TRV Controller Discussion Thread

[Busta999]

Autolog happened again

Noticed the Guest Bedroom running low - too low

It appears that the TRV device has Heat Turned Off when I would expect it to be On

MacOs 10.12.6
Indigo 7.4.0
TRV Plugin 1.3.1

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[Busta999]

It looks like the Setpoint for each schedule is getting lost between the config screen and the actual settings?

[autolog]

Autolog happened again

Noticed the Guest Bedroom running low - too low

It appears that the TRV device has Heat Turned Off when I would expect it to be On

I think I have a fix for this - At some point today I will PM you a link to a test version that should hopefully fix this.

[autolog]

It looks like the Setpoint for each schedule is getting lost between the config screen and the actual settings?

I don't understand what you mean - what is getting lost?

[Busta999]

Autolog

Many thanks - very much appreciated - I am trying to bottom these out before I start working away from home again that will mean I have limited ability to resolve.

She who must be obeyed will not be able to get into Indigo

My life will be painful at weekends ....

[Busta999]

I don't understand what you mean - what is getting lost?

The Custom States show set points as Not Set

But when you select the Edit Device Settings it does have Set Points set.

I think I know how /why this may be happening. Looking into it now - it could be a Guest Mode I am using that sets the Guest rooms up for visitors..

[Busta999]

May or may not be significant.

All 3 Spirits that have gone rouge - Report that the Valve is open 100% while the valve is actually at 0% are ALL firmware 0.16

My 0.15s have not yet failed.

If anyone else has had a Spirit go rouge as described above can you confirm the firmware version?

The ONLY way I have found to address this issue so far is to physically remove batteries and re-insert them.

Autolog is working on a software workaround.

[Busta999]

Running the Test 1.4.0 plugin

Adjusted 4 of the Spirit TRV settings yesterday after the rouge Sprits reported earlier.

Dropped them down to a simple 1 Schedule below:-

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I had expected to just maintain a steady 17C throughout the day.

Instead it dropped all four rooms to a target set point of 8C.

I found the rooms this morning at 15C then did a manual override on the Thermostats - that stabilised things.

But I suspect that the TRV Plugin will force them back to 8C again.

Any suggestions/pointers on what I have done wrong here and how to fix it?

Thanks

[autolog]

... Any suggestions/pointers on what I have done wrong here and how to fix it?

I don't think it is anything you have done

Continuing debug discussion via iMessage.

[shapa]

I've got similar issue - floor heating thermostat keeps resetting to 5C

BTW added "Generic Thermostat v2" manually to the XML file, so, for now, the only real issue it an electric floor one.

Any progress on enabling "smart thermostats self-management" - i.e. only to specify heat points (and enable global heating device if required)?

[autolog]

I've got similar issue - floor heating thermostat keeps resetting to 5C

BTW added "Generic Thermostat v2" manually to the XML file, so, for now, the only real issue it an electric floor one.

Any progress on enabling "smart thermostats self-management" - i.e. only to specify heat points (and enable global heating device if required)?

I haven't made an progress on that at the moment and can't offer an ETA.

[Busta999]

I've got similar issue - floor heating thermostat keeps resetting to 5C

BTW added "Generic Thermostat v2" manually to the XML file, so, for now, the only real issue it an electric floor one.

Any progress on enabling "smart thermostats self-management" - i.e. only to specify heat points (and enable global heating device if required)?

Is it at all possible you set the target set point to include a decimal point in it, i.e. 18.5c 0r 21.5c

I have done a test on a Spirit and if I set TRV target to 18.5c I get weird behaviour, as soon as I set to a whole number it works ok.

My issues with this have stopped since I kept to whole digits...

[Busta999]

Over the last week I have had three Rogue Spirits.

i.e. they appear to be fully functioning but are in fact remaining open or closed while reporting something different.

The one I just found, in the guest bathroom, had a lighten and was stuck in INS and unresponsive to button presses.

Taking out the batteries and reseating them fixed the problem.

I suspect that I may just, once a week go around and reset the batteries to ensure they continue to operate properly.

Need to think of a better way of doing it...

[siclark]

There watchdog plugin is a good one. Set for 30 minute checks and it send a pushover alert when a trv misses an update. I presume it's not responding to status requests when in that state?

[autolog]

If a wakeup is missed, the plugin recognises that and flags the device with a timer icon. I guess it could more usefully set a state (which it doesn't at the moment).