Heating
This is an AppDaemon automation of my heating in Home Assistant, as explained in this video on YouTube. It sets the thermostat's target temperature and switches heating on and off. It also adds the current temperature and heating mode to the thermostat entities.
Installation
- This requires AppDeamon installed and configured (follow the documentation on their web site).
- Make sure that
voluptuous
anddatetime
are incuded in thepython_packages
option - Copy the content of the appdaemon directory from this repository to your home assistant
/config/appdaemon
folder - Add configuration to your Home Assistant's
/config/appdaemon/apps/apps.yaml
Configuration
This is the configuration that goes into /config/appdaemon/apps/apps.yaml
Example:
heating-control:
module: heating-control
class: HeatingControl
switch_heating: switch.heating
somebody_home: input_boolean.somebody_home
heating_mode: input_select.heating_mode
temperature_vacation: input_number.temperature_vacation
rooms:
- sensor: sensor.teplota_living_toom
day_night: input_boolean.livingroom_day_night
temperature_day: input_number.livingroom_day
temperature_night: input_number.livingroom_night
thermostats:
- climate.termostat_living_room
- climate.termostat_dining_area
Parameters:
Attribute | Required | Description |
---|---|---|
module |
Yes | Always heating-control |
class |
Yes | Always HeatingControl |
switch_heating |
Yes | entity_id of the switch, controlng the boiler - this AppDaemon script will turn this off to turn off the heating, and on to turn it on (in which case the built-in boiler program will be used) |
somebody_home |
Yes | entity_id of the boolean value that is on when somebody is home and off otherwise |
heating_mode |
Yes | entity_id of the input select with heating modes. Can contain the values On , Off , Eco , Auto and Vacation - these values can be changed - se the bottom of this README. Not all values have to be defined. |
temperature_vacation |
Yes | entity_id of the input containg the temperature to be used for vacation mode |
rooms |
Yes | List of rooms - see bellow |
Room parameters
Attribute | Required | Description |
---|---|---|
sensor |
Yes | entity_id of the temperature sensor |
day_night |
Yes | entity_id of the boolean switch between high/low (day/night). This is on for 'day', off for 'night' |
temperature_day |
Yes | entity_id of the input containg the high (or day) temperature for the given room |
temperature_night |
Yes | entity_id of the input containg the low (or night) temperature for the given room |
thermostats |
Yes | list of thermostat entity_ids |
Other configuration
The heating-control.py
file uses constants for the 5 heating modes. If you'd like to name your modes differently, you can change them there. The values should be in lowercase.
MODE_ON = "on"
MODE_OFF = "off"
MODE_AUTO = "auto"
MODE_ECO = "eco"
MODE_VACATION = "vacation"