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Heater is turned-off while VTherm is 'off' #869

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Hello,

After reproducing and analyzing the behavior, it turns out this is intentional. It's a safety mechanism that ensures a switch is turned off when the VTherm is set to 'off':

        # Stop here if we are off
        if self._hvac_mode == HVACMode.OFF:
            _LOGGER.debug("%s - End of cycle (HVAC_MODE_OFF)", self)
            # A security to force stop heater if still active
            if self.is_device_active:
                await self.async_underlying_entity_turn_off()

This prevents any missed shutdown commands, ensuring that a radiator isn’t left on unnecessarily (which could be dangerous).

I understand this might be inconvenient if you intended to take manual control of t…

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This discussion was converted from issue #850 on January 25, 2025 10:35.