Great to hear it works for you. For some reason any version after the 0.50 beta doesn’t show any data for me, and since I am running Home Assistant OS I can’t really get at the necessary debug data the creator of this addon would need to fix it.
I have the same components you do, but something appears to be different…
Hi,
im new here. I have a FlexoTherm VWF 87/4 and im using the sensoAPP
Will this work with my setup?
No.
You need to wait until you have been upgraded to the myVaillant app.
Sorry to hear that. I was nervous about updating after reading your comments, including the issue you raised, so took a snapshot before I started. I’m running on Proxmox so planned to go back if it hadn’t worked.
FYI - I’m also on Home Assistant OS - version (10.5) with Home Assistant Core (2023.10.3). I plan to update OS and Core to the latest in the next few days so will see if it’s still stable after that.
Some news on my end…
I just installed 0.52 again, and instead of just restarting Home Assistant, I rebooted the entire mini PC running Home Assistant.
Now the integration seems to be working with version 0.52
So…fingers crossed that it stays functional…
Unfortunately the success was short-lived. I had to restart HA this morning because I installed something, and the myVaillant Integration 0.52 stopped working yet again. It seems it doesn’t like HA restarts, only full reboots. Back to 0.50 beta for me…
Amazing integration - thank you!
The latest update is allowing me to update the “Desired Temperature in House” (DTH) through the Thermostat Card so that is amazing functionality. I have a Vaillant Hybrid Heat Pump and ecoTEC Boiler managed through SensoComfort and VR921.
What I would like to do is change the DTH in an automation. I have tried using the “myVAILLANT: Set manual mode setpoint” service (in Dev Tools/services) but it doesn’t seem to take. I am probably missing something very obvious but all help would be appreciated!
Thanks
@DMcG with these settings the manual setpoint should change. But if you’re on time control mode (with a schedule), the manual setpoint won’t be used. You need to be in manual mode (called Heat / Cool in HA).
@pdd IS there a way to downgrade again to v0.5.1 down from v0.5.2 for some verification?
Since I upgraded to v0.5.2 my connection to the Sensonet unit locked up and did not allow switching on or off heating circuits. Not from HA, but also not from the MyVaillant app. Only way out was to reboot the sensonet internet module.
I would like to try that v0.5.1 does not cause this problem. It was sunning for several weeks without this issue.
You can simply go to HACS and choose “Download again” and then choose the version you want
Be interested to find out if this works. FYI - I had an issue a few days ago where all data points froze (kept same value for hours) and the automation to set Auto/Heat/Off didn’t work. I restarted HA and could then trigger the automations but the datapoints didn’t update. I went back to version 0.5.0.b1 but had the same results. I then noticed that the app wasn’t working so I restarted the gateway and it fixed both.
It’s really a pity that we don’t have some kind of Home Assistant compatible EEBUS dongle…or even a purely software based eebus implementation for HA. It would likely make this work more smoothly than reverse-engineering the API
Agreed. I’m hoping that Tado bring their Heat Pump connector to the UK. I used Tado for my old Combi boiler for years and it was extremely reliable. The Vaillant gateway & App for the ASHP is poor.
I have the Tado Heat Pump Connector. It’s still in beta (I joined the beta test on Day 1) and there is still a lot of unused potential. Also, it doesn’t show up in Home Assistant, but I can make the heat pump change it’s target temp by raising the temp on the Tado room sensors. I am still a bit on the fence about how useful the HPC is, but so far am faintly optimistic about it.
Hi @CptTM .
Didn’t mention it, but indeed in my case also the MyVaillant app wasn’t working anymore.
Restarting the gateway is indeed the way out: reboot (unplug/plug) the Sensonet Internet Gateway and all readings (both MyVaillant App and HA) are back, including the on/off control of the heating circuits.
@CommanderROR ,
Do I lose all settings and automations when downloading again a previous version? Or will it just continue running but then with a previous version?
You don’t lose anything, unless it relies on services and entities that are in 0.52 but not in 0.51
Btw…I am currently tentatively testing an automation for my Vaillant heat pump. I am doing this through the Tado Heat Pump Connector, but it would be possible to do it straight through this integration as well…
The Premise: Air Source Heat Pumps usually are most efficient when outside temps are higher. They also tend to go on and off frequently when there isn’t enough demand for heat from your home.
My idea: Slightly raise or lower the desired indoor temperature based on the outdoor temps. In my case I have an additional condition that lowers the temperature slightly when electricity prices are high (I’m with Tibber).
Implementation:
Outdoor Temperature is “rated” from “Very Cold” to “Very Warm”. For average temps (“Normal”) the set temperature remains at 20°C. For everything above (Mild to Very_Warm) it is raised to 20.5°C and for anything below (Cold to Extremely Cold) it is dropped to 19.5°C
The levels are set in percentages of the average, I can post the code if someone is interested.
I just activated this now, so I have no clue whether it is going to be helpful or detrimental, but I thought I’d post it here in case someone wants to discuss it. I am a bit sceptical about allowing the temperature to slump overnight (usually the cold hours) since that might hurt efficiency more than it helps. but since it is still mild I thought it might be a good time to test.
Does anyone have experience with changing the password in the app and then also update the authentiction for the HA integration without having to start all over again?
I’ve never tested the behavior myself, but to be save you could just edit the password in home assistant’s config/.storage/core.config_entries file.
Probably best to shut it down, change your password, edit the file, then start HA.
