# Need flow for Power Outage at Home **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [November 18, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/need-flow-for-power-outage-at-home/20939 "2019-11-18T19:52:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Handyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/handyman/32/3957_2.png) [@Handyman](https://community.homey.app/u/Handyman)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/need-flow-for-power-outage-at-home/20939/1 "2019-11-18T19:52:25Z")
This category is created to show, and explain the working of specific Flows in homey. Hello All, I need some help creating a flow for an power outage at home, i have an APC UPS (there is an app for this, but needs connection to an PC with is not always on), which keeps my homey and internet connection on for 2 hours or so, therefore i want to be notified is there is an outage by push notification towards my mobile, i was thinking about creating this flow by devices which are continuously power on and will go down. I have a couple off Fibaro double switches which will lose connection towards homey, can somebody shows me how to do this on a flow, since the new layout and web based stuff i am just struggling every time… Any help is much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![anon8748058](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anon8748058](https://community.homey.app/u/anon8748058)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/need-flow-for-power-outage-at-home/20939/2 "2019-11-19T04:52:14Z")
Unfortunately homey doesn’t have a trigger when a device or flow fails (generic). It can however trigger when a device doesn’t report in. So you could use that. When: Apparaten - ‘een apparaat heeft niet gerapporteerd’ - ‘5 minuten’ Then: Mobiel - ‘stuur een pushbericht’ Be sure to configure your switches to report in frequently (every 120 seconds or so) through the ‘Geavanceerde Instellingen’. Personally I would look for a solution with a raspberry pi connected to the ups app it can alert through that though, but that’s just me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Handyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/handyman/32/3957_2.png) [@Handyman](https://community.homey.app/u/Handyman)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/need-flow-for-power-outage-at-home/20939/3 "2019-11-19T19:10:37Z")
Thanks Lennard, yes i have it now like that: When: Apparaten - ‘een apparaat heeft niet gerapporteerd’ - ‘5 minuten But i would like to specify an Device, which i can’t…, i have also windsensor outside, which sometimes does not report well. meaning i will get wrong notifications… is there a way to specify devices? otherwise Raspberry is an solution, i have actually an old one laying around here… Regards ---
**Author:** ![anon8748058](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anon8748058](https://community.homey.app/u/anon8748058)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/need-flow-for-power-outage-at-home/20939/5 "2019-11-19T19:37:26Z")
In the ‘and’ use a ‘logica’ ‘is precies’ Type the name of your device It feels a bit redundant, but that’s the way to go 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Handyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/handyman/32/3957_2.png) [@Handyman](https://community.homey.app/u/Handyman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/need-flow-for-power-outage-at-home/20939/6 "2019-11-20T18:27:51Z")
well it’s not what i am looking for… with logic i can select for instance double switch from fibaro, then i can choose energie or energie meter, this not what i want, it’s so stupit, because when i disconnect it from power, i see on devices within homey a red remark that it has lost connection! great but why can’t i create a flow out of it then! ---
**Author:** ![Handyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/handyman/32/3957_2.png) [@Handyman](https://community.homey.app/u/Handyman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/need-flow-for-power-outage-at-home/20939/8 "2019-11-20T19:27:29Z")
Argghh right! thats the way, i have got it now and working! Thanks