Trigger to set a switch on if current and forecast temperature are below defined value

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1

Hi, I’m new to HA.

I wish to set a switch on, if the current and forecast temperature are below defined value.

I get this error:
Message malformed: extra keys not allowed @ data['action'][0]['service']

Here is my attempt:

alias: 07:00 Heizung ON
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: "07:00:00"
condition:
  - condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.temp_keller_aussen_temperature
    below: 10
action:
  - service: weather.get_forecasts
    target:
      entity_id: weather.forecast_home
    data:
      type: hourly
    response_variable: forecast_data
     {% set n_forecast_temp = forecast_data['weather.forecast_home'].forecast[2].temperature %}
    if: "{{ n_forecast_temp < 18 }}"
    then:
    - type: turn_on
      device_id: 24685f36cd61d3052cc025697ad0819d
      entity_id: 7339dce48115e69a5f626f2798309bfc
      domain: switch
    - service: notify.matrix_notify
      metadata: {}
      data:
        message: Heizung ON
mode: single

Thanx for hints and help!

2

this can be simplfied, but keeping your format and just fixing it…

alias: 07:00 Heizung ON
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: "07:00:00"
condition:
  - condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.temp_keller_aussen_temperature
    below: 10
action:
  - service: weather.get_forecasts
    target:
      entity_id: weather.forecast_home
    data:
      type: hourly
    response_variable: forecast_data
  - if:
      - condition: template
        value_template: >
          {% set n_forecast_temp =
          forecast_data['weather.forecast_home'].forecast[2].temperature %}
          {{ n_forecast_temp < 18 }}
    then:
    - type: turn_on
      device_id: 24685f36cd61d3052cc025697ad0819d
      entity_id: 7339dce48115e69a5f626f2798309bfc
      domain: switch
    - service: notify.matrix_notify
      data:
        message: Heizung ON
mode: single

also, i’m presuming you know what you are doing and what you want wrt the logic side (e.g. forecast[2]) and just asking about how to do the templating right…

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3

one additional thing… you should avoid device id’s. here’s why and how. it’ll help you in the long run:

4

Thanx a lot!
With forecast[2].temperature I’m checking, how the temp will be 2 hours later.
If it rises, the heating should stay off.
The exact values are still to be determined

5

great. since this is the first time you’ve posted in this community, if that solved your problem, pls mark the post above as “solution” which will associate the solution to your first post which will then help anyone else who comes across it this.

6

That’s, for now, a little bit hard to me.
Will it be enough to change from

- type: turn_on
      device_id: 24685f36cd61d3052cc025697ad0819d
      entity_id: 7339dce48115e69a5f626f2798309bfc
      domain: switch

to

- type: turn_on
      entity_id: sensor.temp_keller_aussen_temperature
      domain: switch
7

no… you’re trying to turn on a switch, right? what’s the entity name of that switch? you’re not trying to turn on a sensor.

it would be something like this:

      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.name_of_your_switch_entity
8

Ahh, sorry, my confusion.
The entity_ID of the switch is in my case
switch.none_sonoff_2

9

then is this what you want?

(note that i adjusted the indentation on the “then” clause. i just noticed that you had it outdented, which means that it would run always… not part of the “if”

alias: 07:00 Heizung ON
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: "07:00:00"
condition:
  - condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.temp_keller_aussen_temperature
    below: 10
action:
  - service: weather.get_forecasts
    target:
      entity_id: weather.forecast_home
    data:
      type: hourly
    response_variable: forecast_data
  - if:
      - condition: template
        value_template: >
          {% set n_forecast_temp =
          forecast_data['weather.forecast_home'].forecast[2].temperature %}
          {{ n_forecast_temp < 18 }}
    then:
      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.none_sonoff_2
      - service: notify.matrix_notify
        data:
          message: Heizung ON
mode: single
10

Thank you for your friendly advise!

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