Why doesnt this rule work?

[killervette]

If

From Sunset + 20 minutes

To 10:00:00PM (same day)

 

Then

Set 'Outlets / Outside:Outside Outlet' On

 

Else

Set 'Outlets / Outside:Outside Outlet' Off

 

 

So this should turn on the outlet 20 minutes after sunset, and then turn them off at 10pm. Correct??

[apostolakisl]

Yes.

At sunset plus 20, the then clause will run

At 10pm the else clause will run.

 

So what isn't happening. The sunset part or the 10pm part or both?

In your program summary page, does it indicate that the program ran and at what time?

 

Did you double check that you saved the program and that it is "enabled"?

[killervette]

Yes.

At sunset plus 20, the then clause will run

At 10pm the else clause will run.

 

So what isn't happening. The sunset part or the 10pm part or both?

In your program summary page, does it indicate that the program ran and at what time?

 

Did you double check that you saved the program and that it is "enabled"?

 

It never turned the outlet off. I will look at the logs if it fails tonight.

[apostolakisl]

2 things I think of.

 

1) Sunset is after 9:40 (unlikely in Dec)

2) The load on the plug is a signal sucker or noise producer. What do you have plugged into it? CFL or incandescent? CFL's can cause troubles.

[oberkc]

It never turned the outlet off. I will look at the logs if it fails tonight.

 

You don't have to wait. What is the program's current status...True or False. If it is false, then the last time it ran, it ran the "else" path. Opposite is true for "true" status.

 

If the program ran, then most likely a communication problem.

[killervette]

It seems to work fine now. Maybe an I d 10 t error.