# Question about the new sustained Values in flows feature

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-the-new-sustained-values-in-flows-feature/140847>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Created:** [July 31, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-the-new-sustained-values-in-flows-feature/140847 "2025-07-31T20:17:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-the-new-sustained-values-in-flows-feature/140847/3 "2025-07-31T21:49:56Z")

</div>

The dev of the [Device Capabilities app](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287) made the example for the Athom flow card years ago, also usable @ Pro 2016-2019:

 ![1000049036](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/3/0394a020d82552e413636586e18d6bfe7fd084fc.jpeg)

and it can do more than only numbers, check on text and states are possible too:

 ![1000043063](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/5/a59d464257f9b9826c9b70e392f53c6d3397c988.jpeg)

A timer is a solution to shave peaks as well:

> [@Get a notification when the washingmachine is ready](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372):
>
> Get a notification when the washingmachine is ready. We all like to know when the washingmachine (or dryer) is ready. With a few apps and flows we can make that happen. What to use Timer app. In this case i used [the Countdown app](https://apps.athom.com/app/nl.bevlogenheid.countdown)[Better logic app.](https://apps.athom.com/app/net.i-dev.betterlogic) Can also be done with the standard build-in logic. Wallplug behind the machine. In this case i used a Fibaro wallplug. Start making the variable We click more/apps/Better Logic. Then we click configure app. There we can make a variable. [1a] W…

[https://community.homey.app/search?context=topic&context\_id=140847&q=washing%20machine%20notification](https://community.homey.app/search?context=topic&context_id=140847&q=washing%20machine%20notification)

---

_[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-the-new-sustained-values-in-flows-feature/140847)._