# Turn on a device for x minutes and turn of for Y minutes and repeat

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/turn-on-a-device-for-x-minutes-and-turn-of-for-y-minutes-and-repeat/105482
**Category:** Flows
**Created:** [March 4, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/turn-on-a-device-for-x-minutes-and-turn-of-for-y-minutes-and-repeat/105482 "2024-03-04T06:28:33Z")
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### Author: ![Per\_Wallqvist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/per_wallqvist/32/68231_2.png) [@Per\_Wallqvist](https://community.homey.app/u/Per_Wallqvist)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/turn-on-a-device-for-x-minutes-and-turn-of-for-y-minutes-and-repeat/105482/1 "2024-03-04T06:28:33Z")

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How do you acheive that you want to turn on a socket for X minutes and then off for Y minutes?  
Like on for 10 minutes and off for 40 minutes, and then repeat for infinity

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### Author: ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/turn-on-a-device-for-x-minutes-and-turn-of-for-y-minutes-and-repeat/105482/2 "2024-03-04T06:29:13Z")

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Use a timer app like chronograph.

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### Author: ![Per\_Wallqvist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/per_wallqvist/32/68231_2.png) [@Per\_Wallqvist](https://community.homey.app/u/Per_Wallqvist)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/turn-on-a-device-for-x-minutes-and-turn-of-for-y-minutes-and-repeat/105482/3 "2024-03-04T06:30:49Z")

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Great! Will try that. Thanks!

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### Author: ![DirkH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkh/32/78952_2.png) [@DirkH](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkH)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/turn-on-a-device-for-x-minutes-and-turn-of-for-y-minutes-and-repeat/105482/4 "2024-03-04T07:09:20Z")

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This is my latest solution using cronjob and chronograph.  
Sorry the flow is in German.

 ![regular job with cronjob](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/d/8d87c2c77006a61b13d78b09bd9c8f0e20938dc7.jpeg)

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### Author: ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2024, 7:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/turn-on-a-device-for-x-minutes-and-turn-of-for-y-minutes-and-repeat/105482/5 "2024-03-04T07:16:25Z")

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Sounds like a job for the [loops app](https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.mennovanhout.loops/Loops/)