# Create a flow that doesn't repeat for 12 hours? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Created:** [April 23, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-flow-that-doesnt-repeat-for-12-hours/135296 "2025-04-23T17:01:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skalmenar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/skalmenar/32/130236_2.png) [@Skalmenar](https://community.homey.app/u/Skalmenar)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-flow-that-doesnt-repeat-for-12-hours/135296/1 "2025-04-23T17:01:20Z")
Hi, how can I create a flow that doesn’t repeat for 12 hours? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-flow-that-doesnt-repeat-for-12-hours/135296/2 "2025-04-23T17:15:54Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/7/670e2fb0521ce3ac0496f07a6c3dfa79e7ccb009.png) Switch OFF the Flow ( the running flow ) Switch ON after 6 hours ---
**Author:** ![JohanP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johanp/32/119002_2.png) [@JohanP](https://community.homey.app/u/JohanP)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-flow-that-doesnt-repeat-for-12-hours/135296/3 "2025-04-23T17:25:40Z")
You disable the flow thas supposed to re-enable the flow ? ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Van\_Deursen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/patrick_van_deursen/32/56539_2.png) [@Patrick\_Van\_Deursen](https://community.homey.app/u/Patrick_Van_Deursen)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-flow-that-doesnt-repeat-for-12-hours/135296/4 "2025-04-23T17:37:53Z")
add a yes/no variable that gets set to yes in the morning. when flow has switched, change the variable to no. In the flow add a check that the variable is set to yes: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/a/9a53d00aedacd4cf6ff20e3595726d7bcd5f7ed4.png) ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_Henderson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/andy_henderson/32/80642_2.png) [@Andy\_Henderson](https://community.homey.app/u/Andy_Henderson)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-flow-that-doesnt-repeat-for-12-hours/135296/5 "2025-04-23T19:25:46Z")
Install the Chronograph app. Between the start of your flow and the following stuff insert a ‘Timer is running’ And card. If it’s running, do nothing. If it’s not running link to a ‘Start or replace timer’ When card set to 12 hours, and then do the stuff that your flow does. BTW, Chronograph timers survive system restarts Andy ---
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-flow-that-doesnt-repeat-for-12-hours/135296/6 "2025-04-23T22:57:54Z")
> [@JohanP](#): > > flow thas supposed to re-enable the flow ? Yes, that works, the entry (trigger) of the flow will be disabled, but what is inside the flow will be executed. ---
**Author:** ![JohanP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johanp/32/119002_2.png) [@JohanP](https://community.homey.app/u/JohanP)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-a-flow-that-doesnt-repeat-for-12-hours/135296/7 "2025-04-24T04:48:17Z")
Oh, nice to know. So you don’t ‘kill’ a flow just prevent it from triggering.