Is it possible for a GE/Jasco z-wave light switch that’s been turned on by hand to turn off automatically after a time interval?
Yes
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PLEG would easily do this (and a host of more complicated things). See PLEG basics document in the programming forum, program logic sub-forum.
I have a condition below that turns off a light that was manually turned on after an hour if the auto-on conditions also haven’t been met for an hour (no motion in the area and no doors have been opened)…
((Lights1stto2ndOn; Now > 60:00) and (Stairs1stto2ndNeedsLightsOn; Now > 60:00)))
PLEG is a good option, but has a learning curve.
An easy way would be to create a scene that turns it off for you
Select Automation
Select New Scene, name it
in the Triggers section add a trigger; Select the light you want to wait to be turned on
add a delay in the Device section, Choose OFF on that device
Save the scene.
EVERY time you turn the light on, it will be triggered to turn off by the delay you set.
So, yes. gregl is right!
PLEG is a good option, but has a learning curve.
An easy way would be to create a scene that turns it off for you
Select Automation
Select New Scene, name it
in the Triggers section add a trigger; Select the light you want to wait to be turned on
add a delay in the Device section, Choose OFF on that device
Save the scene.
EVERY time you turn the light on, it will be triggered to turn off by the delay you set.
So, yes. gregl is right![/quote]
Just remember that a scene delay won’t survive a restart where as PLEG will. Probably not a huge issue, but I think worth mentioning.
yes
One would hope that his first scene doesn’t put his Vera into a vicious memory leak!
[quote=“Bulldoglowell, post:6, topic:180919”]yes
One would hope that his first scene doesn’t put his Vera into a vicious memory leak![/quote]
Restarts do happen for other reasons. Mine restarts every night at 2am most likely due to the nightly heal (which I think is a default). It can also happen if he’s installing plugins and new devices. Not saying it would happen a lot, but better to let the OP know that it’s a possibility so that later he/she doesn’t come back asking why sometimes the timer doesn’t work 
i thought I was being funny… not serious. I guess I need funny lessons.
PLEG is a good option, but has a learning curve.
An easy way would be to create a scene that turns it off for you
Select Automation
Select New Scene, name it
in the Triggers section add a trigger; Select the light you want to wait to be turned on
add a delay in the Device section, Choose OFF on that device
Save the scene.
EVERY time you turn the light on, it will be triggered to turn off by the delay you set.
So, yes. gregl is right![/quote]
Just remember that a scene delay won’t survive a restart where as PLEG will. Probably not a huge issue, but I think worth mentioning.[/quote]
Thank you for replying, SirMeili (and everyone else). When you write “won’t survive a restart” is the following an example of what you mean?
[ol][li]The switch is turned on manually. The scene’s scheduled delay is now in progress (I’m assuming there’s some sort of count-down process spawned in the background at this point)[/li]
[li]The Vera is restarted[/li]
[li]The aforementioned count-down process is lost so the light remains on[/li][/ol]
Thanks!
Exactly …
This type of error to turn off heating or pumps or sprinklers can have equipment or COST issues to you.
A light left on is not that bad. After all you can probably see it!.
[quote=“Bulldoglowell, post:8, topic:180919”]
i thought I was being funny… not serious. I guess I need funny lessons.[/quote]
I know…I just wanted to make sure the OP knew the potential side effects and when “restarts” occur 
I didn’t mean to take away from your funny