The generic-thermostat for Home Assistant has a big problem. If for some reason the temperature sensor becomes unavailable, the controller just keeps the state its in. So it can heat forever, or not heat at all. This is problematic when running Home Assistant in remote locations where physical intervention is not an option.
This component extends the generic-thermostat by adding a fallback mode in case the temperature sensor becomes unavailable. In that mode, the climate controller regulates heat by turning on the heater on for some % of time.
You can install this either manually copying files or using HACS.
Uses the exact same configuration as the generic-thermostat, but adds 3 new configuration variables:
| Configuration Variable | Description |
|---|---|
fallback_on_ratio |
A number between 0 and 1 that represents how much of the time the heater switch should be on. This number should be in 0.05 increments e.g. 0.15 or 0.45 |
fallback_interval |
The duration that the fallback_on_ratio relates to. This value defaults to 60 minutes. |
fallback_force_switch |
A optional switch entity id that forces fallback mode to be enabled. This is useful when you are tweaking fallback_on_ratio. |
Note
If fallback_interval is 60 minutes and fallback_on_ratio is 0.2, the radiator will be on for 12 minutes and off for 48 minutes per hour when the temperature sensor becomes unavailable.
climate:
- platform: fallback_generic_thermostat
name: Study
heater: switch.study_heater
target_sensor: sensor.study_temperature
fallback_on_ratio: 0.2 # Heater will be on 20% of the time (12 minutes per hour)input_boolean:
force_fallback_mode:
name: Force fallback mode
climate:
- platform: fallback_generic_thermostat
name: Study
heater: switch.study_heater
target_sensor: sensor.study_temperature
fallback_on_ratio: 0.5 # Heater will be on 50% of the time (15 minutes per half an hour)
fallback_interval: 00:30:00
fallback_force_switch: input_boolean.force_fallback_mode