Manually Track Water Usage

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Hi there,

I want to be able to input a manual water reading into Home Assistant and for it to show me how much I’m using each month (I’m aiming to read the meter reading manually each month).

I’ve followed the guides - but am a bit stuck on what next.

  1. I’ve setup a water meter input number in helpers:
- Initial: null
- Editable: true
- Min: 0
- Max: 99999
- Step: 1
- Mode: Box
- Fiendly Name: Water Meter
  1. Then I’ve setup a sensor in the config.yaml as follows:

  - platform: template
    sensors:
      water_usage:
        friendly_name: "Water Usage"
        unit_of_measurement: 'm³'
        value_template: "{{ (states('input_number.water_meter_3')|float - states('input_number.water_meter_3_previous')|float) | round(2) }}"

Could you advise on what next (I want to be able to show this in my dashboard so I can input the number manually and it shows a monthly graph of water usage).

Tracking spend (as much as I’d like to do) is a bit more tricky as it’s a pretty complex setup in the UK based on standing charges, usage, sewage and normal water etc.

Thanks!

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You have been a member of these forums for nearly 3 years. I should not have to point this out: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/how-to-help-us-help-you-or-how-to-ask-a-good-question/114371#oneone-format-it-properly-16

Delete the template sensor (and in future use the new template integration, not the legacy template sensor platform).

Feed your input number to a utility meter with a monthly cycle. It would help if you read the meter more often than monthly or you may miss the monthly cycle reset.

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