Trouble with triggering automation

Configuration
1

Hi, I am struggling to get my automation work. Added yaml should be self-explanatory.
Mode is restart so it should - how I understand it run. Obviously it does not. The triggers seem to OK because when I run it manually it does what it should but then stops. So it starts watering but never stops until I run it manually.
thanks

alias: watering
description: Controls watering based on soil moisture level and sunlight.
triggers:
  - entity_id:
      - sun.sun
    to: above_horizon
    trigger: state
  - value_template: >-
      {{ states('sensor.esphome_web_80b8d4_humid')|float <
      states('input_number.humid')|float }}
    for:
      minutes: 15
    trigger: template
  - trigger: homeassistant
    event: start
conditions:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    state: above_horizon
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: >-
              {{ states('sensor.esphome_web_80b8d4_humid')|float <
              states('input_number.humid')|float }}
        sequence:
          - target:
              entity_id: switch.watering
            action: switch.turn_on
            data: {}
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: >-
              {{ states('sensor.esphome_web_80b8d4_humid')|float >
              states('input_number.humid')|float + 5 }}
        sequence:
          - action: switch.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id: switch.watering
            data: {}
mode: restart
2

When you “run it manually” it bypasses the triggers and conditions blocks… it just runs the actions.

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Troubleshooting Automations

3

Hello catdogmaus,

The only times that can possibly shut off is after the sunrise trigger or the home assistant restart trigger. Those are the only 2 that the humidity might be = or > than the input number setting so that your conditions could possibly trigger the off.

You need another trigger like this possibly…

4

You need to add a trigger indicating when the switch should be turned off.

Try this version.

alias: watering
description: Controls watering based on soil moisture level and sunlight.
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    to: above_horizon
    variables:
      mode: >
        {{ iif(states('sensor.esphome_web_80b8d4_humid')|float(0) >
               states('input_number.humid')|float(0), 'on', 'off')
  - trigger: homeassistant
    event: start
    variables:
      mode: >
        {{ iif(states('sensor.esphome_web_80b8d4_humid')|float(0) >
               states('input_number.humid')|float(0), 'on', 'off')
  - trigger: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.esphome_web_80b8d4_humid
    below: input_number.humid
    for:
      minutes: 15
    variables:
      mode: 'on'
  - trigger: template
    value_template: >-
      {{ states('sensor.esphome_web_80b8d4_humid')|float(0) >
         states('input_number.humid')|float(0) + 5 }}
    variables:
      mode: 'off'
conditions:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    state: above_horizon
actions:
  - action: switch.turn_{{ mode }}
    target:
      entity_id: switch.watering
mode: single