# Hue bulb works but not in flows

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** flow\
**Created:** [April 26, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747 "2021-04-26T14:08:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Viking42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/viking42/32/12687_2.png) [@Viking42](https://community.homey.app/u/Viking42)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/1 "2021-04-26T14:08:19Z")

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Hi,

So i have a white bulb of Philips hue, LWA001  
no philips bridge  
Using the Homey hue app

**Manual** on/off commands of the lamp over the homey mobile app or browser interface work fine, i can put the lamp on or off by clicking on the homey card

**Flow** ON command works fine, the lamp goes on at dawn or at a given time  
**Flow** OFF command never worked, i tried multiple flows, the lamp never goes off

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/7/1730ec4baaa9c283031f50f176084042e8ad00b4.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/3/a3bc352cc2fc4814bc7dcb36216943ba16894359.png)  
in this second flow, “jardin” goes off, but not the "terrasse philips hue bulb

I tried since a few weeks now but i cant find a solution  
Could you help me out?

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/2 "2021-04-26T15:00:32Z")

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Maybe this helps  
It is possible your radio’s interfere

 ![Screenshot_20210413-165254_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/8/f8047a31515266dde4cd31ac3c0d1ee3a197c1d1.jpeg)

Zigbee channel nr can be found & changed here [Homey Developer](http://developer.athom.com/tools/zigbee)

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**Author:** ![Viking42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/viking42/32/12687_2.png) [@Viking42](https://community.homey.app/u/Viking42)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/3 "2021-04-26T15:06:04Z")

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Well why would manual turn off work, and not the turn off through flow,  
That should prove its not a radio issue isnt it?

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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/4 "2021-04-26T15:09:30Z")

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I read in an other thread, that there should be a problem with time triggers. But I don’t know if it’s true.  
But I know that there is an issue with the Homey Web App when using Safari browser and you want to add a time trigger. My suggestion is to make a new „Off“ flow by using the Homey smartphone app.

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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/5 "2021-04-26T15:11:45Z")

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> [@Viking42](#):
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> That should prove its not a radio issue isnt it?

Right. I also assume that it is not a problem with the Zigbee frequency.

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**Author:** ![Viking42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/viking42/32/12687_2.png) [@Viking42](https://community.homey.app/u/Viking42)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/6 "2021-04-26T15:21:23Z")

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I’ll try that, on app!  
Note that the first trigger isnt a time one

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/7 "2021-04-26T15:27:17Z")

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> [@Viking42](#):
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> Well why would manual turn off work, and not the turn off through flow,  
> That should prove its not a radio issue isnt it?

Oh Thanks for your suggestion, Peter, and your time, but this and that, so I think the problem lies somewhere else. Have a nice day.

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**Author:** ![Viking42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/viking42/32/12687_2.png) [@Viking42](https://community.homey.app/u/Viking42)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/8 "2021-05-10T19:11:00Z")

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I can confirm one thing  
deleting all my existing flows and recreating them only from the mobile phone, does improve teh satbility of the flows

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**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-bulb-works-but-not-in-flows/46747/9 "2021-05-10T19:18:06Z")

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> [@DirkG](#):
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> problem with time triggers

The is indeed a problem that tome triggers before 12:00 require two digits for the hour, and not all versions of the flow editor seem to put that in. so 07:00 should trigger fine, but 7:00 does not.
