In my head this seems so basic but I got it wrong. I have quite a few sensors that i would like a notification on if a condition exists for more than a set period of time. For instance, I don't want to be notified immediately if the fridge temp is out of range bc someone may be putting away groceries. If the high temp condition exists for more than 10 minutes I would like to know. I thought I did this with basic rules >
When a temp sensor rises above XX
wait 10 minutes
notify...
But now I realize that its not doing what I wanted. It's just delaying the notification 10 minutes.
So, is there an easy way to say> If temp rises above XX and STAYS that way for 10 minutes, then send a notification.
It's not just temp sensors. Garage door, lights, etc.
Thank you
That may just be a limitation of Basic Rules -- I don't use that app, so I don't have personal experience with it.
But both the Notifications app and Rule Machine can do "and stays".
Yeah, Simple Automation doesn't do that for temp either.
Rule Machine would look like below.
RM's a learning curve. I tried to stick with SA for the longest time. I'll still do that if I can, but now I probably have an equal number of rules in RM and SA.
@hydro311 , you use RM: what does "track switch" do? Yes, I should probably look it up. 
Never used it myself, but per Documentation (link jumps to correct section):
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You didn't have to do that, but thanks!
It sounds interesting. I'll try it later.
