Here’s what I’m looking to do … When I come home between sunrise and sunset, run I’M BACK - turn off alarm, open garage door, unlock door between garage and house, change Thermostat setting to daytime levels, switch mode from AWAY TO HOME. Currently ST is doing this. When I come home after sunse…

This is super easy if you use modes. Just have your mode automatically change at sunrise and sunset ( using one routine for each) and then have two arrival routines, one runs during the day mode and one that runs in the evening. Just don’t think of this as having SHM itself trigger everything. Yo…

[image] JDRoberts: mode automatically change at sunrise and sunset Oh yes, that would be much easier. Do Modes work well in Routines now? I was advised to remove all Mode changes from my Routines a few months ago. I’d be delighted to learn that had been fixed. :slight_smile:

[image] Cael: [image] JDRoberts: mode automatically change at sunrise and sunset Oh yes, that would be much easier. Do Modes work well in Routines now? I was advised to remove all Mode changes from my Routines a few months ago. I’d be delighted to learn that had been fixed. …

[image] JDRoberts: Wow–who told you to do that? Support did actually. I was having routines fail or only partially execute. The first thing they did is ask if they had Mode Changes in them, and when I said yes, they said it was a known problem and to remove them and see if that improved …

[image] Cael: [image] JDRoberts: Wow–who told you to do that? Support did actually. I was having routines fail or only partially execute. The first thing they did is ask if they had Mode Changes in them, and when I said yes, they said it was a known problem and to remove them and see…

Oh well. I’m happy with how its all working now. But its great to know that I should be able to use them in Routines now if I have something nice and simple to set up. Thanks for that!!

I’m using Modes as ST Support explains above. When I’m AWAY - I don’t want the dogs triggering motion sensor based lights, and other things. But when I come home at night especially, I want the Kitchen cabinet lights to respond to that motion sensor and turn on. The problem I’m stuck at is this …

I don’t think it’s SHM that changes the mode, is it? Don’t you have a routine or another smart app that does that change? And also changes the SHM alarm status? Anyway, there’s lots of different ways to do it. But it’s going to require two different “I’m back” routines. You can’t have the same rou…

Maybe I’m not understanding something … If I leave the house and my GOODBYE Routine fires - it sets SMH to ARM STAY (because the dogs are still in the house) and Mode changes to AWAY. That AWAY Mode, makes sure the dogs aren’t setting off motion sensor based activities, and also makes sure that w…

Returning home after sunset, would like SHM to trigger I'M BACK, then trigger EVENING when walk through door

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Cael August 30, 2016, 7:43pm 2

Are you open to using CoRE? If so I can help you set it up.

I moved many of my Routines over to improve reliability and offer new options. It seemed intimidating, but made a lot of sense once I started using it.

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Returning home after sunset, would like SHM to trigger I'M BACK, then trigger EVENING when walk through door

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