I’ve recently set up a system to control my radiator thermostats using virtual devices in my home automation setup. It’s been working well so far, but I’ve encountered an issue that’s been a bit frustrating. Let me share my experience and see if anyone has a solution or workaround.
So, here’s the setup: I have several radiator thermostats—specifically, HM-CC-RT-DN and HM-TC-IT-WM-W-EU models. To simplify control, I created virtual devices for each radiator group in my system. This allows me to adjust the target temperature for all radiators in a group with a single command. It’s been a great way to streamline heating management, especially when I’m away from home.
The problem arises when I manually adjust the temperature on one of the physical thermostats. For instance, if I change the comfort temperature on the wall thermostat, the virtual device doesn’t update to reflect this change. This means that my automation scripts, which rely on the virtual device’s settings, don’t work as intended. It’s like the virtual device is out of sync with the actual thermostat, and I end up having to manually update everything again.
I’ve tried a few things to resolve this. I checked if there’s a way to automate the synchronization through the system’s settings, but I couldn’t find any option that would link the physical thermostat’s changes to the virtual device. I also looked into whether there’s a feature that allows for two-way data binding, but it seems that this isn’t supported out of the box. I even considered creating a custom rule to monitor changes on the physical thermostat and update the virtual device accordingly, but that feels a bit too involved for my current setup.
I’m wondering if anyone else has faced this issue or has a clever way to handle it. Maybe there’s a third-party integration or a workaround that I haven’t discovered yet. Alternatively, perhaps there’s a way to structure the virtual devices so that they automatically reflect changes made on the physical thermostats. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
In the meantime, I’ll keep experimenting with different approaches. It’s a bit time-consuming, but I’m determined to find a solution that makes my system work seamlessly. Thanks in advance for any help or advice you can offer!