# (Christmas) Light switch
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/christmas-light-switch/21338
**Category:** Flows
**Created:** [November 26, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/christmas-light-switch/21338 "2019-11-26T10:59:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Absalon](https://community.homey.app/u/Absalon)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/christmas-light-switch/21338/1 "2019-11-26T10:59:07Z")
Hi,
I created a flow to control my Christmas lights and wanted to share it with you.
It basically triggers every minute and checks if the conditions to switch on are met.
[https://homey.app/f/DRNICW](https://homey.app/f/DRNICW)
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### Author:  [@Fire69](https://community.homey.app/u/Fire69)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/christmas-light-switch/21338/2 "2019-11-26T11:55:09Z")
Why are you checking every minute??
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### Author:  [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/christmas-light-switch/21338/3 "2019-11-26T12:19:13Z")
I myself like to switch the lights on when it is getting dark in the living room. Therefore i use the lux measurements of a sensor. Also i have a 1 hour timer. This timer is activated by my indoor sensors. That way the lights only burn when someone is at home
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### Author:  [@Absalon](https://community.homey.app/u/Absalon)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/christmas-light-switch/21338/4 "2019-11-26T12:57:08Z")
The interval is not limited to 1 minute
However Homey flow triggers are very limited and that was the trigger that suited the solution.
That way I only need one flow.
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### Author:  [@Fire69](https://community.homey.app/u/Fire69)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/christmas-light-switch/21338/5 "2019-11-26T13:06:35Z")
In my opinion it would be better to create 6 flows (max, if you separate them all, you can combine the first 2) that run 6x a day, instead of 1 flow that will run 1440x a day!
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### Author:  [@Picsou621](https://community.homey.app/u/Picsou621)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/christmas-light-switch/21338/6 "2019-11-26T14:25:00Z")
Exactly, this flow is not “clean”, there is a problem with the “WHEN”. [Absalon](https://community.homey.app/u/Absalon) should create at least 3 flows, for example with the “Sun Events” app in the “WHEN”.