Plug: randomly shutting off automation

[savasalinas]

I had this working perfectly fine, simple: Wyze cam detects person and turns on plug for 5 minutes.

Now it does turn on the plug but it keeps randomly going off and on, no consistency at all, sometimes tuns on for 15 segs, goes off, turns on for a minute, etc.

Mind-boggling is the fact that I changed both cameras and plugs for brand new ones and the issue persists, deleted automation, reinstated it and nothing helps!

Ideas?

[Crease]

Welcome to the Forum, @savasalinas!

If you’re using just the single Automation, then sometimes it’s helpful for others here to assist with troubleshooting if you upload a screenshot showing the automation. Also, if you could provide some details about your environment (Cam model & firmware version, Plug model & firmware version, app version) and the timing of the issue (i.e., when it started and whether or not anything changed—like app or firmware updates—in your Wyze ecosystem at that time), then that information may also be helpful.

[savasalinas]

Hi, I got this:
Wyze Cam v4 on the latest firmware 4.52.8.0648
Wyze Plug running latest firmware 1.2.0.236
Wyze iOS app latest version 3.1.6 (1)

Nothing was changed when this issue started, I guess just automatic updates, it actually worked just fine.

It is a pretty simple automation.

[Seapup]

@savasalinas

Now it does turn on the plug but it keeps randomly going off and on, no consistency at all, sometimes tuns on for 15 segs, goes off, turns on for a minute, etc.

The “turn on for X time” action is currently broken on the server resulting in unpredictable behavior. Wyze is aware of this issue and working on a fix. In the meantime, if you’re looking for a temporary solution, please read the following:

Cam V3 Automation To Turn ON Garage Lights

I just tested your automations and you are correct. There is a bug where the “turn on for X time” value is completely unpredictable and unreliable. Sometimes turn off occurs when motion is no longer detected, sometimes it’s just a random time less than the specified time, and sometimes it actually turns off at the specified time. Rather than debug this issue for Wyze (I don’t have time today), just do what most of us do by default… don’t specify “turn on for X time”. Just use “Turn on” and cre…

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Wyze must have broken the “turn on for X” action on the server. Until Wyze fixes this, separate turn on and turn off actions. Change your current action from “Turn on for X” to “Turn on”. Create a 2nd Automation Device Trigger to cover turning off. Set trigger to your bulb (or bulb group) with “has been on for X minutes” and action to “Turn off”.