HVAC timer

Configuration
1

This used to work about a year ago last summer, but maybe the code needs to be changed from all the HA upgrades.
What I’m trying to do is start a timer when the HVAC unit turns it’s state to cool. If it’s longer than an hour and it’s still cool send a pushover message. Do I have something wrong in my code?

timer:
  hvac:
   duration: '01:00:00'

- alias: Notify HVAC running long
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: sensor.upstairs_thermostat_hvac_state
    to: cool
    for:
      minutes: 60
  - platform: event
    event_type: timer.finished
    event_data:
      entity_id: timer.hvac
  condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: sensor.upstairs_thermostat_hvac_state
    state: cool
  action:
  - service: notify.mypushover
    data:
      message: HVAC upstairs has been running for 60 minutes
  - service: timer.start
    entity_id: timer.hvac
2

Could be a simple indentation error … but we’ll never know until you present it properly formatted.

Either use the </> icon to format it or enter three back-quotes ``` on a separate line just before your code and another three back-quotes on a separate line after your code.

3

sorry was fixing the post

4

What’s wrong? Does the automation fail to trigger? Does all or part of the action fail to work?

5

it seems when the HVAC state goes to cool it does not start the timer.

6

OK, so the state of sensor.upstairs_thermostat_hvac_state must change to cool in order to trigger the automation.

Please post the configuration for this sensor. I assume it is a Template Sensor?

7

it was a sensor created by a nest thermostat.
going back through an old post I had when I used alerts
old post

8

When you look in the States page, what is that sensor’s current state?

9

Off. Shouldn’t the timer start when the state changes to cool?

10

Yes, it should but only after the state has changed to cool and remained in that state for a minimum of 60 minutes.

I’m not 100% certain this will fix the issue, but change this:

to: cool

to this:

to: 'cool'

Also, go to the States page, find automation.notify_hvac_running_long in the list, and confirm its state is on. If it’s off it will never be triggered.

11

I think the ‘cool’ did it. Thanks!