[SOLVED] Help with rules heating boost timer

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First of all, replace your first rule with this:

rule "Heating_T"
when
    Item GHeating_T received command ON
then
    var int Heat_T = {Heating_Timer.state as Number}.intValue
    createTimer(now.plusMinutes(Heat_T), [ |
            GHeating_T.sendCommand(OFF)
            Heating_Timer.postUpdate(Heat_T)
    ])
end

You are running a long, potentially very long while loop and during that time, the rule monopolises 1 thread and you only have 5 in total to run openHAB
This new rule is very simple, it converts Heating_Timer to an int
That’s because .plusMinutes(x) takes int as arguments

Then we create a timer that will execute from now plus Heating_Timer minutes.
The body of the timer contains the instructions you want to happen at that time.

Please refer to:

Your second point:

else if(house_heat < (heat_setpoint - offset)) || GHeating_T.state == ON {
    GPIO_Heating.sendCommand(ON)

But please use indents in your rules so that they can be read easily:

rule "Heating"
when
    Item GF_Hallway_Heating changed or
    Item GHeating_T changed
then
    var Number house_heat = GF_Hallway_Heating.state as Number
    var Number heat_setpoint = Heating_SP.state as Number
    val Number offset = 0.5
    if (house_heat >= (heat_setpoint + offset)) {
        GPIO_Heating.sendCommand(OFF)
    } else if (house_heat < (heat_setpoint - offset) || GHeating_T.state == ON) {
        GPIO_Heating.sendCommand(ON)
    }
end
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