Input_boolean as an real switch

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Good morning community,

Unfortunately, I can’t seem to create a real switch from a helper “input_boolean” – even after extensive Googling.

Could you help me?

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What do you mean by a real switch?

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sorry…

the original helper entity is : “input_bolean.poolheatpump”
i need for a TermostatHelper: “switch.poolheatpump”

thanks andy

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And how do you switch on the heatpump now?

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I Need some logic/ Automation between the Thermostat and the real heatpump Switch.

Thats the reason.
Thanks

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What sort of Thermostat are you using and can that not switch your heatpump directly?

If not use this its what its for.

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okay from the beginning… what i am searching for?
I Wanna have a “switch.wärmepumpeHelper” as a helper..
I want to create a HelperTermostatic and therefore i need a “switch…” which is not existing, because i need after the “heat_output” some more logice BEFORE i take the main output switch.Wärmepumpe"

what is the correct way?

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This looks like exactly what the OP is asking for.

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You basically have 4 options:

  1. Use a “Template Helper Switch” - Which exposes some other entity / logic as a switch (doesn’t store state itself).
  2. Use a blueprint written by someone else - which likely just wraps a THS.
  3. Use an MQTT switch with both the state and command topic set to the same value - this effectively looks and works like an input helper toggle, but is actually a switch.
  4. Use a third party plugin (some people have created them) which registers as a switch.

I have only ever used options #1 and #3.

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Thank you very much for the options, i really appreciate!

Could you give me an example yaml for option1 the TemplateSwitch?

Thanks Andy

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tom_l Already posted a direct link to the documentation for it:

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It was fun watching you guys playing 20-questions.

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Yu send me the link for the Templates, saw that - but i asked yopu about a example snip code

That code is total different… that code swtichs a switch through a binary sensor
I need a switch single

# Example state-based configuration.yaml entry
template:
  - switch:
      - name: PoolHeatPumpHelperSwitch
        state: "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.skylight', 'on') }}"
        turn_on:
          action: switch.turn_on
          target:
            entity_id: switch.PoolHeatPumpHelperSwitch
        turn_off:
          action: switch.turn_off
          target:
            entity_id: switch.PoolHeatPumpHelperSwitch
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You said you have an input boolean you want to make a switch. So use that in the template:

template:
  - switch:
      - name: Foobar Switch
        state: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.foobar', 'on') }}"
        turn_on:
          action: input_boolean.turn_on
          target:
            entity_id: input_boolean.foobar
        turn_off:
          action: input_boolean.turn_off
          target:
            entity_id: 'input_boolean.foobar
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… i want do delete the input boolean - i dont need that!
i want a single virtuell switch!!

your switch code is triggered by an input_boolean!!!
overall: i need a single switch virtuell

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Not possible. You need both or use the third party thermostat linked earlier that can work with input booleans.

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Also that is not what you said in your first post.

Emphasis mine.

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Hi Tom,
The Generic Thermostat (Helper) doesn’t support input_boolean - thats my problem!
Thats the reason why i need the switch, because i want to use the GenericThermostat.

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It might be a language issue, but what tom has provided you with is exactly what you need.
Let me try to explain it in the simplest way possible:

  • You have an input boolean helper, but you need a switch for the Generic Thermostat.
  • The template switch solves that issue for you. It grabs that input boolean & creates a separate switch entity based on the input boolean’s state. You need the input boolean to exist, otherwise the template switch has no source entity.
  • All you need to do is find the new switch entity which was created by the template switch, then use that in your generic thermostat.