# The lights turn off when the zone is active **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Tags:** flow\ **Created:** [January 23, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005 "2022-01-23T23:15:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DingDong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dingdong/32/48779_2.png) [@DingDong](https://community.homey.app/u/DingDong)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/1 "2022-01-23T23:15:37Z")
Howdy! I have some flows to turn off the lights when the different zones become inactive. My problem is that the zone becomes inactive when I brush my teeth at night. And the zone wont reactivate when I wave my hands inn the dark trying to tell the Aeotec Multisensor 7 that im still alive!šŸ˜… This is the ms7 settings: ![Screenshot_20220124-000037_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/4/748107c1d7efb06d66d34471085ae205d0f0805f.jpeg) (Yes, the sensor is installed correctly and will be able to see me everywhere in the tiny bathroom) The flow is super basic: turn off zigbee dimmer after the zone have been inactive for 10 minutes. Can anybody explain why this is happening? ---
**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:** [January 24, 2022, 8:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/2 "2022-01-24T08:21:44Z")
My guess is: Change ā€œMotion Untrigger timeā€ to 29s If it doesnā€™t change much, use a timer instead. Flow1 Ifā€¦ Zone is active Thenā€¦ Turn on lamp A Start or replace timer X Flow2 Ifā€¦ Timer X has stopped / ended Thenā€¦ Turn off lamp A ---
**Author:** ![Geir\_DANIELSEN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/geir_danielsen/32/49198_2.png) [@Geir\_DANIELSEN](https://community.homey.app/u/Geir_DANIELSEN)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/3 "2023-04-22T15:04:09Z")
Hello, did u find a solution on this? ---
**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:** [April 23, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/4 "2023-04-23T11:44:13Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Change ā€œMotion Untrigger timeā€ to 29s ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/e/fec946d9dc0bc60d4ff4266d702980cf83105423.png) So the _ **Motion Untrigger Time** _ must be greater than the _ **Motion Retrigger Time** _! @DingDong, if the MS7 is the only sensor in the zone that activates/deactivates the zone, you can use the _ **This zone became active** _ and _ **This zone is inactive for 10 minutes** _ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/b/9b7f9c543f72569849a993cc02df534c054f4eb4.png) (Sorry, only in German language) @Geir_DANIELSEN, what exactly is your problem? ---
**Author:** ![Geir\_DANIELSEN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/geir_danielsen/32/49198_2.png) [@Geir\_DANIELSEN](https://community.homey.app/u/Geir_DANIELSEN)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/5 "2023-04-23T13:30:53Z")
Have made flow like yours, but some times the light turn off when im inside the rom ---
**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:** [April 23, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/6 "2023-04-23T14:15:24Z")
Could you please provide some more information? Motion sensor? Settings? Could you please also post the flow? ---
**Author:** ![Geir\_DANIELSEN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/geir_danielsen/32/49198_2.png) [@Geir\_DANIELSEN](https://community.homey.app/u/Geir_DANIELSEN)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/7 "2023-04-23T16:25:46Z")
![bilde](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/f/2ffec669af7ed56f66f9d1f514e525472ef3eb37.png) ---
**Author:** ![Geir\_DANIELSEN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/geir_danielsen/32/49198_2.png) [@Geir\_DANIELSEN](https://community.homey.app/u/Geir_DANIELSEN)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/8 "2023-04-23T16:28:27Z")
![bilde](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/e/fedef8984ab8995998a340662d50f81add9d8c30.png) I use Aeotec multisensor 7 ---
**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:** [April 23, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/9 "2023-04-23T20:01:59Z")
@DirkG I guessed wrong, but I didnā€™t get any confirmation, until now that is šŸ™ƒ @Geir_DANIELSEN Iā€™ve also moments when the light turns off while Iā€™m still in the room I think this flow reduces that quite a bit, by adding a timer; Every time the zone is re-activated, the timer is paused When the zone is inactive, start the timer with a duration of X seconds, and the light turns off when the timer is finished: > [@The Flow Exchange(r) - Exchange Your Flows with Others!](https://community.homey.app/t/the-flow-exchange-r-exchange-your-flows-with-others/68981/8): > > ![Screenshot from 2022-09-21 00-48-34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/a/2aa742727e50bc75f1e9b207663d1b8b84560c32.png) ---
**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:** [April 24, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-lights-turn-off-when-the-zone-is-active/59005/10 "2023-04-24T07:12:52Z")
The reason why your flow doesnā€™t work as you wish is, because you use the delay card instead of a timer, like Peter does. The problem with the delay card is, once the flow has been started because the zone became inactive for a short moment, the light will be switched off after 30 seconds, independent of if the zone was activated again within the 30 seconds. So you can use the card ā€œZone is inactive for x minutesā€, or you can use a timer (see Peterā€™s example, or this [tutorial](https://community.homey.app/t/simple-lights-turning-on-off-based-on-motion/10889)).