Hi everyone, I’ve been diving into optimizing my Home Assistant setup lately, and I wanted to share some of my experiences and questions with the community.
First, I’ve been struggling with the logbook entries. Every second, it logs sensor data like date and time, which is overwhelming. I tried excluding these sensors in my configuration.yaml file, but it doesn’t seem to work. Here’s what I added:
yaml
logbook:
exclude:
entities:
- sensor.date
- sensor.date_time
- sensor.time_utc
- sensor.time_date
- sensor.internet_time
recorder:
exclude:
entities:
- sensor.date
- sensor.date_time
Despite this, the logbook still shows all the entries. I’m on the latest stable version of Home Assistant running on Docker. Any tips on how to effectively exclude these sensors?
On another note, I recently encountered an issue with a sensor in my system. After a power outage, one of my thermostats started showing an error code E02. I’ve tried resetting it and removing it from the app, but nothing seems to work. The device is only three months old, so I’m hoping it’s not a hardware issue. Has anyone encountered this before or knows a fix?
Lastly, I’ve been experimenting with automations and noticed that sometimes my motion sensors take too long to trigger the lights. It’s usually instantaneous, but occasionally, there’s a delay of about 25 seconds for the fan to turn on and another 4 seconds for the lights. This is quite frustrating, especially in the middle of the night. I’m using Z-Wave devices, and my hub is running smoothly otherwise. Any ideas on why this delay happens?
I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences with these issues. Let’s keep the conversation going and help each other optimize our smart home setups!