Their support was no help, but I figured out how to do some stuff with webcore. Thanks for the idea!
I just installed scheduleTStatZones and I am bit confused about how to do what I want to do which seems pretty simple:
- Maintain manual control of Nest setpoint from the Nest app/NST Manager
- Adjust Keen vents in various rooms around that setpoint during heating or cooling
Basically I donāt actually really want any schedulesā¦ I just want the vents to be adjusted appropriately for comfort in the rooms where I have smart vents.
The smartapp has been designed so that you can configure your rooms/zones/schedules: youād need to define at least 1 schedule (24h) for your thermostatās setpoints.
Iād recommend to look into the concept of zones and schedules a little bit deeper as usually people want to set up different combinations of zones/schedules at their home (ex. only heat/cool the upstairs bedrooms at night, and direct more airflow towards the ground floor rooms during the day).
As indicated in the zip file, please refer to the ST community wiki for more details on how to configure the smartapp. All use cases have been documented here:
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=ScheduleTstatZones#Configuration
For your vent settings, please refer to use case #4:
If you have any further question, please email me at services@maisonsecomatiq.com.
Regards.
Hi yvesracine, so Iām having an issue Iām not sure how to resolve. It seems like the app always wants to keep the temperature at 71 degrees during one of my schedules and I donāt know why. This is what the running config looks likeā¦
I havenāt been manually adjusting the thermostat at all. Any ideas?
Hi @Hollajandro,
If you want to set your thermostat to some specific setpoints (cooling 67F, heating 65F) in auto mode and stick with them, you should not set the following flag to true in GeneralSetup:
AdjustTstatVs.indoorAvgTemp
as this flag allows the smartapp to make adjustment to your setpoints based on the average of all your temp sensors in your zoned rooms. A positive delta can then be applied (ex. + 4F) to your setpoints as your zoned rooms are probably cooler/hotter than your thermostatās ambient temperature (and the smartapps tries to compensate for cooler or hotter rooms in heating/cooling mode).
If you still want to adjust your setpoints at your main thermostat, be aware that you can also set a maximum temp adjustment in each schedule (ex. 1F instead of 5F by default).
Of course, itās hard for me to tell you whatās going on without any logs. Youād need to send me some logs at services@maisonsecomatiq.com in order to get the complete picture here.
To get detailed logging, refer to
And you need to filter the logs by clicking on the name of the smartapp at the top of the IDE.
Iām pretty sure thatās the reason for this target temperature of 71F. You should also check out your routines (good morning, goodbye, Iām back home, etc) and other smartapps to make sure that there is no conflict.
Regards,
Iāve been using ecobeeSetZoneWithSchedule for a while now and itās great. But Iām finally getting into settings schedules and I just donāt get it. How are the schedules in the SmartApp run? Are they based on the ST Hello Mode? The EcobeeClimateSet? EcobeeProgramSet?
I tried using ST Routines but they donāt actually change the EcobeeClimateSet or EcobeeProgramSet. It works fine if I set a temperature change in the ST Routine, but specific fan run times act weird and donāt always change.
I tried using Ecobee Schedules, but Home/Away are variable and I donāt use Ecobee Sensors. Iāve allowed EcobeeSetZoneWithSchedule to change Ecobee from Home/Away, but I donāt know how itās triggered as I see no āInactive for XXX minutesā settings in the app.
Basically I just want to know what everyone else is using for the schedule workflow.
My basic schedule is:
Night - 11pm to 7am, Fan 0 Minutes, 19C.
Morning - 7am to 8am, Fan 5 minutes, 20.5C
Home - When Sensors active within 30 minutes, Fan 5 Minutes, 22C.
Away - When Sensors not active within 30 minutes, Fan 20 minutes, 20C
Hi,
As indicated at the ST community wiki under the configuration section, ESZWS uses the ecobee climates (or comfort settings) for triggering the schedules in the smartapp. So, the schedules are run based on the ecobee scheduling. For every climate set at ecobee, you may associate 1 schedule in the smartapp.
The ST location modes are just secondary triggers for the smartapp.
Refer to the ST community for configuration & troubleshooting tips:
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=EcobeeSetZoneWithSchedule#Configuration
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=EcobeeSetZoneWithSchedule#Troubleshooting
P.S. ESZWS will not be able to trigger your fan for 5 or 20 minutes when you sensors are active or not active, those are custom rules that you can set in Core/WebCore or any other rule engine.
However, ESZWS can trigger your fan when the temp differential in the zone (between all your room sensors) has reached a threshold set in your schedule. Or, you can change the ecobeeās fanMinRunTime (which is the minimum fan time in an hour) in every scheduleā¦
Regards.
Thanks for the reply. Iāve read through the documents and am still a bit confused.
In the ESZWS, I have 'Set Main Thermostat (away,present)? set to TRUE, but it doesnāt seem to do anything. The EcobeeClimate/Program remain at the last run Ecobee schedule. In the SCHEDULE settings, I have the āWhich Ecobee Climateā and āChoose Modeā set to whatever (Home/Home for HOME Schedule). I donāt know if this is correct because I donāt know what Mode is referring to (Ecobee Mode? ST Mode? ESZWS Schedule?)
I canāt use the Ecobee Home/Away because none of my sensors are Ecobee. Do I need to use WebCore to change Ecobee to Home/Away, which will change the ESZWS āLast Running Scheduleā to whatever the EcobeeProgram is?
