Pool Solar Pump Automation doesn't work right

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1

Hi,

for my Pool i want to switch the pump with HA.

It should turn ON 4 hours after sunrise < works!
it should turn OFF 2 hours before sunset < doesn’t work, stays on.

here my YAML:

alias: Pool Filterpumpe
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: sun
    event: sunrise
    offset: '04:00:00'
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '-02:00:00'
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: sun
            after: sunrise
            after_offset: '04:00:00'
        sequence:
          - service: switch.turn_on
            entity_id: switch.pumpe_relays_1
      - conditions:
          - condition: sun
            before: sunset
            before_offset: '02:00:00'
        sequence:
          - service: switch.turn_off
            entity_id: switch.pumpe_relays_1
mode: single

i am trying for many days now but can’t find an error.
(chatGPT couldn’t help either :slight_smile: )

Can someone help?

2 
alias: Pool Filterpumpe
description: ''
trigger:
  - id: 'on'
    platform: sun
    event: sunrise
    offset: '04:00:00'
  - id: 'off'
    platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '-02:00:00'
action:
  - service: 'switch.turn_{{ trigger.id }}'
    target:
      entity_id: switch.pumpe_relays_1
mode: single

Because although it triggers exactly 2 hours before sunset, it evaluates the Sun Condition several microseconds later, when the time is no longer 2 hours before sunset (it’s approximately 1 hour, 59 minutes, 59 seconds and several milliseconds before sunset).

3

thank you!

would it run if offset and trigger are ‘-02:00’ instead of ‘02:00:00’ ?

4

You’re welcome!

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5

? or should be a delay somewhere?
(your code runs well, but i am still trying to understand my original code)

6

Try it and let us know the result.