jmcollin78/versatile_thermostat 8.3.0.beta1

8.3.0.beta1 - Improvement for central boiler

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⚠️ This is preview release to test it in real condition (I don't have any central boiler, so I need you to test it IRL).
Do not install it, if you are not invited to do so or if you don't want to take some risks.

🚀 Release 8.3 new features - Improvement for central boiler

1. #1015 - Addition of a configurable delay for activating the central boiler.
2. #806 - Addition of a trigger for the central boiler when the total activated power exceeds a threshold. To make this feature work you must:
   • Configure the power threshold that will trigger the boiler. This is a new entity available in the central configuration device.
   • Configure the power values of the VTherms. This can be found on the first configuration page of each VTherm.
   • Check the Used by central boiler box.

Each time a VTherm is activated, its configured power is added to the total and, if the threshold is exceeded, the central boiler will be activated after the delay configured in item 1.

The previous counter for the number of activated devices and its threshold still exist. To disable one of the thresholds (the power threshold or the activated-devices count threshold), set it to zero. As soon as either of the two non-zero thresholds is exceeded, the boiler is activated. Therefore a logical "or" is applied between the two thresholds.

📄 Complete documentation is in progress. Just above you have the description of what to do to test it.

🐞 Other changes and bug fixes

• fix #1354 Device registry "entry_type" should not be tagged as a "ser… by @KipK in #1358
• Fix #1363 - Locked state is not restored by @jmcollin78 in #1364
• feat #1032: implement swing_horizontal_mode/swing_horizontal_modes by @Gamso in #1372

📄 Documentation

• Change TPI Parameters by @Krzysztonek in #1336
• Fix typo by @RichardIstSauer in #1374

🥇 New Contributors

• @RichardIstSauer made their first contribution in #1374
• @Gamso made their first contribution in #1372

Full Changelog: 8.2.0...8.3.0.beta1