# Question about switching my diesel heater on and off **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [December 17, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-switching-my-diesel-heater-on-and-off/124389 "2024-12-17T11:49:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kogel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kogel/32/4610_2.png) [@Kogel](https://community.homey.app/u/Kogel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-switching-my-diesel-heater-on-and-off/124389/1 "2024-12-17T11:49:06Z")
Good day, In my garage I have a diesel heater. I switch the heater on and off using s switchbot bot to push the button on the heater control panel. Which works well. However I would like to automate and have the heater switched on for 6 hours per day. But I do not really trust the stability of the switchbot bot. And if it misses a ‘switch’ then it works the other way around. So I am trying to find a solution here. I have thought about using an INNR switch and the look at the power consumption and if there is almost no power consumption I would know the heater is switched off and the I could activate and later deactivate. But I do not see a possibility to look at power consumption on the INNR switch . And maybe there is a better solution… ---
**Author:** ![Wim\_Post](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wim_post/32/56793_2.png) [@Wim\_Post](https://community.homey.app/u/Wim_Post)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-switching-my-diesel-heater-on-and-off/124389/2 "2024-12-17T13:38:01Z")
what happens with the heater when it is on and the power is turned off and back on? if it stays off then you can turn the heater off with a smartplug and on with the switchbot. ---
**Author:** ![Kogel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kogel/32/4610_2.png) [@Kogel](https://community.homey.app/u/Kogel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-switching-my-diesel-heater-on-and-off/124389/3 "2024-12-17T13:56:01Z")
No that is not possible. If the power is off and you switch it on the controller wil be on but the heater will not start. I could after a 1 minute wait have the Switchbot bot turn the heater on however. The problem with this solution is that if I remove power on the heater when it is operating it will not be able to cool down and therefore overheat… But thanks for the suggestion