Yves,
Thanks for the changes. I’ve got it all set up now and tested and it seems to be working correctly.
I have one additional issue now and I’m wondering how folks handle it:
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I have one use of the ChangeMode smartapp that is executed when I go to bed that puts the thermostat in “Sleep” mode.
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I (now) have another use of ChangeMode that is executed via the switch and puts the thermostat into “Away” mode.
For the first case, I had previously set the preferences for the Ecobees’ “holdType” to “nextTransition” so that the normally scheduled “morning” routine on the Ecobee disables the “Sleep” mode change from the night before.
For the second case, having that same preference setting means the thermostat is in “Away” mode until the next transition, which isn’t really what I want (in that case, I want the holdType to be “Indefinite”)
Is there some way to change the holdType based on an instance of the ChangeMode app? So that the one that changes to Sleep could be “nextTransition” but the one for Away could be “indefinite”?
Not a huge deal since I only have two transitions per day (early morning, late night) and my “Away” in intended for day trips, but if we’re “away” for multiple days, I’d like it to not switching back to the normal schedule at the next transition, if possible.
Thanks,
paul