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How to keep lights off on 10/31

PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:17 pm
by jalves
Odd situation, we are not going to be home on Halloween and I want to keep my various lights from coming on at dusk that day. I've got 5 or more schedules that turn on outside and inside lights automatically at sunset +/- some random minutes. On the night of 10/31 I'd like to keep these schedules from running so that trick or treaters don't think somebody is home.

Is there a simple way to keep these schedules from running on that day? Further complicating this scenario is that we will actually be gone from several days before to several days after Halloween and I do want the schedules to run on the other days.

Suggestions?

Re: How to keep lights off on 10/31

PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:23 pm
by Dual
Add a schedule for 10/31 to disable all the other schedules. Reverse for 11/1.

I would simply VPN in and launch the client on 10/31 and disable the schedules. Enable on 11/1. Not much effort. No programming required.


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Re: How to keep lights off on 10/31

PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:50 am
by jalves
I like the disable/enable schedule idea. Thanks!

Re: How to keep lights off on 10/31

PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:28 am
by FlyingDiver
I just have this condition on the schedules that turn exterior lights on:

Re: How to keep lights off on 10/31

PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:40 am
by jalves
Thanks Flying Driver, that's another good approach!

Re: How to keep lights off on 10/31

PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:00 am
by jay (support)
You could actually do it in a single Schedule - disable on 10/31, add an enable action with a delay of 23 hours (or whatever it takes to get it past the day flip).