vhip6439
July 29, 2021, 2:07pm
1
Hello,
I have a three speed fan that I converted using 3 relays with ESPHome. (Link to a previous post about that for reference: ESP Home 3 Speed Fan Conversion - #3 by vhip6439 )
I currently have it in Lovelace as 3 buttons, but that isn’t ideal and sucks to use with google assistant.
So! I am struggling with the fan speed template. Theres a lot of posts on the forum, but most of them are now out of date. I am trying to avoid making a script for each and every command, and trigger them on in the template instead. Can anyone provide guidance? Currently I get errors when I use the fan entity to toggle, and changing speeds does nothing.
fan:
- platform: template
fans:
box_fan_one:
value_template: "{{states('input_boolean.box_fan_one')}}"
percentage_template: "{{states('input_number.box_fan_one_speed')}}"
speed_count: 3
turn_on:
- service: input_select.select_option
data:
entity_id: input_select.box_fan_one_speed
value: '66'
- service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: input_boolean.box_fan_one
turn_off:
- service: switch.turn_off
entity_id: input_boolean.box_fan_one
set_percentage:
service: >
{% if percentage == 100 %}
service: switch.turn_on.switch.box_fan_one_high
{% elif percentage == 67 %}
service: switch.turn_on.switch.box_fan_one_medium
{% elif percentage == 33 %}
service: siwtch.turn_on.entity_id: switch.box_fan_one_low
{% else %}
service: switch.turn_off.entity_id: input_boolean.box_fan_one
{% endif %}
I paired it with a number select.
Error using on toggle:
Error changing speed:
I’ve tried both switch.turn_on and homeassistant.turn_on
Thanks!
tom_l
July 29, 2021, 2:22pm
2
set_percentage:
service: "homeassistant.turn_{{ 'off' if percentage < 33 else 'on' }}"
entity_id: >
{% if percentage == 100 %}
switch.box_fan_one_high
{% elif percentage == 67 %}
switch.box_fan_one_medium
{% elif percentage == 33 %}
switch.box_fan_one_low
{% else %}
input_boolean.box_fan_one
{% endif %}
You cant use the switch.turn_on/off service for input booleans. You can turn anything on or off with the home assistant service though.
vhip6439
July 29, 2021, 5:29pm
3
That makes sense. I’ve swapped the info for the Boolean. Have this error coming up though and I can’t quiet tell why. Im very new to the templating process. Thank you for your help. Updated code below:
fan:
- platform: template
fans:
box_fan_one:
value_template: "{{states('input_boolean.box_fan_one')}}"
percentage_template: "{{states('input_number.box_fan_one_speed')}}"
speed_count: 3
turn_on:
- service: input_select.select_option
data:
entity_id: input_select.box_fan_one_speed
value: '66'
- service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: input_boolean.box_fan_one
turn_off:
- service: homeassistant.turn_off
entity_id: input_boolean.box_fan_one
set_percentage:
service: "homeassistant.turn_{{ 'off' if percentage < 33 else 'on' }}"
entity_id: >
{% if percentage == 100 %}
switch.box_fan_one_high
{% elif percentage == 67 %}
switch.box_fan_one_medium
{% elif percentage == 33 %}
switch.box_fan_one_low
{% else %}
input_boolean.box_fan_one
{% endif %}
I have the same question, so watching this topic.
flyize
July 29, 2021, 7:40pm
5
Does my post here help at all?
I really wish I understood quirks a bit better, I feel like it would almost be easier than what I did. But maybe I think that because I don’t understand quirks.
vhip6439
July 29, 2021, 7:48pm
6
I see what you did, and I may end up going the scripting route. However, with how simple this fan SHOULD be ( I would think ) I was hoping to have everything including the turn on and off functionality within the template rather than having outside scripts in play as well. Looking at other examples (some of which are broken due to changes) it seems like scripting is more common but it should be doable within the template itself.
flyize
July 29, 2021, 8:22pm
7
Not a bad idea. Good luck and post back!
