I’m very new with this and I’m trying to get my flows working. Watching YouTube like crazy.
Could i please get some help or tips regarding this flow?
If it’s less than +2C outside the pool pump is supposed to start and run 24/7. I get a notification.
If it’s above +2C but less than +14C and if it’s between 23-05 the pool pump starts and if it’s between 05-23 the pool pump stops. I get a notification.
If it’s above +14C and if it’s between 08-20 the pool pump starts and if it’s between 20-08 it stops. I get a notification.
Am I doing this right?
Will I get a notification everyday when it starts/stops the way i setup the flow? I only want a notification when it changes temperature span.
So if the pool pump runs on 2-14C flow for twelve days I want the pump to start and stop everyday on the times that I’ve set. But I only want a new notification when it changes to a new temperature span.
For example:
Fiften days on +2C or less - one notification when the period starts. Then it switches to +2-14C span for twelve days - one notification when the flow starts. Then it changes to +14C flow for 35 days.One notification when the flow starts.
You should also add a condition to check if it’s already on or off before you send the notification.
The way you have it set up right now means that on any temperature change (since all changes match at least 1 of your conditions), you will get a notification.
You have not set any times.
The time cards you are using are “And…” or conditional cards, which only check when the temperature changes if this change occurs within a certain period of time.
Example based on this requirement:
The temperature is 17.5 °C at 19:50 o’clock and changes to 17.0 °C after 60 minutes. Only then, at 20:50 o’clock, will the pump be stopped.
Why? Because the temperature didn’t changed between 19:50 and 20:50 o’clock, and therefore the flow was not triggered.
So you need additional flows that check the current temperature at your specified times and switch the pump on or off.
I would also recommend using other flow cards for temperature change monitoring:
– Temperature becomes greater than … °C
– Temperature becomes less than … °C
This prevents the flow from being triggered every time the temperature changes and would also make your requirements regarding push notifications much easier to meet.
Of course, you can create all flows in a single advanced flow, which is what I did. However, I only posted screenshots of the individual flows to make them a little easier to understand.
Please use a translator to understand the Flow Cards.
Of course, you can also reduce the number of flow cards somewhat by linking existing flow cards.
But if I understand correctly, the last two where the pump is only ON when it’s 14+ or more outside I can take away one of the green Logik-cards and only use the one where it says Temperatur → Grösser 14?
