Core: Ecobee hold_temp true not setting permanent temp hold

[sidhuneilkamal]

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Description of problem:

The hold option for ecobee does not work. I set the temp to 72f in love lace and the ecobee changes temp to 72 but says holding until next transition. It does not permanently hold.

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[juched78]

Did you set the hold_temp value to true?

hold_temp
(boolean)(Optional)Whether or not to hold changes indefinitely (true) or until the next scheduled event.

Default value: false

[sidhuneilkamal]

Yes - i have that as well; does not work - hold is until next transition

[sidhuneilkamal]

that options need to be looked into as it has no effect

[juched78]

I personally want it to function as is where it only holds until the next transition, but the issue here seems to be that hold_temp isn’t working.

[bjvanst]

hold_temp is definitely not doing anything. It is tracked in the code but doesn't appear to be used for anything.

hold_preference in climate.py pulls the thermostat's hold preference setting but it always returns "nextTransition" for some reason.

It would be preferable if the component honored the hold_preference it obtains from the thermostat or allowed you to pass your desired hold method when setting the hold rather than have you globally decide whether you want your holds to be until next transition or forever.

[luisiam]

I would like to have it fixed as well

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