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Automating a window AC (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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So I have my AC connected to a smart plug and I'm trying to figure out what would be the best way to go about automating it.

Currently, I have it set to run every hour on the hour for 20 minutes if the time is between noon and 8 p.m. Which covers the hottest part of the day.

However, what I could do is have it run every other hour instead and have a couple of night runs along with the daytime runs.

Doing it that way would eliminate most of the 16-hour period currently that exists between the ending of one day and the beginning of the next.

Edit: Also, is there an easy way to automate every other hour using the time pattern or would I manually have to set up triggers for 2am, 4am, 6am, 8am, 10am, etc. using the fixed values?

Edit 2: looks like i can use "/2" to accomplish that

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[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It might be a good idea to get a power monitoring plug to get some data into what would save the most power while still keeping temps where you want it

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 weeks ago

Thankfully, my plug already has power monitoring built in.