States attribute "is_on" always seems to be true, how to detect if AC is really cooling?

[michelcve]

I'm trying to detect it my AC is actually cooling, but the states object doesn't seem to have that kind of information.

As far as the attributes go, hvac_action is always the preset mode (e.g. cooling), and is_on is always "true".

So how can I detect that my AC is actually doing something?

[sockless-coding]

Hi @michelcve the only thing you can look at is the (hvac) state. The only information we get from the device is the mode it is in (off, heat, cool, heat_cool, dry, fan_only). It doesn't provide any information if it's actually doing anything, if you have the energy sensor you might be able to use that to detect if it's actually doing anything.