Hi, is it possible to include a contact sensor to the leak detection in hsm?
I've just added a contact sensor which is triggered by a NO/NC type contact on my backup sump pump. Can I include this with the other leak sensor alerts in hsm instead of creating a separate rule?
Thanks.
There is a Virtual Leak Detection device that would allow you to do this very cleanly.
I had a similar situation with my smoke detectors - I added a Kidde relay to the smoke alarm circuit and then put an Ecolink contact sensor on the relay (the Ecolink has the convenient screw terminals). I made a Virtual Smoke Detector device triggered by the Contact sensor and added the Virtual device to HSM.
@Eric.C.Miller is correct. There is a built-in driver for this; you don't need to use the driver that I linked to. The built-in driver is called "Virtual Omnisensor".
Not sure what type of contact sensor are you using but maybe worth a try by changing the driver to a leak/moisture sensor and test if it's working. I modified a Zigbee Visonic contact sensor into a leak detector it's working great in HSM.
Thanks for the help everyone.
After reading recommendations on here I've also got the Ecolink sensor.
I've added a virtual moisture sensor and set a rule to change it from dry to wet on open and close and it seems to be working well.
I had also wondered about changing device type or some sort of custom driver but wouldn't have a clue how to do that. (Yet)!