I am looking to have a couple of fans run whenever the AC Fan is running. The fans are connected to a smart outlet that can be turned on/off via ST. However, I am looking to create a trigger to turns those outlets on. Is there a way to create a virtual switch that is on when the AC fan is on and off…

Brand and model of air-conditioner? Almost certainly you can add some kind of energy monitoring device to the air-conditioner that will be able to tell when it’s drawing power. Alternatively, you might just be able to stick a vibration sensor on it, which is what many people do with washing machine…

[image] pwrmac7100: virtual switch that is on when the AC fan is on and off when the AC fan is off? I A zwave thermostat would be able to tell you when the fan is running or when AC is running via fan state and operating states, respectively. And then you can use webCoRE to automate your oth…

I have not tried it but dependent on your thermostat (e.g. Nest with NST Manager App) you may be able to us the change of “operating state” of your thermostat to cooling as a trigger to turn on the outlets using the WebCore SmartApp.

I have a Radio Thermostat CT80 with Z-Wave USNAP (RTZW-01). The display of the thermostat has a little fan spinning when the fan is running, so I assume there’s a bit somewhere that I can get to and expose. Ideas?

Have you seen this thread: [image] [RELEASE] Enhanced Z-Wave Plus Thermostat Device Handler - Honeywell, GoControl, CT, Linear, Trane, MCO, Remotec Community Created Device Types I think it takes upto 24 hours to populate. Just refresh and wait smile

I’ve been reading it for the last 10 minutes. It looks promising. I’m new to doing any sort of customizations, but it looks straightforward.

Do you see any logging on the recent tab for your thermostat like @SBDOBRESCU showed? If so, you won’t need a new device handler.

So, I successfully installed and updated my thermostat device type to the enhances zwave thermostat. I have also successfully installed webCoRE. I have no idea to use webCoRE, so I’ve got some reading to do. Any pointers would be appreciated. As for logging, I do operating states (one for cooling a…

[image] pwrmac7100: ST just don’t have the hooks to trigger off these states? Yup, that is correct. webCoRE is easy once you get the concept down. If op state running, then with your other fans turn on. Head to this thread when you did your homework :smile: [image] [DEPRECAT…

Thank you all. webCoRE is easy. For those looking for my final script (piston), see below. Some definitions: Dining Room Thermostat = Radio Thermostat CT80 with Z-Wave USNAP (RTZW-01 Master BR Window Fan = Z Wave smart outlet with a fan plugged into it Space Heter = Z Wave smart outlet with a fa…

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