Hi there,
I’m trying to turn on the humidifier in the greenhouse when the humidity is < 80%. I also want the humidifier off between 23:30 and 8:30 as it is noisy.
The problem is that in the morning the humidity is usually < 80% and therefore the threshold isn’t crossed and the automation doesn’t get triggered.
How can I create an automation trigger that works in this condition?
I have attached a screenshot of my current automation
Create an automation with a time trigger of 08:30:00 and a numeric_state condition of below: 80
You can also add a 2nd trigger based on TIME at 08:30:01, as well as a condition that humidity < 80%.
This will keep it in one, single automation.
While a little counter-intuitive - adding triggers as conditions can be beneficial!
Create a template trigger with an entity id: sensor.time (so it triggers every minute)
List your time conditions, humidity conditions then use a service template to turn your switch on or off
We did one similar recently I’ll post the link
Thanks everyone, your responses are what I expected. It is frustrating that it’s not possible with a single trigger!
While waiting for responses I put in a trigger for every second to turn on the humidifier and added a condition that the humidity must be <80%.
