Task Setup Question
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:38 pm
This should be an easy one but I can't seem to get it to work correctly. I'm trying to make the fan on my furnace run 15 minutes every 3 hours. Currently I have two tasks, 1 to turn the fan on every 3 hours with a bunch of OR statements and one to turn it off 15 minutes later.
I am trying to make a more streamlined task so I created a Device to hold some properties HVACLastStopTime and LastFanStartTime then I created a new task with the following:
This task never seems to execute (I do have it set to execute when conditions are met). Also on the two lines marked above, what should be happening is they should be set to the 'Current Time(no seconds)' System Stock Value. But everytime I set it to that it replaces it with the current time but never updates it.
I'm sure I'm doing someting stupid and not seeing it. I have been using HouseBot for a few years now but I'm just now getting back around to getting my (new to me) house automated and trying to get deeper into HouseBot.
Thanks,
Eric
I am trying to make a more streamlined task so I created a Device to hold some properties HVACLastStopTime and LastFanStartTime then I created a new task with the following:
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If('System Time.Time Without Seconds' is Equal '%%Task Variables.HVACLastStopTime%% + Hours=03, Minutes=00') Then
Change 'Thermostat.Fan' to 'On'
Change 'Task Variables.LastFanStartTime' to '5:09 pm' <-- This is one problem
Change 'Taks Variables.HVACLastStopTime' to '4:44 pm' <-- Another problem
Else If 'System Time.Time Without Seconds' is Equal '%%Task Variables.LastFanStartTime%% + Days=0, Hours=00, Minutes=15, Seconds=00') Then
Change 'Thermostat.Fan' to 'Auto'
This task never seems to execute (I do have it set to execute when conditions are met). Also on the two lines marked above, what should be happening is they should be set to the 'Current Time(no seconds)' System Stock Value. But everytime I set it to that it replaces it with the current time but never updates it.
I'm sure I'm doing someting stupid and not seeing it. I have been using HouseBot for a few years now but I'm just now getting back around to getting my (new to me) house automated and trying to get deeper into HouseBot.
Thanks,
Eric