until 17:15, so if it’s all ok it turns to on at 18:00, but it starts at 17:45…

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also I’d like humidifier starts at that time only on Saturday and Sunday, from Monday to Friday I’d like the time is 14 to 20