# Opinion: to use or not to use: device status in AND

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/opinion-to-use-or-not-to-use-device-status-in-and/52706
**Category:** Flows
**Created:** [October 5, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/opinion-to-use-or-not-to-use-device-status-in-and/52706 "2021-10-05T10:49:59Z")
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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: [October 5, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/opinion-to-use-or-not-to-use-device-status-in-and/52706/4 "2021-10-05T12:48:16Z")

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You have stolen the flow… 😜

> [@How to structure your flows](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-structure-your-flows/25109/38):
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> Thank you guys for the tutorial, and all the comments. I’m still scratching my head when it comes to the “else” statement. I’m using it in 1 flow and it works as expected (turning off in 2 cases) see … I’m actually perplexed but I believe I don’t quite understand the potential of the “else” and how it relates to the “Trigger” and “AND”… maybe someone can explain it w/ a simple metaphor. Thanks

And as I wrote, this flow, respectively the ELSE card, makes no sense.

> [@FKey](#):
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> So does homey send an “off” command to a device that has the status “off”

I just tried it with a Fibaro Wall Plug with this flow:

When…  
– This flow is started  
And…  
– Wall Plug is turned off  
Then…  
– Turn off

After execution of this flow, the time stamp of the onoff capability in Developer → Devices was updated.  
So the answer to your question is: Yes (with Z-Wave devices)

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