I recently completed a custom UI design using the Home Remote Designer, inspired by Savant’s sleek app interface. It’s been a fun project, and I can’t wait to share more details once I finalize the graphics and add a few features. I’ve been using this UI on my phones and iPads across different rooms, and it’s made navigating my smart home so much smoother. If anyone has tips for enhancing the visual appeal or functionality, I’d love to hear them!
On another note, I’ve been working on automating my heater system. My goal is to have the heater turn on between 8:30 PM and 7:00 AM, but only if the average household temperature drops below 20 degrees. I’ve set up a basic automation, but I’m running into an issue where the heater won’t activate after 8:30 PM, regardless of the temperature. Here’s what my current setup looks like:
yaml
alias: Heater On
description: “Turn on heater if temp is below 20”
trigger:
- platform: time
pattern: “10”
condition: - condition: and
conditions:- condition: time
before: “07:00:00”
after: “20:30:00”
weekday: [mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun] - condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.average_house_temp
below: 20
action:
- condition: time
- service: switch.turn_on
data: {}
target:
entity_id: switch.heater_switch
mode: single
I’m wondering if there’s something I’m missing in the timing or conditions. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Cheers, and happy automating everyone! 