# Adv. flow doesn't honor delay for managing tado thermostat

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**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** tado, advancedflow\
**Created:** [November 21, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adv-flow-doesnt-honor-delay-for-managing-tado-thermostat/72473 "2022-11-21T18:21:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adv-flow-doesnt-honor-delay-for-managing-tado-thermostat/72473/20 "2022-11-23T10:25:23Z")

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No, condition cards like **The contact alarm is on** can’t be used as trigger, of course not. **This zone became active** however, is a trigger card.

You said:

> [@thobu](#):
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> I had to add “check the current status of the window” in order to prevent **switching** on the thermostat **while** the window is already open

What is the trigger? The changing (on/off/temperature) of the thermostat, **while** the window is open:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/f/1ffe92387d1128443415de9149128982de385b19.png)

Btw, you use the **Zone becomes active** and **Zone is active** cards. Do you know how this card works? Are you aware of which devices can activate a zone? Do you know that you can exclude devices from “zone checking”?

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