# Flows **URL:** https://community.homey.app/c/flows/13.md?page=26 [Latest](https://community.homey.app/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.homey.app/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.homey.app/tags.md) **Page:** 27 --- ## [Switching your house on and off](https://community.homey.app/t/switching-your-house-on-and-off/49087)
**Author:** [@Justin](https://community.homey.app/u/Justin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/switching-your-house-on-and-off/49087 "2021-07-04T18:07:58Z")
Dear readers, I have been using Homey since February 2020 and have been building more and more flows and buying more and more smart stuff ever since. Recently I came to a point that I am searching for ‘nice Homey flows’… --- ## [Flow works when I Test but not automatic](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-works-when-i-test-but-not-automatic/49051)
**Author:** [@DV76](https://community.homey.app/u/DV76)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-works-when-i-test-but-not-automatic/49051 "2021-07-04T15:41:14Z")
Anyone know why? I want my Daikin to power on and set to cooling when the degress on my Netamo is more than 23. --- ## [Limit in push notifications?](https://community.homey.app/t/limit-in-push-notifications/49000)
**Author:** [@Basekid](https://community.homey.app/u/Basekid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/limit-in-push-notifications/49000 "2021-07-02T15:00:21Z")
I’m quite new at making flows, and I managed to cobble together a handy flow: The problem that I however have is that I now get a notification every 15min or so (or however often the temperature changes). Is there a… --- ## [Convert time from 24HRS to 12HRS](https://community.homey.app/t/convert-time-from-24hrs-to-12hrs/48848)
**Author:** [@Shiki](https://community.homey.app/u/Shiki)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/convert-time-from-24hrs-to-12hrs/48848 "2021-06-28T08:49:14Z")
Hi All, I’m planning to do a flow Google TTS to tell time in natural 12hrs speech. Example speech “The time now is three pm” or “The time now twelve-oh-nine-am” for 0009HRS I know time convert from 24 hours to 12 hour… --- ## [Put the heating systeme out of season](https://community.homey.app/t/put-the-heating-systeme-out-of-season/48131)
**Author:** [@Guy56](https://community.homey.app/u/Guy56)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/put-the-heating-systeme-out-of-season/48131 "2021-06-27T11:52:58Z")
I want to turn off my heating system when the outside temperature exceeds 15 ° C for a minimum of 7 days. I have used counters but find it unreliable … do you have another way please? Winter flow: https://homey.app/f/… --- ## [Two Triggers If this or that happened then do this](https://community.homey.app/t/two-triggers-if-this-or-that-happened-then-do-this/45723)
**Author:** [@RuneTun](https://community.homey.app/u/RuneTun)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/two-triggers-if-this-or-that-happened-then-do-this/45723 "2021-06-25T13:42:40Z")
Hi, I want one of two triggers to start a flow. Like: When alarm is set to armed or when a alarm is set to partial armed then do this - I have read in a post that, Triggers are one off, ie. When sunsets - When a light … --- ## [Virtual Device for manual override states while also have a correct on/off state](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-device-for-manual-override-states-while-also-have-a-correct-on-off-state/48787)
**Author:** [@anon61197305](https://community.homey.app/u/anon61197305)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-device-for-manual-override-states-while-also-have-a-correct-on-off-state/48787 "2021-06-25T12:56:06Z")
Okay maybe this title is a bit difficult to understand. I want to make a button/virtual device to manually override our sleep state. So, when I turn that device on, it will register us being awake. Turn it off to make us… --- ## [Are homey flows "stupid"](https://community.homey.app/t/are-homey-flows-stupid/43490)
**Author:** [@CB83](https://community.homey.app/u/CB83)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/are-homey-flows-stupid/43490 "2021-06-22T14:18:51Z")
https://homey.app/f/5sXKav Why isn’t this working? Aren’t homey checking the flows if time is included? --- ## [Flow with timer](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-with-timer/46856)
**Author:** [@Henrik\_Soegaard](https://community.homey.app/u/Henrik_Soegaard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-with-timer/46856 "2021-06-17T12:14:04Z")
I’m trying to create a flow, that switches off my Tado thermostats after a set time when doors or windows open, and if closed again it will resume heating after a given time, but have a bit of difficulty figuring out the… --- ## [More advanced notifications](https://community.homey.app/t/more-advanced-notifications/40977)
**Author:** [@Fnivern](https://community.homey.app/u/Fnivern)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/more-advanced-notifications/40977 "2021-06-06T11:34:17Z")
Hi guys. I want homey to ask how many days I am going to be gone via push notifications. I have a variable thats called days gone it goes through a function that removes 1 from the variable at 00.00 if days gone \> 0. Is… --- ## [Control dimmer using push button](https://community.homey.app/t/control-dimmer-using-push-button/47014)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Vermeulen](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob_Vermeulen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/control-dimmer-using-push-button/47014 "2021-05-21T14:07:22Z")