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mwav3
July 30, 2021, 1:10am
8
The mqtt fan templates usually can get the code all together but any working fan templates for non mqtt Usually need scripting.
Try looking at my template for a fan in this post [HELP] New Template Fan integration - percentage - #12 by mwav3
lehase
November 20, 2023, 7:43pm
9
Got the solution for Tasmota 3-channel relay. So i have:switch.tasmotakitchen_fan1 switch.tasmotakitchen_fan2 switch.tasmotakitchen_fan3
I was make 1 helper (Group->SwitchGroup) for get the status (it’s like OR for any of them):
1 script:
kitchenfan_off:
alias: KitchenFan_Off
sequence:
- service: switch.turn_off
data: {}
target:
entity_id:
- switch.tasmotakitchen_fan2
- switch.tasmotakitchen_fan1
- switch.tasmotakitchen_fan3
mode: single
icon: mdi:fan-off
and so i get the fan template:fan: !include includes/fan.yaml
fan.yaml:
- platform: template
fans:
kitchen_fan:
friendly_name: "kitchen fan"
#Generated by: https://www.uuidgenerator.net/
unique_id: e0091e56-87cf-11ee-b9d1-0242ac120002
value_template: "{{ states('switch.vytiazhkastatus') }}"
turn_on:
- service: switch.turn_on
target:
entity_id: switch.tasmotakitchen_fan1
turn_off:
- service: script.turn_on
target:
entity_id: script.kitchenfan_off
percentage_template: >
{{ states('input_number.percentage') if is_state('input_boolean.state', 'on') else 0 }}
speed_count: 3
set_percentage:
- service: switch.turn_{{ 'on' if percentage > 0 else 'off' }}
target:
#Switch from Tasmota low speed
entity_id: switch.tasmotakitchen_fan1
- service: switch.turn_{{ 'on' if percentage > 33 else 'off' }}
target:
#Switch from Tasmota Med speed
entity_id: switch.tasmotakitchen_fan2
- service: switch.turn_{{ 'on' if percentage > 66 else 'off' }}
target:
#Switch from Tasmota Hi speed
entity_id: switch.tasmotakitchen_fan3
- service: script.turn_{{ 'on' if percentage < 1 else 'off' }}
target:
#Switch from Tasmota Hi speed
entity_id: script.kitchenfan_off
- service: input_number.set_value
target:
entity_id: input_number.percentage
data:
value: "{{ percentage }}"
nightmare1
January 30, 2024, 5:21pm
10
i changed few things thinking because i have a 4 relay sonoff my 1 = off however i have made a mess of it and i can control the speed from the new Fan template but the fan template doesnt update if i switch the tasmota switches
- platform: template
fans:
zwift_fan:
friendly_name: "zwift fan"
value_template: "{{ states('switch.zwift_fan_group') }}"
turn_on:
- service: switch.turn_on
target:
entity_id: switch.zwift_fan_low_speed
turn_off:
- service: switch.turn_on
target:
entity_id: switch.zwift_fan_off
percentage_template: >
{{ states('input_number.percentage') if is_state('input_boolean.state', 'on') else 0 }}
speed_count: 3
set_percentage:
- service: switch.turn_{{ 'on' if percentage == 33 else 'off' }}
target:
#Switch from Tasmota low speed
entity_id: switch.zwift_fan_low_speed
- service: switch.turn_{{ 'on' if percentage == 66 else 'off' }}
target:
#Switch from Tasmota Med speed
entity_id: switch.zwift_fan_medium_speed
- service: switch.turn_{{ 'on' if percentage == 100 else 'off' }}
target:
#Switch from Tasmota Hi speed
entity_id: switch.zwift_fan_high_speed
- service: switch.turn_{{ 'on' if percentage == 0 else 'off' }}
target:
#Switch from Tasmota OFF
entity_id: switch.zwift_fan_off
- service: input_number.set_value
target:
entity_id: input_number.percentage
data:
value: "{{ percentage }}"
