TADO AC Climate Control via DEW POINT COMFORT - Triggers - Door, Presence, TTS

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TADO Climate Control via DEW POINT COMFORT - Triggers - Door, Presence, TTS

This flow uses Dew Point Temperature to control TADO Smart AC Control V3+ through Home Assistant, this also does not require a paid subcription to TADO.

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REQUIREMENTS

FEATURES

SET TADO HOME AND AWAY SWITCH (Controlled in Flow and HA Dashboard Switch)

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  • Home and Away Switch Triggers
    • Trigger when persons in zone.home are more than 1
    • Poll zone.home more that one every 5 minutes, catches if a door or manual input has turned off the home switch
  • Home and Away Switch
    • Switch exposed to Home Assistant to allow manual control and display notifcations
    • Switch sets TADO Preset Modes, Home and Away (In the Tado App you can set different smart schedules for Home and Away Modes)
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    • This Switch is what is activated in the flow.
    • Sends msg.topic: check so TTS does not activate everytime there is a change

ACTIVATION

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  • Check every 5 Minutes Topic: check
    • Turns ON Home and Away Switch, only if TADO Mode is Home and Contact Sensors are OFF (Doors Closed)
    • If TADO Mode Home and Contact Sensors are ON (Doors Open) turns OFF A/C
    • Sends msg.topic: check so TTS does not activate everytime there is a change
  • Contact Sensors CLOSED 15sec - Topic:door
    • When all Contact Sensors are OFF (Doors Closed) Activates A/C
    • Sends msg.topic: door so TTS does activate between set times
  • Contact Sensors OPEN 2 Mins - Topic:door
    • When all Contact Sensors are ON (Doors Open) Turns OFF A/C
    • Sends msg.topic: door so TTS does activate between set times

CHECK DEW POINT

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  • Dewpoint (<10 - Dry)(10.1-15.4 - Comfortable)(>15.5 Humid)
    • Activates modes based on Dew Point Comfort, which is a combination of temperature and humidity.
    • The below chart is what the comfort values are based off and can vary slightly depending on your climate.
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  • Low Outside Dewpoint check to Heat Boost
    • Compares current outside dewpoint and inside temperature, then outputs to Heat Boost or Tado Schedule Auto Modes.

MODES

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  • Active Time
    • Set the time you want the heating or cooling to be active, if false goes to OFF or auto mode (auto=TADO Smart Schedule)
  • Don't set if already Set
    • As the dewpoint is checked every 5mins, this ensures your A/C handles the set temperature. Avoids multiple ON and Mode commands keeping your A/C running.
  • HEAT BOOST MODE (TTS Topic: door)
    • Sets HVAC mode to heat
    • Sets Temperature to 26°C
    • NOTE: Not recommended to send swing or fan mode changes, A/C will default to auto and set swing without them)
    • If between set times and msg.topic: door TTS will activate
  • TADO SCHEDULE MODE (TTS Topic: door)
    • Sets HVAC to home
    • Sets Temperature auto
    • NOTE: This uses the temperature settings from your TADO Smart Schedule in my case 23°C or 21°C depending on the time
    • If between set times and msg.topic: door TTS will activate
  • OFF MODE (TTS Topic: door)
    • Sets HVAC to off
    • If between set times and msg.topic: door TTS will activate
  • COOL MODE (TTS Topic: door)
    • Sets HVAC to cool
    • Sets Temperature 25°C
    • NOTE: The difference in height/temperature from my TADO V3+ thermostat is about 3°C, keep this in mind when setting cool temperature
    • If between set times and msg.topic: door TTS will activate

DEHUMIDIFER

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  • Turns ON and OFF Dehumidifier with smart plug.
  • NOTE: Drying the air reduces dewpoint temperature

AIR CONDITIONING LIGHT NOTIFICATIONS

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  • Activates a status bar lights depending on the mode that is active