Another Condition Question or Issue

BruceP · Post by **BruceP** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:00 am

I have a floor fan used to circulate air. It is to come on every 40 min. during the day, runs for 7 min. I do not want it running when the exterior temp is above 64 degrees. Here are the following conditions. They are listed as follows:

If conditions match rules: any
if Variable, weather temp, is less than 64
if variable, on vacation, is false
If variable, Peak Heating, is false

For temp I am using Weather Underground and Indigo is currently displaying 66.4 degrees in device pane.
Check variable list and OnVacation is currently False
Peak Heating changes duration of fan running at a certain time. Peak Heating is set to false. Same conditions apply to this action.

The fan is still running every 40 min.

I am obviously missing something.

Post by **jay (support)** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:51 am

There's nothing obvious wrong with the conditions. Just to make sure, click the Insert into Event Log Window button above the rule editor on the Conditions tab and copy/paste the results into a reply inside a code tag (to help with readability).

Peak Heating changes duration of fan running at a certain time. Peak Heating is set to false.

You're sure that PeakHeating is always either "true" or "false"?

One final thing - did you at any point copy a different schedule to create this one that might still be running and causing the fan to go on? You'd be surprised at how often that happens accidentally...

DaveL17 · Post by **DaveL17** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:44 am

If I'm understanding, and there's no guarantee that I am, because you have selected this to run if ANY of the conditions are met, it's running because you are not on vacation.

Try "If ALL conditions are met."

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BruceP · Post by **BruceP** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 6:10 am

Code: Select all

  

   "Any" "of the following rules are true"
  	 "If variable" Weather_Temperature_F "is less than" "value" "64"
  	 "If variable" PeakHeating "is false"
  	 "If variable" OnVacation "is false"

Peak heating is only true or false
After original post I unchecked the schedules and the fan dod not run.
Will change to ALL. Will have to change temp for the test since it is below 64 right now. Will let you know.
Thanks

BruceP · Post by **BruceP** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:03 am

UPDATE:
Changed to ALL, additionally set temp set point to 50 degrees (for testing)but Device window is showing 65 degrees and the same thing is happening, fan running.

DaveL17 · Post by **DaveL17** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:11 am

I don't think the device window would enter into it. If:

Temp variable < 64
AND
Peak Heating variable = false
AND
Vacation variable = false

Then the fan should run. Shouldn't it?

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Post by **jay (support)** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:56 am

How are you executing the trigger? If you're just testing using the Execute Actions Now button, then it's only executing the actions (not evaluating the conditions).

howartp · Post by **howartp** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:14 pm

Are you comparing apples with pears here?

You keep saying "if temp VARIABLE < 50" but saying the DEVICE pane is showing 65 - shouldn't you be saying "if temp DEVICE < 50" ?

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BruceP · Post by **BruceP** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:14 pm

Just letting the schedule do its thing, not forcing it in any way.

The temp in the Device Window is showing the temp via Weather Underground. That temp is what I am referring to in the conditions.

DaveL17 · Post by **DaveL17** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:19 pm

To howartp's point, above you refer to both "variable weather_temp_f" and the device state temperature. In the conditions, you refer to variables and devices differently.

Dave

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BruceP · Post by **BruceP** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:16 pm

I would have posted screen shots, but cannot seem to find the way, anyway........

In Devices a Weather Underground station is reporting the temperature.
This temperature is the used to update the variable Weather_Temp_F.
I have another schedule to run that places the Weather Underground data into the variables
When I check the variable list, the temp in Devices is the same as the temp in the variable.

Hope this clears up the confusion.

Post by **jay (support)** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:20 pm

Send your database to support@indigodomo.com and include the name of the schedule.

DaveL17 · Post by **DaveL17** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:40 pm

Please do as Jay suggests, but for the future, you can key off the device state directly as a condition--no need to insert the value into a variable first.

Dave

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DaveL17 · Post by **DaveL17** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:51 pm

Like this:

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Dave

howartp · Post by **howartp** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:31 am

Just wondering - is the 'If conditions match rule' option ticked, or is it at 'Always'?

(Can't remember if you can edit the conditions if it's not ticked)

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