Wait block

Reidar Østrem shared this question ago

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Just a quick question...

Is there any limit on how many seconds we can use in a wait block? I upped one to 7200 seconds and for the thirst 2 times it just waited 15-20 minutes or so before continuing, but it seems to have settled now, been about an hour now..

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Alberto Macias ●

Did you saved and synced before testing, I have never had issues with wait puzzles before. The longest I have is 20 min (1200 seconds).

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Reidar Østrem ●

Hi Alberto, yes always save / sync.

It seems like it needs to settle after a change in the wait statements. The wait is used in conjunction with a motion detector. But it seems to be waiting 2 hrs now.

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THomas gonzi ●

Hi,

I use it sucessfully with 4 hours. no problem with that.

On thing to consider still : if you want to use the value of any meter , the value the zipabox will consider are the one from just before the 'wait'. The values are not automatically updated. Use 'refresh all' to update.

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Henning ●

Hi. I use the wait block in combination with the repeat block.

So a 60sec wait block inside a 60times repeat block should be 1hr.

I also make sure to have a join block at the beginning of the rule just incase the trigger action re-trigger.

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Carrie S. Morales ●

Interesting observation — sometimes wait blocks can behave inconsistently depending on the environment or system load. It’s good to monitor it closely when using long durations like 7200 seconds. And while you're waiting, maybe check out some frases de amor para mi esposo — always a nice way to make use of the downtime with a loving gesture!

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