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Problem to change preset mode from HA #666
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Hi
I use home assistant Vicare integration that use pyvicare under the hood.
I have a Vitodens 111w at home with vitotrol 200-e. Each time I tried to change the preset I have an error.
For exemple, if I try to change to forcedReduced :
Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/script.py", line 524, in _async_step await getattr(self, handler)() File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/script.py", line 1009, in _async_step_call_service response_data = await self._async_run_long_action( ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ...<9 lines>... ) ^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/script.py", line 624, in _async_run_long_action return await long_task ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/core.py", line 2816, in async_call response_data = await coro ^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/core.py", line 2859, in _execute_service return await target(service_call) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/service.py", line 830, in entity_service_call single_response = await _handle_entity_call( ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hass, entity, func, data, call.context ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ) ^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/service.py", line 902, in _handle_entity_call result = await task ^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/local/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 59, in run result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs) File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/vicare/climate.py", line 342, in set_vicare_mode raise ValueError(f"Cannot set invalid vicare mode: {vicare_mode}.") ValueError: Cannot set invalid vicare mode: forcedReduced.
Is there a way to set preset like reduce, comfort and normal ?
Thanks a lot for your work !
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CFenner commentedon Nov 20, 2025
Hey @Hydro8, please share your diagnostic data from HA so we can have a look what is supported on your system.
Hydro8 commentedon Nov 20, 2025
Hi
Thanks for your reply. How can I do that ?
By the way, do you know if there is a "cache" system when sync entities with Vicare api ?
For example, if I change the target temperature on vicare app, on HA the temperature is sync not with the first call but the second one, like there is a minimum time before the value is sync.
CFenner commentedon Nov 20, 2025
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/diagnostics/
Usually, data is pulled once per minute or so. But if you have a lot of zigbee devices, this interval increases dramatically. Between that cached data is shown.
Hydro8 commentedon Nov 20, 2025
Here the result for the diagnostic :
diagnostics
CFenner commentedon Nov 20, 2025
Your device has no preset modes that you can use. I guess these can only be set via the schedule.
However, I will see if I can make sure the modes are not shown when you cannot change them anyways.
Hydro8 commentedon Nov 20, 2025
Ok thanks a lot for the information. So I guess the only way to make it works with HA is to change the temperature of the current mode right ?
About sync and caching, it tried the default sync of the integration. After, I tried to disabled default sync and use an automation to sync every 75sec.
I don't have a lot of zigbee devices (around 20). If I change the temperature right now, it will be change in 75sec+75sec.
But sometime when I send quickly two commandes, it sync the temp of the first command right after the second one. I struggle to find pattern to find a way to refresh data more often.