Sorry, I couldn’t find any trigger option in the code. So I had to do manual change of the program to get my first reading.
For the first time to get make sure the MQTT is sending the sensor details, I did call onUpdateData(). Once I am happy with the readings, i changed the code back to onScheduled();, which calls for meter reading daily.
Thats great. Yes it sends the reading on a daily basis.
My water company just replaced the meter because they couldn’t read it twice in a row, 2 months apart. Meanwhile I could read it every day. Does any of you had this issue?
Hello 
, I cannot read my water meter I have replaced the code and I have this error:
do you have an idea of the problem?
thank you !!
The meter sends usually data only on business days between 8am and 6pm. Did you try it also during this timeframe?
yes, i have exactly the same error
13:30:43.643 → Connected to MQTT Broker 
13:30:43.643 → > Configure time from NTP server.
13:30:43.643 → > Configure Arduino OTA flash.
13:30:43.643 → > Send MQTT config for HA.
13:30:46.716 → Current date (UTC) : 2022/10/15 11:30:45 - 1665833445
13:30:46.716 → Unable to retrieve data from meter. Retry later…
13:30:59.812 → Current date (UTC) : 2022/10/15 11:30:58 - 1665833458
13:30:59.812 → Unable to retrieve data from meter. Retry later…
My water meter sends data only on working days from monday to friday, not at the weekend.
Maybe 5 p.m. on firday was to late. Try it again on monday.
Did you receive data with the code to find the right frequency?
Yes I will test on Monday.
I use this github and it works well, but I can’t find the frequency used.
here is the link : GitHub - neutrinus/everblu-meters: Fetch water usage data from Cyble meters
This day, I have not reassembled 
16:58:29.996 → Connected to MQTT Broker
16:58:29.996 → > Configure time from NTP server.
16:58:29.996 → > Configure Arduino OTA flash.
16:58:29.996 → > Send MQTT config for HA.
16:58:33.286 → Current date (UTC) : 2022/10/17 14:58:33 - 1666022313
16:58:33.286 → Unable to retrieve data from meter. Retry later…
16:58:46.362 → Current date (UTC) : 2022/10/17 14:58:46 - 1666022326
16:58:46.362 → Unable to retrieve data from meter. Retry later…
16:58:59.423 → Current date (UTC) : 2022/10/17 14:58:59 - 1666022339
I can only recommend you to identify your correct frequency. You can do this with the integrated code from
https://github.com/psykokwak-com/everblu-meters-esp8266
Then you see in the Arduino serial monitor if you can connect to your meter or not. Before you don’t have your frequency you wont see anything via MQTT.
Hello ,
I just changed the frequency and it works!!
Thank you so much for your explanation!!
Hi
I have this up and running now, anyone know how to add the water meter reading in litres to the new 2022.11 water integration in the energy dashboard ?
I have created a daily utility meter and added the sensor to the energy dashboard.
Thanks for the reply, I also asked in the release page. I just needed to create a template sensor (divided by 1000) with state_class: total, device_class: water and unit_of_measurement: m³ and it picked it up.
I can’t find a sensor for the water meter in the energy dashboard.
I have the following sensors (2 is to try some things)
anyone have an idea what i’m doing wrong?
name: ‘Water meter’
state_topic: ‘domoticz/out/217’
unit_of_measurement: ‘m3’
icon: mdi:counter
device_class: water
state_class: total_increasing
unique_id: “water_meter”
value_template: “{% if value_json.idx == 217 %} {{ (value_json.svalue1 | float(0) / 1000)}} {% endif %}”
name: ‘Watermeter 2’
state_topic: ‘domoticz/out/217’
unit_of_measurement: ‘m3’
icon: mdi:counter
device_class: water
state_class: total
unique_id: “watermeter2”
value_template: “{% if value_json.idx == 217 %} {{ (value_json.svalue1 | float(0) / 1000)}} {% endif %}”
And I created a nutsmeter helper with in the customize.yaml:
sensor.watermeter_totaal:
device_class: water
But it doesn’t show up either
I think m3 needs to be m³
Do you have open fixes in Dev Tools > Staistics regarding one of those sensors? If yes need to be fixed otherwise the sensor is not displayed in the pick list in the energy dashboard.
I’ve changed it, but unfortunately it doesn’t help
nope, nothing to fix
Is it in your recorder ?
