I got a aircon that i'd like to do complex rules on.
Airtouch 5, it has intergration with IFTTT. It can do things like retrieve zone temperature, and then turn on AC
Example see below. When kitchen temp goes above 28, turn on AC.
I faced several issues with IFTTT
- I got pro membership so the trigger checks should be every 5 mins. Kitchen temperature went past 28C for over 30 mins. The checks should have occurred every 5 minutes and didn't happen. So overall seems very unreliable. I tried other android home page buttons like " turn on AC" and they work fine instantly. So maybe the above applet is broken.
- I want to turn on the AC, wait 4 hours, and then turn off. I cant do that with IFTTT. I cant add delays after ACTIONS. I can only add delays before ACTIONS.
So i am wondering if there is a way to add all the IFTTT features like (turn on/off AC, read zone temperature, etc) into HE? so then i can create rules on them locally and the results would be so much faster and reliable.
An example hubitat rule would be like this.
On weekedays between 5 pm to 8 AM,
Poll the kitchen zone every 10 mins for temp (this is the part i dont think HE can access through IFTTT?)
IF it's above 28, turn on a virtual switch. get IFTTT to act on that switch and turn on AC.
And hit a webhook for notification to me.
Wait 3 hours. turn off the virtual switch. get IFTTT to act on that switch and turn off AC.
And hit a webhook for notification to me
All that above scenario seems impossible with IFTTT alone. IFTTT can only do very basic rules.
Thanks all
