Hi,
I have a question about the generic_thermostat configuration
My configuration looks like this:
temperature_xiaomi_air_1:
unit_of_measurement: '°C'
value_template: "{{ states.fan.xiaomi_air_1.attributes.temperature }}"
device_class: temperature
- platform: generic_thermostat
name: thermostat_bedroom
heater: switch.heater_bedroom
target_sensor: sensor.temperature_xiaomi_air_1
min_temp: 16
max_temp: 26
ac_mode: False
target_temp: 20.5
cold_tolerance: 0.1
hot_tolerance: 0.1
min_cycle_duration:
seconds: 5
keep_alive:
minutes: 3
initial_operation_mode: "auto"
away_temp: 16
The problem with this configuration is that if the temperature sensor becomes unavailable while thermostat is on heat mode, it continues in heat mode indefinitely.
As a workaround I changed the sensor’s template configuration so the value is 999 when the data is not available:
temperature_xiaomi_air_1:
unit_of_measurement: '°C'
value_template: "{{ states.fan.xiaomi_air_1.attributes.temperature or 999 }}"
device_class: temperature
Apart from being not too elegant, it messes up the sensor/thermostat history, which normally I find useful.
I there a better way to handle the sensor unavailability so the thermostat goes idle without this workaround?
Thanks,
Juan