Hi everyone, newbie here! Got my Homey Pro working with a bunch of switches, made a few simple flows that actually work and make me feel happy. Now I’m experimenting with a Robb smarrt 4 button wall unit. Works fine for… --- ## [Multiple Fibaro Shutter 3 control using a Single Momentary Switch](https://community.homey.app/t/multiple-fibaro-shutter-3-control-using-a-single-momentary-switch/46216)
**Author:** [@jumpingjimmyfaz](https://community.homey.app/u/jumpingjimmyfaz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 8:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/multiple-fibaro-shutter-3-control-using-a-single-momentary-switch/46216 "2021-05-21T08:27:45Z")
Hello all, I am very much a noob when it comes to Homey and have installed 4No. Fibaro Shutter 3 (FS3) modules in the back boxes of 4No. Single Momentary Switches (Retractive Centre Off). They work perfectly when contro… --- ## [Change the color for 10 sec afther that change the color back to previous status](https://community.homey.app/t/change-the-color-for-10-sec-afther-that-change-the-color-back-to-previous-status/47481)
**Author:** [@Stefan\_Groeneveld](https://community.homey.app/u/Stefan_Groeneveld)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-the-color-for-10-sec-afther-that-change-the-color-back-to-previous-status/47481 "2021-05-17T15:33:59Z")
Hello, I got a lot of Hue lights, if there is a notification, I want a certain lamp to flash for a while. I want to have a lamp switch to red for 10 seconds and then return the lamp to its previous status. what are us… --- ## [State managment in homey?](https://community.homey.app/t/state-managment-in-homey/47294)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Medin](https://community.homey.app/u/Michael_Medin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/state-managment-in-homey/47294 "2021-05-12T15:24:23Z")
How do people handle states in homey flows? A simple example: If power of my dishwasher is below 5 it is “stopped” and above 50 it is “started”. The way I tend to handle these now are by setting a boolean variable and … --- ## [Light scenario fade? how?](https://community.homey.app/t/light-scenario-fade-how/45484)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Ede](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Ede)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/light-scenario-fade-how/45484 "2021-04-21T15:56:41Z")
hi i want to make a light scenario that fades between different colors. just like many original apps have for their light-strips or lights-bulbs. but as this feature does not exist in homey i need to make a flow for t… --- ## [Set dim levels based on time of the day - Fibaro](https://community.homey.app/t/set-dim-levels-based-on-time-of-the-day-fibaro/45931)
**Author:** [@MartijnN](https://community.homey.app/u/MartijnN)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-dim-levels-based-on-time-of-the-day-fibaro/45931 "2021-04-21T08:04:31Z")
All, Happy new user of Homey and expanding my smart home. I have a Fibaro dimmer (the Walli) and would like to adjust the dim level based on the time of the day. I have created a flow that when the light is turned on (u… --- ## [Homey Date & Time is not working](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-date-time-is-not-working/46348)
**Author:** [@Pascal\_Nohl](https://community.homey.app/u/Pascal_Nohl)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-date-time-is-not-working/46348 "2021-04-18T10:29:02Z")
Homey drives me crazy and I’m on the point to give it up. Heating valves time out and get not set correctly, but now even flows that are triggered by Homey’s own system do not work. Maybe someone can explain me why this … --- ## [Set alarm based on mobile input](https://community.homey.app/t/set-alarm-based-on-mobile-input/44657)
**Author:** [@Max\_SB](https://community.homey.app/u/Max_SB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/set-alarm-based-on-mobile-input/44657 "2021-04-06T04:37:28Z")
Hi all, we don’t wake up the same time every day. The evening before I want Homey to ask me which time it should wake us (with music) the next day, prepare the coffee machine etc. My question is: Is there a way to requ… --- ## [The order of cards executed in flows](https://community.homey.app/t/the-order-of-cards-executed-in-flows/31877)
**Author:** [@Piotr\_Grochowski](https://community.homey.app/u/Piotr_Grochowski)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-order-of-cards-executed-in-flows/31877 "2021-04-04T12:01:49Z")
Hello, I’ve got a problem I can’t find a solution for. Let’s start with an example to explain the problem. I’ve got a light device (just an on/off property). I’d like to have a flow executed only if the light has been … --- ## [End-of-life of Homey's speech recognition - Check your Flows](https://community.homey.app/t/end-of-life-of-homeys-speech-recognition-check-your-flows/41080)
**Author:** [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/end-of-life-of-homeys-speech-recognition-check-your-flows/41080 "2021-04-01T20:35:38Z")
This topic is created to help show what flows need to be changed on Homey after April 1st 2021. Opening post shows the communication from Athom (email) 1st Reply will mention the Flow Cards that still work and Cards t… --- ## [Rename flow - flow no longer starting from other flow](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883)
