I have a CBI wifi geyser smart switch and 3 plug in smart sockets on the SmartLife app and a TBB power inverter/battery setup.

Currently the respective smart switches switch equipment on and off according to different schedules.

However, I would also like to switch them off during loadshedding and back on afterwards automatically.

I have setup a Tap & Run action which switches all four off, but I cannot figure out how to setup an automatic switch on action after the 2.5hr loadshedding.

I would like to retain the current scheduled on/off actions on the switches.

 

Any ideas?

 

https://www.sonoffafrica.co.za/product/sonoff-load-shedder/

Although this is for sonoff / ewelink devices, you could get it working on tuya devices with some changes to the system

Edited November 13, 20232 yr by abd7

On 2023/11/13 at 6:57 PM, Erhard Wolf said:

I have a CBI wifi geyser smart switch and 3 plug in smart sockets on the SmartLife app and a TBB power inverter/battery setup.

Currently the respective smart switches switch equipment on and off according to different schedules.

However, I would also like to switch them off during loadshedding and back on afterwards automatically.

I have setup a Tap & Run action which switches all four off, but I cannot figure out how to setup an automatic switch on action after the 2.5hr loadshedding.

I would like to retain the current scheduled on/off actions on the switches.

 

Any ideas?

 

Hey hey,

I’ve got this sorted, was abit of a ballache but works nicely. I’ll explain it for one switch and then you can obviously expand it to as many as you want.

(note: typing this on my mobile phone, so if you have queries or want screenshots I’ll do it from my pc later)

So you have switch.geyser and I’m assuming the loadshedding integration which gives you the sensor for this.

Then I added a schedule helper and set my times I wanted it on / off (I.e. geyser 9am-5pm).

Then lastly I made an automation (using the front end) that will run every 5 minutes (rather primitive) that will turn the geyser off if there is load shedding, and if there isn’t load shedding it will check the geyser schedule and turn it on IF needed

Let me know if that helps

On 2023/11/13 at 8:54 PM, abd7 said:

https://www.sonoffafrica.co.za/product/sonoff-load-shedder/

Although this is for sonoff / ewelink devices, you could get it working on tuya devices with some changes to the system

Hi @Erhard Wolf

I made a video on an automation to turn your geyser off automatically when there is load shedding using a Tuya switch.

It includes the whole setting up thing with Tuya as well but will obviously work with the Sonoff switches, U will just need to change the switch entity names. 

You can use the same automation to turn it back on when the binary_sensor.grid_connected_status changes back to "on"