# Overtake light sensor flow with a button push **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [January 24, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682 "2021-01-24T06:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mads\_Lindskov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mads_lindskov/32/29862_2.png) [@Mads\_Lindskov](https://community.homey.app/u/Mads_Lindskov)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/23 "2021-01-24T18:11:27Z")
Ill test again. Any other solution meanwhile testing ---
**Author:** ![Philip\_Montgomery](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philip_montgomery/32/12434_2.png) [@Philip\_Montgomery](https://community.homey.app/u/Philip_Montgomery)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/24 "2021-01-24T18:32:28Z")
Countdown timer works well for me for this very purpose ---
**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:** [January 24, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/25 "2021-01-24T19:57:38Z")
With regard to the stop timer: Many samples are to be found on the forum, like [[Simple] Lights turning on/off based on motion](https://community.homey.app/t/simple-lights-turning-on-off-based-on-motion/10889) or [[Tutorial] Simple movement-triggered automatic light with zone activity cards (just 2 flows!)](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-simple-movement-triggered-automatic-light-with-zone-activity-cards-just-2-flows/39651) Your flows might work most of the time, depending on how sensitive your motion sensor is (how fast it stops detecting motion) and how long the delay is. But it’s also simple common sense: The timer is to give you time to start moving again when you stopped doing so. It ‘s how long you sit still that is relevant, not how long since you started moving. ---
**Author:** ![Mads\_Lindskov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mads_lindskov/32/29862_2.png) [@Mads\_Lindskov](https://community.homey.app/u/Mads_Lindskov)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/26 "2021-01-24T20:06:27Z")
Tested it with flow deaktivation and it seems to work. I will give some days testing. Thank you ---
**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:** [January 25, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/27 "2021-01-25T08:57:43Z")
I’m not completely convinced yet, but I’ll give it a try. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mads\_Lindskov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mads_lindskov/32/29862_2.png) [@Mads\_Lindskov](https://community.homey.app/u/Mads_Lindskov)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/28 "2021-01-25T09:33:58Z")
You are right. Your explanation about the timer makes sense. The deaktivation function in this case is necassary to overrule the sensor. Its the main feature to reach my goal. Thanks Edwin ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Sla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martin_sla/32/9441_2.png) [@Martin\_Sla](https://community.homey.app/u/Martin_Sla)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/29 "2021-01-29T08:17:56Z")
I use 2 methods. 1 in the kitchen is when motion detected go to 95% Except when it is at 100% When there is no motion depending on time go to 35% or off only when light is lower then 98% So when I activate the kitchen light to 100% every flow is ignored. For the bedroom I made a custom condition called overrule. The flow for the bedroom light check that condition and accept or ignore ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eric_b/32/10238_2.png) [@Eric\_B](https://community.homey.app/u/Eric_B)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/30 "2021-01-29T16:39:41Z")
Maybe use the “turn sensor off” flowcard in the flow where you activate the lights with a button push? As you said that all the other flows where activated by the sensor… I use this for my garden. If I turn the gardenlights on with the switch, it turns of the sensor… ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eric_b/32/10238_2.png) [@Eric\_B](https://community.homey.app/u/Eric_B)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682/31 "2021-01-29T16:43:58Z")
Or with the “switch flow off” flowcard? If: I push a button Then: turn sensor off Switch flow 1 off Switch flow 2 off Etc Etc [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/overtake-light-sensor-flow-with-a-button-push/41682.md?page=1)