Hi! i have googled a lot but can’t find a solution for my problem.
i want to compair a sensor with a value or in another case a input_text.NUMBER and trigger something if the sensor is greater or less for 3 minutes.
something like {{ states(‘sensor.p_paradies’)|int > 100 for 3 minutes }}
any idea?
thank you!
The easiest way is to use a Numeric state trigger:
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.p_paradies
above: 100
for: "00:03:00"
For more complex equations it is often easier and more reliable to create a template sensor or binary sensor, then use that sensor as the basis for a State trigger with a for: duration instead of trying to write a template that covers both the equation and duration.
template:
- binary_sensor:
- name: "Paradies Above Salon"
state: >
{{ states(sensor.p_paradies) | int > states(sensor.p_salon) | int }}
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.paradies_above_salon
to: 'on'
from: 'off'
for: '00:03:00'
Yes for numbers but how to do that when a compare with another sensor value?
SensorA < SensorB for 5 minutes
Ahh!! Could something like this work?
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.p_paradies
above: {{ states(‘sensor.p_salon’)|int }}
for: "00:03:00"
Have to try it later 
above and below don’t support templates.
However they do support number and (numeric ) sensor entities.
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.p_paradies
above: sensor.p_salon
for: "00:03:00"
From the documentation for Numeric State Trigger:
YES! Thank you guys!
You’re welcome!
However I believe you should assign the Solution tag to Didgeridrew’s post because it was the first to suggest using a Numeric State Trigger and that’s the answer to your original question.
