# Flows from hour to hour. Why not? How to be able to do it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Tags:** homey-pro\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-from-hour-to-hour-why-not-how-to-be-able-to-do-it/96475 "2023-12-01T16:41:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![Rrrr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rrrr/32/629_2.png) [@Rrrr](https://community.homey.app/u/Rrrr)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-from-hour-to-hour-why-not-how-to-be-able-to-do-it/96475/16 "2026-01-13T16:00:46Z")
@Steve_Nye > [@Steve\_Nye](#): > > Do you have an example flow using either the timer or stopwatch as I am struggling to get m y head around how to best use it? Here’s an example with a timer which only runs when needed. It looks perhaps a little complicated because it has some virtual devices (Device Capabilities). I prefer those over having physical devices for easy maintenance. I mainly work with zones for the same reason. Hope this helps. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/a/3a5466a913ba8be4dcb00249641134f7d08604f5.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/0/100e5461e032ce3a2f2f9a37aef12e059aa18cbf.png) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/flows-from-hour-to-hour-why-not-how-to-be-able-to-do-it/96475)._