# Countdown flow need some help

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Created:** [May 13, 2019, 7:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073 "2019-05-13T07:58:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![Mikael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mikael/32/4128_2.png) [@Mikael](https://community.homey.app/u/Mikael)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 7:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/1 "2019-05-13T07:58:50Z")

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Hi all.  
First off i want to say that i am still on v1.5

Now the problem that i need to get some help with.  
I want to make a flow that control my fogger in my vivarium that will be activated by time (4 times per day) and that will run for only 25 sec than turn the fogger off to be off to the next activation time again.

Hope you all getting what i am trying to explain.

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**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/2 "2019-05-13T08:35:13Z")

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If [time:every 6 hours]  
Then [turn on], (whatever you control it with)  
Then [turn off, delay 25s]

Or make the trigger a specific time if you want to control in what time it triggers (so not only on 0:00 6:00 12:00 18:00) and make it 4 flows

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**Author:** ![Mikael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mikael/32/4128_2.png) [@Mikael](https://community.homey.app/u/Mikael)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/3 "2019-05-13T09:15:21Z")

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Ok.  
Just so i get it can you show men in a picture how it can look like?  
Both the first and the second solution.

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**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/4 "2019-05-13T15:31:46Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/2/2471d47585c94a4d7b15b60dc375bf6297663b9a.jpeg) Something like this. Turn on a device and a delay off 25 seconds for turning off a device

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**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/5 "2019-05-13T21:10:47Z")

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> [@Mikael](#):
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> hat will run for only 25 sec than turn the fogger off

Chck out the timer app:[Timer App for Homey | Homey](https://apps.athom.com/app/com.synplyworks.thenmore)  
It got all in one: switch on set the time period and you can even overrule

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**Author:** ![Mikael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mikael/32/4128_2.png) [@Mikael](https://community.homey.app/u/Mikael)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/6 "2019-05-14T04:51:17Z")

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Do you got an example on that to show?

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**Author:** ![Mikael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mikael/32/4128_2.png) [@Mikael](https://community.homey.app/u/Mikael)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 8:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/7 "2019-05-14T08:47:52Z")

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Ok than i need to upgrade to v2.0 to install the timer app and i am not willing to do that right now as i read about lots of issues in the v2.0

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**Author:** ![anon2681894](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@anon2681894](https://community.homey.app/u/anon2681894)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/8 "2019-05-14T10:06:35Z")

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V2 is more stable then v1.5.  
But issues are always there to be fixed. I would recommend to upgrade 🙏

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**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/9 "2019-05-14T19:12:27Z")

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> [@Mikael](#):
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> Do you got an example on that to show?

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/7/76c3ceb17c0b3b7a7fde60ae955ad22683d98e1c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/10 "2019-05-14T19:15:27Z")

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> [@Mikael](#):
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> upgrade to v2.0 to install the timer app and i am not willing to do that right now as i read about lots of issues in the v2.0

Where did you see that?  
I am also at v1.5 and do not see updates for timer app  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/d/d11cea8bc39c6cd21956802bc50bd36a2b4f6df1.jpeg)

Update: OK Indeed the app link is to a higher release which is beta…  
Dont know if there is a way to still download the stable version (check with the developper)

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**Author:** ![Mikael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mikael/32/4128_2.png) [@Mikael](https://community.homey.app/u/Mikael)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/11 "2019-05-15T04:50:44Z")

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It is when i try to install it it say that it can not be installed as i run wrong version.

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**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/12 "2019-05-15T04:58:12Z")

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Then try the [Countdown App](https://apps.athom.com/app/nl.bevlogenheid.countdown).

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**Author:** ![Mikael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mikael/32/4128_2.png) [@Mikael](https://community.homey.app/u/Mikael)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/13 "2019-05-15T05:06:51Z")

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I got an solution that i will try tonight.

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**Author:** ![PetervdK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/petervdk/32/20669_2.png) [@PetervdK](https://community.homey.app/u/PetervdK)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/14 "2019-05-15T07:06:04Z")

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What was wrong with the 1st solution?

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**Author:** ![Mikael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mikael/32/4128_2.png) [@Mikael](https://community.homey.app/u/Mikael)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 7:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/countdown-flow-need-some-help/13073/15 "2019-05-15T07:20:37Z")

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That´s the one i will try tonight 🙂
