Learning Home Assistant -

[eralbright]

So I've been doing Home Automation since the 90's but just moving to Home Assistant. I have used your smart irrigation for a lot of learning and having fun with it. Thanks... This is (not your intent for the program) what I put together and it works. Again it was not your intent of the program but my learning by using it.

`alias: Foundation Watering
description: >-
Drip watering my foundation whenever the need for water is > 0.25 inches and
stop when the need is < 0.1 inches. Water in 5 minute intervals with a 3
minute delay between intervals. Still to implement: check for rain and don't
run if raining.
trigger:

• platform: state
  entity_id:
  • calendar.watering_schedule_foundation
    from: "off"
    to: "on"
    condition:
• condition: state
  state: "on"
  entity_id: calendar.watering_schedule_foundation
• condition: template
  value_template: >-
  {{state_attr('sensor.smart_irrigation_zone_7_foundation','bucket') <
  -0.25}}
• condition: numeric_state
  entity_id: sensor.friscoweather_temperature
  above: 48
  action:
• service: smart_irrigation.calculate_all_zones
  data: {}
• repeat:
  while:
  - condition: template
  value_template: >-
  {{state_attr('sensor.smart_irrigation_zone_7_foundation','bucket') |
  float < -0.1 }}
  sequence:
  - service: smart_irrigation.set_bucket
  data:
  new_bucket_value: >-
  {{state_attr('sensor.smart_irrigation_zone_7_foundation','bucket')
  | float + 0.025 }}
  target:
  entity_id: sensor.smart_irrigation_zone_7_foundation
  - type: turn_on
  device_id: ef8bd15cd34ed99ac0d4f982f397e4a0
  entity_id: 6110ebb0000cd9fb5d64cbbedc01e648
  domain: switch
  - delay: "00:05:00"
  - type: turn_off
  device_id: ef8bd15cd34ed99ac0d4f982f397e4a0
  entity_id: 6110ebb0000cd9fb5d64cbbedc01e648
  domain: switch
  - delay: "00:03:00"
  - if:
  - condition: state
  entity_id: calendar.watering_schedule_foundation
  state: "off"
  then:
  - stop: Outside approved watering times
  mode: single`

[jeroenterheerdt]

that's cool - but why are you watering your foundation? :)

[eralbright]

In Texas, the soil is clay and moves a lot based on how wet it is which can cause the house to move and even become tipped. To minimize this, it is common to add water to about 1 foot perimeter of the house so the doesn't move. This automation runs the rest of the irrigation as well but is a lot longer checking for delay if no other zone is watered or runs them in sequence if multiple zones need water. If it is a spray zone, it also checks wind speed.

[jeroenterheerdt]

Ha, cool thanks for explaining. I learned something today. Thank you.