Loop script that calls scripts

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TL;DR - I need to figure out a way to have an action button that calls script 1, wait 10 mins, call script 2, wait 10 mins and call script 1 again - and keeps repeating in a loop

Additional details
I have a IR controlled HVAC which seems to have a busted thermostat
It seems to be cooling my study room to frigid temperature then cut out and then waits till it gets way too warm.
As much as I would like to get it fixed, the current COVID restrictions in my country make it impossible - and in any case not advisable till things get back to normal

To create a workaround, I setup two scripts on a Harmony hub in the room
Script 1 - Turns on the HVAC cooling mode
Script 2 - Turns off the HVAC mode

Then I created a third script (Script 3) that :

  • Calls script 1
  • delay 15 mins
  • calls script 2
  • Delay 15 mins

and I manually repeated that loop multiple times (only 2 loops in code below)

study_aircon_loop_mode_action:
  alias: Study Aircon Loop mode action
  sequence:
  - service: script.script_ht_aircon_jetcool
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 15
      seconds: 0
      milliseconds: 0
  - service: script.script_ht_aircon_off
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 15
      seconds: 0
      milliseconds: 0
  - service: script.script_ht_aircon_jetcool
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 15
      seconds: 0
      milliseconds: 0
  - service: script.script_ht_aircon_off
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 15
      seconds: 0
      milliseconds: 0

Now I am sure there are more elegant ways to do this - but even this should have worked
However the script seems to stop after the 1st loop with the HVAC in off mode.
Any suggestions?

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This all seems overly complicated when this exists. Or you could use a time_pattern trigger to execute an automation at a set cadence.