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Timers: Confusion between helper and automation #34939

Open dbpage opened 2 months ago

dbpage commented 2 months ago

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When I set up timers, I enter a duration. The automation that starts the timer completes without waiting for the timer to complete.

I go to the entity and select 'duration to complete' and enter the required time to complete. Now the automation waits before proceeding to the next action.

I expect the Timer helper duration to carry over to the automation when I select 'duration to complete'.

This confuses me. Is there something you could put into the documentation to clarify that the duration entered into the helper does cot carry over to the automation, or at least mention the two Timer duration entries?

URL

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/timer/

Version

2024.9.3

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