Hi
Is there a way to let the fan only run for 30 minutes max every time it triggers? It needs some pause I think for like 15 minutes to avoid another trigger run after those 30 minutes.
And when the time hits 7 pm it needs to change back to Low and is not allowed to change again until the next morning on 9 am.
I’m struggling to get it into one automation for weeks now. Or is it best practice to create another automation to control the 30 minutes and 7 pm requirement?
The way you have your condition set up will not allow the 7pm trigger to cause any action. If you use an Or condition you can allow the Time trigger to initiate actions outside of the “working hours” of the Time condition.
Using a timer is more reliable than trying to add extended delay. You will need to create a timer helper.
Yes you need to create the timer. It doesn’t matter if you do it before or after editing the automation as long as the entity IDs match. If you are on 2024.5 you can actually create the timer while editing the automation.