# Hi can any one help with my flow
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Tags:** flow
**Created:** [January 27, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167 "2026-01-27T18:54:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Coates](https://community.homey.app/u/Richard_Coates)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/1 "2026-01-27T18:54:46Z")
hello all can anyone help please i have created a flow so when i arive home it sets of a chane till i open my door and then it will make a anoncment here is a pic below it works when i test it bud does not work in real life can any one help and sorry for spelling im dyslexic
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### Author:  [@Wim\_Post](https://community.homey.app/u/Wim_Post)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/2 "2026-01-27T19:11:36Z")
While testing this flow the ‘animation’ slows the flow down. In real live the flow runs through in a split second.
You could add a 1 second waiting card in each yellow line.
Or
WHEN
Richard came home
THEN
start a timer (30 seconds?)
WHEN
the contactalarm turned on.
AND
timer is running
THEN
notify Richard
BTW you might want to blur your phonenumber
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Coates](https://community.homey.app/u/Richard_Coates)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/3 "2026-01-27T19:46:23Z")
thank you
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### Author:  [@Rmb](https://community.homey.app/u/Rmb)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/4 "2026-01-28T06:54:58Z")
Why would you test the contact so many times?
Maybe you want:
WHEN contacts goes ON
AND Richard is home
THEN turn on the radio
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Coates](https://community.homey.app/u/Richard_Coates)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/5 "2026-01-28T08:28:51Z")
its set up so its not a certen time you need to get there it just keeps on going thew them till the door is open
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### Author:  [@Anoniemand](https://community.homey.app/u/Anoniemand)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/6 "2026-01-28T09:08:17Z")
You could also set a boolean after the “came home” card to true. And reset it after 5 minutes (or any timespan you’d like).
Then you can specify one trigger on the sensor and verify the bool value. If true → rest of the flow and set bool value to false (to prevent it from running multiple times in the same timespan).
So basically two seperate flows (in the advanced flow):
- Richard came home → set boolean to true → delay x minutes → set boolean to false
- Sensor goes on → AND boolean = true → turn on radio → set boolean to false.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Coates](https://community.homey.app/u/Richard_Coates)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/7 "2026-01-28T09:41:01Z")
ok thank you ill give that a go
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### Author:  [@Anoniemand](https://community.homey.app/u/Anoniemand)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/9 "2026-01-28T15:22:49Z")
That’s not a silly question. It’s called a yes/no variable in Homey. I’m a programmer that’s why i called it a boolean 🤓
Screenshot is Dutch, but i think you will understand 👍
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Coates](https://community.homey.app/u/Richard_Coates)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hi-can-any-one-help-with-my-flow/150167/10 "2026-01-28T15:38:07Z")
hi all all sorted thank you 😊 🙏