Basically my ESZWS dashboard reads:
ST hello mode: Home
Last Running Schedule: Null
EcobeeClimateSet: Morning
EcobeeProgramSet: Morning
Hi, you can use any roomās motion sensors (as long as they are connected to ST) to set your thermostat to Away or Home. The switch to the ecobeeās Home or Away mode is done only based on the motion sensors configured in the smartapp.
If no motion is detected in all your rooms (according to the occupied threshold in each of your rooms), then your main thermostat is set to ecobeeās Away mode.
And, the mode inputted in the Schedule setup is the location mode set for your ST hub. As I wrote to you earlier, the ST mode is a secondary trigger (ex. you may want to run the schedule associated to your ecobeeās Morning climate only when your ST location mode is set to Home). This is an optional, by default the schedule will run in all ST modes.
I strongly recommend to read the use cases documented at the wiki.
If you need further assistance for the configuration, please contribute to the support packages at my store. I can configure it for you provided that you give me access to your ST account.
P.S. The dashboard will display the last running schedule as defined in the smartapp.
Regards
Hi,
Just to let my contributors know, I have new versions of my zoned Heating/Cooling smartapps available at my store :
- I made a small change to ecobeeSetZoneWithSchedule (v8.2.6), ScheduleTstatZones (v8.2.6) and ScheduleRoomTempControl (v4.1.6) to avoid opening/closing the vents in rapid succession when in fact they need to stay open as the main tstatās OperatingState is fan only (even though there is a schedule change at the same time).
You can download the new versions at my store using the original sellfy link.
The new code is available at my store.
Regards.
So I installed this yesterday, and it seems to keep resetting my heat/cool setpoints to 72/75 and I donāt know why.
I went into the TstatZone and set it there, and it seems to have stopped. I had them blank before.
Hi,
Just to let my contributors know and all Sensibo users, I have new versions of my zoned Heating/Cooling smartapps available at my store :
-
I made a small change to ecobeeSetZoneWithSchedule (v8.2.7) and ScheduleTstatZones (v8.2.7) to be able to support the Sensibo thermostat capabilities (custom DTH) in order to control window/mini splits.
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With the new release, you can automatically turn on/off the Sensibo according to your schedules and even control the fan speed based on the concepts of rooms/zones/schedules just like the Remotec ZXT-120 and the Flair HVAC Units.
You can download the new versions at my store using the original sellfy link.
The new code is available at my store.
For more info about supported features and use cases, refer to the ST community wiki:
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=ScheduleTstatZones
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=EcobeeSetZoneWithSchedule
Regards.
Hi,
Just to let my contributors know and all users who would like to do targeted heating/cooling in their home that I have new versions of my zoned Heating/Cooling smartapps available at my store :
- I made a small change to ecobeeSetZoneWithSchedule (v8.2.8) and ScheduleTstatZones (v8.2.8) to use the app.updateSetting() method in order to keep the virtual zone devices in sync with the values (temp delta, active zone or not) in the zoning smartapps.
You can download the new versions at my store using the original sellfy link.
The new code is available at my store.
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Hi,
Just to let my contributors know and all users who would like to do targeted heating/cooling in their home that I have new versions of my zoned Heating/Cooling smartapps available at my store :
- I made a small change to ecobeeSetZoneWithSchedule (v8.2.9) , ScheduleTstatZones (v8.2.9), and ScheduleRoomTempControl (v4.1.9) to introduce an optional delay (set in GeneralSetup) before opening all vents when the thermostatās OperatingState is fan only.
You can download the new versions at my store using the original sellfy link.
The new code is available at my store.
Regards.
Is the promotion no longer available? KEENCLEARANCE
Yeah, itās overā¦ Was for a limited time.
Hi,
Just to let my contributors and all ST users know and all users who would like to do targeted heating/cooling in their home that I have new versions of my zoned Heating/Cooling smartapps available at my store :
-
I made a small change to ecobeeSetZoneWithSchedule (v8.2.9a) , ScheduleTstatZones (v8.3), and ScheduleRoomTempControl (v4.1.9a) to correct the zoneās active flag when set using the virtual zone devices.
-
Also, in ScheduleTstatZones (v8.3), you can now indicate in each schedule if you want to synch the roomsā slave thermostats (ex. eTRVs, portable heaters/coolers, mini/window splits) with the masterās thermostatās setpoints or use the corresponding scheduled setpoints.
You can download the new versions at my store using the original sellfy link.
The new code is available at my store.
Regards.
Hi. Iām trying to figure out if your app is going to work for my situation.
Iāve got a heat pump system that has three thermostats. Each thermostat controls a zone. When a zone calls for heating or cooling, dampers in the ducts are adjusted.
While itās possible to set one thermostat to heat and another to cooling, the results would be kind of unpredictable since the single heat pump can only do one or the other.
My main need is to ensure that the three thermostats arenāt changed to conflicting mode settings. And to easily set all three to a given mode as a group.
Beyond that, Iām intrigued with the idea of automating mode changes based on outdoor temperatures.
The only temperature sensors I have are the thermostats themselves. No directly controllable smart vents, the dampers are controlled indirectly by setting the thermostat modes and setpoints.
Hi,
The vent settings are optional.
As I wrote to you before, you can elect one thermostat as the master and the slave thermostats will sync with the master in terms of mode (cool, heat, off, etc.) and setpoints. You can even specify a delta temp for each zone for finer control of colder/hotter rooms.
See the list of supported features and use cases at the ST community wiki:
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=ScheduleTstatZones#Supported_Features
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=ScheduleTstatZones#Configuration
The look and feel of the virtual zone devices and smartapp are described with screenshots here
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=ScheduleTstatZones#Look_.26_Feel
Regards.