Numeric_state trigger with above/below for 1 minute is not reliably firing

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I’ve got a couple of humidity sensors in my basement, and I’m trying to set up an automation that turns on a dehumidifier whenever the average humidity rises above a value for 1 minute, and turns it off whenever the average humidity drops below the value for 1 minute.

I created an input_number for the trigger humidity percent, and a sensor group to get the average basement humidity.

I’ve created the following 3 automations:

- id: 147_automation_laundry_room_dehumidifier_on
  alias: Laundry Room Dehumidifier On
  description: ""
  trigger:
    - platform: numeric_state
      entity_id:
        - sensor.basement_humidity_mean
      above: input_number.laundry_room_dehumidifier_trigger_percent
      for:
        minutes: 1
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_off
      target:
        entity_id: switch.laundry_room_dehumidifier

- id: 147_automation_laundry_room_dehumidifier_off
  alias: Laundry Room Dehumidifier Off
  description: ""
  trigger:
    - platform: numeric_state
      entity_id:
        - sensor.basement_humidity_mean
      below: input_number.laundry_room_dehumidifier_trigger_percent
      for:
        minutes: 1
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_off
      target:
        entity_id: switch.laundry_room_dehumidifier

- id: 147_automation_laundry_room_dehumidifier_trigger_changed
  alias: Laundry Room Dehumidifier Trigger Changed
  description: ""
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id:
        - input_number.laundry_room_dehumidifier_trigger_percent
  variables:
    to_state: "{{ iif(states('sensor.basement_humidity_mean') > states('input_number.laundry_room_dehumidifier_trigger_percent'), 'on', 'off') }}"
    toggle_dehumidifier: "{{ to_state != states('switch.laundry_room_dehumidifier') }}"
  condition: "{{ toggle_dehumidifier }}"
  action:
    - service: switch.toggle
      target:
        entity_id: switch.laundry_room_dehumidifier

Everything works fine when I change the trigger percent, and sometimes the dehumidifier also switches off when the basement humidity crosses the threshold, but I’ve only see it work once or twice.

I’m not sure if changes to the trigger level that run the 3rd automation is somehow breaking the first two automations…?

If anyone can offer advice/suggestions to improve/fix these automations I’d be truly greatful. Thanks!

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You should have a look at the generic hygrostat.
It should make it easier for you I believe.

In short it removes the need for the helper and all automations.