Timer question - help

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Hi all,
I have the following automation which is doing exactly what I need, however I noticed that it stops running when I restart HA. I think the problem is at the delay action and I also think that I have to replace the delay with a timer, but I don’t know if this is doable and how to do it, at all. Can someone help or point to the right direction?

Of course, I wouldn’t mind if there is an easier or alternatives solution. My only goal here is to ensure that the automation can run seamlessly after the HA restarts.

- id: Bedroom AC stable temperature
  alias: Bedroom AC stable temperature
  description: ''
  trigger:
   - platform: numeric_state
     entity_id: sensor.shelly1pm_349454789b5a_power
     for:
       hours: 0
       minutes: 1
       seconds: 30
     above: 60
     
  condition:
    - condition: numeric_state
      entity_id: sensor.shelly1pm_349454789b5a_power
      above: 7
      
  action:
    - service: climate.set_temperature
      data:
        temperature: 31
        hvac_mode: cool
      target:
        entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac
    - service: climate.set_fan_mode
      data:
        fan_mode: silence
      target:
        entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac

    - if: "{{ this.from_state.attributes.last_triggered < today_at() }}"
  
      then:
        - delay:
            minutes: 5
      else:
        - delay:
            minutes: "{{ states('input_number.air_condition_delay_minutes') | int(0) }}"
            seconds: "{{ states('input_number.air_condition_delay_seconds') | int(0) }}"
      
    - service: climate.set_temperature
      data:
#        temperature: 25
        temperature: "{{ states('input_number.air_condition_temperature_number') }}"
        hvac_mode: cool
      target:
        entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac
    - service: climate.set_fan_mode
      data:
        fan_mode: silence
      target:
        entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac

I don’t mind if the we the following piece of code would be removed

    - if: "{{ this.from_state.attributes.last_triggered < today_at() }}"
  
      then:
        - delay:
            minutes: 5
      else:

Mainly the code starts and stop my air condition during the day like this
I turn on manually the AC and after 1:30 minutes “stop” the AC by turning the temperature to 31. Then after the delay (which I need to replace) of 05 or 04 minutes it turns it on again by setting the temperature to 25 and the cycle continues until I turn off the AC. I just need to be able to change the delay time without to reload the automation that’s why I used the input numbers. I think if I could change this with a timer should be ok, (it will work after a restart, and change the delay without a reload) but I don’t know how to implement.

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ok. I didn’t expect it but I found something similar which helped me to understand how to procced and now it is working with timer.

the code just for reference is the following. (I hope in the future, the delay function somehow, to work after HA restart. It is much easier/simpler than timers.

- id: Bedroom AC stable temperature
  alias: Bedroom AC stable temperature
  description: ''
  trigger:
   - platform: numeric_state
     entity_id: sensor.shelly1pm_349454789b5a_power
     for:
       hours: 0
       minutes: 1
       seconds: 30
     above: 60
   - platform: event
     id: timer_ac
     event_type: timer.finished
     event_data:
       entity_id: timer.air_condition_delay_timer      
     
  condition:
    - condition: numeric_state
      entity_id: sensor.shelly1pm_349454789b5a_power
      above: 7
      
  action:
  - choose:
    - conditions:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: timer.air_condition_delay_timer
        state: 'idle'
      sequence:
      - service: climate.set_temperature
        data:
          temperature: 31
          hvac_mode: cool
        target:
          entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac
      - service: climate.set_fan_mode
        data:
          fan_mode: silence
        target:
          entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac
      - service: timer.start
        entity_id: timer.air_condition_delay_timer

  - choose:
    - conditions:
      - condition: trigger
        id: timer_ac
      sequence:
      - service: timer.cancel
        entity_id: timer.air_condition_delay_timer
      - service: climate.set_temperature
        data:
          # temperature: 25
          temperature: "{{ states('input_number.air_condition_temperature_number') }}"
          hvac_mode: cool
        target:
          entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac
      - service: climate.set_fan_mode
        data:
          fan_mode: silence
        target:
          entity_id: climate.bedroom_ac