**Author:** [@Niels\_Veldman](https://community.homey.app/u/Niels_Veldman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883 "2021-03-19T15:13:32Z")
Hi, When a rename a flow, this flow is no longer started from another flow .Is there something I am doing wrong? Or does Athom link flows by Name? I hope it’s linked with a GUID or something, so that when you change th… --- ## [Create a scheduler for morning, day, evening and night time](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-scheduler-for-morning-day-evening-and-night-time/11698)
**Author:** [@AVP](https://community.homey.app/u/AVP)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-scheduler-for-morning-day-evening-and-night-time/11698 "2021-03-12T10:42:01Z")
As I have not found any scheduler (besides for heating control) I have made a flow-based scheduler for the purpose of setting different actions in different time ranges depending of the day type week day, weekend and ban… --- ## [Simple flow with Alexa](https://community.homey.app/t/simple-flow-with-alexa/44357)
**Author:** [@Trayek](https://community.homey.app/u/Trayek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/simple-flow-with-alexa/44357 "2021-03-09T10:53:11Z")
I’ve got multiple Alexa devices which I’ve added to my Devices in the Homey app. However, when trying to create a flow nothing seems to happen. The flow I’m trying to create is very simple: At night, at a certain time, … --- ## [How to document flows - With Flowviewer?](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-document-flows-with-flowviewer/44107)
**Author:** [@Aard\_Kleijnen](https://community.homey.app/u/Aard_Kleijnen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-document-flows-with-flowviewer/44107 "2021-03-07T14:45:47Z")
I want to exclude and include some ZWave devices that are malfunctioning. When I exclude a device, it is no longer visible in the flow it is used. I want to restore the functionality in the flow after including the devic… --- ## [Notification when beacon is not reporting](https://community.homey.app/t/notification-when-beacon-is-not-reporting/44052)
**Author:** [@harmenkuijer](https://community.homey.app/u/harmenkuijer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/notification-when-beacon-is-not-reporting/44052 "2021-03-04T16:03:54Z")
I use simple bluetooth beacons and the beacon app for switching the presence of users. But unfortunatly the batteries of the beacons go empty. So I had an issue for the last 12 days. The devices where not found by my Hom… --- ## [Push notification when (for example) a door has been open for too long](https://community.homey.app/t/push-notification-when-for-example-a-door-has-been-open-for-too-long/43518)
**Author:** [@Tjita1](https://community.homey.app/u/Tjita1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/push-notification-when-for-example-a-door-has-been-open-for-too-long/43518 "2021-02-26T16:42:48Z")
So, I got some magnet switches on the doors in the house. Now I want to make a flow that sends a push notification “Door has been open for X minutes” when the door has been opened and not closed for the given time period… --- ## [Flows - Logic or "or"](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-logic-or-or/43230)
**Author:** [@wesley\_w](https://community.homey.app/u/wesley_w)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 9:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-logic-or-or/43230 "2021-02-22T09:35:47Z")
Probally a stupid question but could not find it in the forum. In the flow i want more then one to contain a value. I can use the “or” part in “this” part of the flow but it is a maximum of 3 card with “or” Is there a … --- ## [Question Flow Work](https://community.homey.app/t/question-flow-work/42994)
**Author:** [@Angel\_Escudero](https://community.homey.app/u/Angel_Escudero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-flow-work/42994 "2021-02-15T18:21:52Z")
Hello everyone. I have the Vthermo application to control heating valves in each of the rooms. I have created two flows with the following instructions: Flow Comfort When you press a virtual button “Heating” and the t… --- ## [Push confirmation message is sent to all users](https://community.homey.app/t/push-confirmation-message-is-sent-to-all-users/40750)
**Author:** [@rickvi1](https://community.homey.app/u/rickvi1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/push-confirmation-message-is-sent-to-all-users/40750 "2021-02-14T23:14:16Z")
Hi, I’ve created some flows that use the “Send a push confirmation” card. That works, I am receiving the push notification. However, the problem is that all users are receiving the push message. My Homey has 2 users. … --- ## [Setting sleep/awake state with smartphone charger and smart plug](https://community.homey.app/t/setting-sleep-awake-state-with-smartphone-charger-and-smart-plug/20169)
**Author:** [@moenieseuren](https://community.homey.app/u/moenieseuren)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/setting-sleep-awake-state-with-smartphone-charger-and-smart-plug/20169 "2021-02-13T03:10:36Z")
These flows set the sleep state when a smartphone is connected to the charger via a power measuring smart plug. When you disconnect your phone, it sets your status to awake after one minute. I use Fibaro smart plugs, but… [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/c/flows/13.md?page=25) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/c/flows/13.md?page=27)