Turn Off light after 30 minutes if before 6pm

Configuration
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Hi All,

I would like a new set of eyes on this basic automation that is not working.
All I am tryng to do is turn off a light if it has been on for 30 minutes and if it is before 6pm (so basically during the day).

This is what I built via the UI.

alias: Bathroom Sink Lights OFF - 30 min.
description: ""
triggers:
  - type: turned_on
    device_id: 296026a564b3c26c9c1cc367b60e6258
    entity_id: 3ca465a38596a6338f1aa63d80f91546
    domain: light
    trigger: device
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 30
      seconds: 0
conditions:
  - condition: time
    before: "18:00:00"
actions:
  - type: turn_off
    device_id: 296026a564b3c26c9c1cc367b60e6258
    entity_id: 3ca465a38596a6338f1aa63d80f91546
    domain: light
mode: single

Thanks in advance for the help.
Dan

2

You should add an after time as well to the condition

3

I just tested your logic and it worked fine. Test it with a really short time like 15 seconds and see if you get the same results.

4

It will work with just the before condition

5

The OP said “during the day”. Without the after condition, it will run at night too anytime after midnight.

6

Sure but that’s not why it isn’t working

7

I forgot to mention one thing in case it could help explain why my code is not working. The “light” that I am turning off is a dual relay Z-Wave device.
I have automations running that turn it on or off at specific times of the day and those are working just fine.

8

Did you change the device type from it’s initial integration?

For example, was it a binary sensor or a switch you are displaying as a light?

I would guess is that it’s not reporting the active time ON to HA, but I am unfamiliar with those relays.

9

I changed the one of the two module using a “helper” to show the switch as a light.
The module #1 I did not touch (that is the sink light) and module #2 I changed to a light. I think I screwed up something during my initial config.

The dual relay is : switch.bathroom_dual_relay_module
Module #1 (relay 1 - sink light) is : light.bathroom_dual_relay_module_basic
Module # 2 (relay 2) is : light.bathroom_dual_relay_module_basic

Maybe that is my bug.

10

Solved ! Thanks for the guidance.

I ended up using the switch entity of the relay module rather than the light.
So the fact that I changed the device type with a helper seems to be what prevented the automation from working.

11

Great, happy to assist