gadgetfreak

Thanks for the tips. Since there is no real way to disable a load switch during a specific time period, I am back to my original thought which is to use the repeat command in the program. Do you think there is a negative consequence of repeating every minute for 6 hours?

Ah. So you a second program. That is a good idea. This could get complicated though. I have an upstairs hallway light controlled by 4 separate switches and 2 bathroom lights switches. The first program says that at 8 PM all those lights should be and dimmed to 50% until sunrise. I want to make sure that if one of my kids touches any of those 6 lights between 8PM and sunrise the next day, the scene will reset itself. Your idea will probably work in this situation as we are only dealing with 6 switches. But, if I said that I had a scene which controlled 50 switches and wanted to make sure the scene was always active during a specific time period (regardless of switches touched), it would get much more complicated. So I am wondering if there is any way to activate a scene for a specific time period and make sure that scene remains active the whole time. The only thing I can see is the repeat function for X hours. I guess I can do it ever minute if needed but I wonder if shooting out that many commands will cause any other problems. Thanks.

I would like to set up a program that turns on a scene and keeps it on for 6 hours. It needs to correct itself if someone accidentally presses a switch to turn off a light. I tried setting a repeat function on the program for every hour which may work but I am wondering if that is the best way. Every hour is OK but instantaneous would be better. For example, my kids will sometimes press switches because they "can". I want a specific set for some time and, even though the switch will turn the light off, I want it to go back on as quickly as possible. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.