AD-ThermostatController

This app controls thermostats that are manually controllable like the Eurotronic Spirit or Comet. You can specify custom values to define by with temp difference to target how much it should open the valve.

TODO:

• Error handling for missing/wrong arguments

App configuration

Preparing HA

First, you need to create a Home Assistant generic_thermostat entity. This is used to set the target temperature of your thermostat (You can disable the climate entity provided by the thermostat integration). Configure everything according to your room and situation.

# configuration.yaml
climate:
  - platform: generic_thermostat
    name: Living Room - Heater
    unique_id: living_room_heater
    heater: input_boolean.living_room_dummy_climate
    target_sensor: sensor.living_room_temperature
    min_temp: 15
    max_temp: 30
    cold_tolerance: 0.1
    hot_tolerance: 0.0
    # Optional. Define your presets & temp step.
    away_temp: 21
    comfort_temp: 24.5
    home_temp: 24.0
    sleep_temp: 23
    target_temp_step: 0.5

input_boolean:
  living_room_dummy_climate:
    name: Living room - dummy climate

App (Example values)

# appdaemon/apps.yaml
ThermostatController_living_room:
  module: ThermostatController
  class: ThermostatController
  enabled: True
  entity_thermostat: climate.living_room_heater
  entity_valve_position: number.living_room_radiator_valve_position
  update_interval: 120 # Update every 120 seconds instead listening for state changes of the climate entity.
  compare_current_value: True
  force_update: False
  temp_values:
    - diff: 0.0 # Difference between target and current temp: '0.0°'.
      pos: 0 # Pos = 0 since target has been reached.
    - diff: 0.1 # Difference '0.1°'
      pos: 20 # Little heating
    - diff: 0.5 # ... and so on
      pos: 80
    - diff: 0.7
      pos: 120
    - diff: 1.0
      pos: 160
    - diff: 1.5
      pos: 210
    - pos: 255 # All thresholds have been passed. Max heating.

Parameters

key	required	type	default	description
debug	False	bool	False	Enable debug log messages.
enabled	False	bool or string	True	Enable/Disable this instance. Value: Boolean or switch entity.
entity_thermostat	True	string		The entity_id of the generic_thermostat
entity_valve_position	True	string		The entity_id of your valve position (number or input_number)
trigger_temp_diff	False	float	0.2	Minimum required temp difference to update valve position (in order to prevent valve changing back and forth during small temp fluctuations.
trigger_timeout	False	int	60*7 (7 minutes)	Bypass trigger_temp_diff if the current temp did not change for this amount of time.
update_interval	False	int	-1	Use an fixed update interval in seconds instead updating on state change.
compare_current_value	False	bool	True	The entity_id of your valve position (number or input_number)
force_update	False	bool	False	Always re-set the current valve position. Only useful if your value jumps back after some time without it being registered by HA.
temp_values	True	list		Define your temp and position thresholds. See example above. Please note that for the last entry you only need the pos value. It should be set to the highest position that your valve is capable of. It is used after all thresholds have been passed (max heating).