Problem Entity Detection

The card can automatically detect and monitor "problem" entities in your areas using two methods:

• Label-based detection: Entities with the "problem" label
• Device class detection: Entities with device_class: problem

Setting Up Problem Detection

You can use either method (or both) to mark entities as problems:

1. Label entities with "problem" in Home Assistant:
2. Go to Settings → Areas & Labels
3. Create or edit labels

4. Add "problem" label to relevant entities

5. Use device_class: problem:

6. Configure entities with device_class: problem in their entity configuration

7. This is particularly useful for binary sensors that represent problem states

8. Area assignment: Problem entities must be in the same area as the card, either:

9. Directly assigned to the area
10. Belong to a device assigned to the area

How It Works

The card automatically:

• Finds entities with "problem" label or device_class: problem in the specified area
• Checks if any are currently active using stateActive() function
• Displays a counter with the total number of problem entities
• Shows green indicator if no problems are active
• Shows red indicator if any problems are active
• Mold Detection: Displays an animated mold indicator when mold levels exceed configured thresholds
• Clickable Indicator: Click the problem indicator (numbered badge) to open a dialog showing all problem entities with their names, states, and active/inactive status. Each entity in the dialog can be clicked to open its more-info dialog for detailed information.

Problem Indicator Display Options

You can control how the problem indicator is displayed using the problem.display configuration option:

type: custom:room-summary-card
area: living_room
problem:
  display: always # Options: always, active_only, never

Display Modes:

• always (default): Shows the indicator at all times
• Green circle when no problems are active
• Red pulsing circle when problems are active

• This is the default behavior

• active_only: Only shows the indicator when problems are active

• Hides the green circle when no problems are active
• Shows red pulsing circle only when problems exist

• Useful if you only want to see the indicator when there's an actual issue

• never: Completely hides the problem indicator

• The indicator will not be displayed regardless of problem status
• Note: The mold indicator will still display if configured and threshold is exceeded

Example Configurations:

# Show indicator only when problems are active
type: custom:room-summary-card
area: living_room
problem:
  display: active_only

# Hide the indicator completely
type: custom:room-summary-card
area: living_room
problem:
  display: never

# Always show (default behavior)
type: custom:room-summary-card
area: living_room
problem:
  display: always

Mold Indicator

The mold indicator appears in the bottom left area near problem entities and provides:

• Animated Warning: Pulsing red gradient background with bouncing effects
• Visual Prominence: Warning triangle (⚠) with flashing animation
• Threshold Control: Only displays when mold levels exceed your configured threshold
• Hover Effects: Scales up and intensifies animations on hover
• Dark Theme Support: Automatically adjusts colors for dark themes

Example Problem Entities

Common entities to mark as problems (using labels or device_class):

• Smoke detectors (binary_sensor.smoke_detector) - can use device_class: problem
• Water leak sensors (binary_sensor.water_leak) - can use device_class: problem
• Door/window sensors (binary_sensor.front_door)
• Low battery sensors (sensor.device_battery)
• Offline device indicators
• Any binary sensor with device_class: problem will be automatically detected