I want to schedule my pool pump to turn on and off, I was using a TP-Link plug to do this but have installed an IKEA plug/switch, the TP-Link had a nice schedule feature, is there an easy way to do this? I can of course make up a rule for each event but it would be nice to have just one rule with a 24 hour timer with day selection.
Pete
You would need to provide more info. How many on/off cycles per day? Every day, or just some days. Etc....
I have a pool controller app that changes the schedule by month so that it runs less in the winter than summer, if you are interested. It starts at the same time everyday.
I’m interested in this. Currently when I wake up I just say ‘Alexa turn on the pool pump’ and at night it turns off automatically as part of my good Night routine. I can’t sleep when it’s running.
Basically a 24 hour clock, select day and when to turn on and off but with multiple times during the day. This would select the device to use.
Pete
Still not enough info... For instance, if you were ok with repeating the pump at a set # of hours you could easily do it with one RM role. If you want variable intervals/runtime or different schedules on different days then you need multiple rules or a custom app.
For instance, here is an RM I use to control my pool's chlorine pump. It runs 12 min/hour, and repeats every hour for ~10 hours. Could do the same and make it run for X min, repeating every Y minutes for a pool pump.
You can set a single rule up with multiple time/day combinations using complex rule input and the OR operator. When true, turn on your device, when false turn it off.
Something like this, for example. If you put the on command in True actions and the off command in False actions, the pump would run from 8-10am and 2-4pm Mon-Fri and noon to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.
Yup, another great option! Many ways to do things in HE/RM.
That is why when you post "help" posts it is good to be as specific as possible.
I agree but sometimes you just want to be simple, so you go down the store and by a timer plug, you tell the plug to turn on the plug at 09:00 Monday to Sunday and turn it off at 9:30 Monday to Sunday and then program it to turn on at 14:00 Monday to Sunday and turn off 14:30 Mondayto Sunday. With the option to put anytime periods in this plug. Why do I have to have a degree in programming to do this simple task?
You don't, that's what community help is for 
You can always make one rule per schedule... Takes 30 seconds. Just because it is one rule per schedule (in some cases) doesn't mean it is really any harder/more complicated.
Yes and that is what I have done, but I was just thinking that if there was an app that just allowed you select multiple on and off times on a selected day it would be less of an overhead.
It is not obvious but Rules are apps. Rule Machine makes child apps called Rules. 
Isn't that tricky? 
I know what you're saying but no one has created a general purpose "time clock switch" app.. yet. Or if they have, they haven't released it to the Community... yet.
You would be surprised about some of the apps that have been created for private use, but not shared with the community...
I probably would be..
This particular app is trivial to work, but a difficult problem of data entry to solve. As the Rule shows, it's not complicated logic.. in fact, it is pretty darn close to 'no logic' (given a mechanical time with little chunks of metal lined up on painted marks, does it quite well for more than 70 years)
Getting a 7 day N way data entry table to display and edit is 100% of the work of the proposed app... and probably why everyone that's built one does not want to display their work I am pretty sure I'd fall into that category if I built one.
Maybe @bravenel could take the Thermostat Scheduler app and create a scheduler app to turn on/off or open/close switches and valves...
and call it Complicated Lighting+ App.
Have you looked at Schedule in Rule Machine? It creates schedules that can vary by day of week. Each schedule has an on time, and can have a second time that is later, to turn things back off. Both times offer the full compliment of actions. So it is easy to create a schedule for a pool pump, sprinkler system etc.
Download the Hubitat app
