I have purchased an INSTEON 2843-222 WIRELESS OPEN/CLOSE SENSOR which I want to mount on my crawlspace door. The door is used for storage of my yard tool and the family often get something out but don't go back and close the door.
I want to use the timer/pester routine to detect the door opening. When the door is opened, send a text to all family members. Got that worked out.
Next, I want a pester routine to countdown a 30-minute timer. If the door is still open, text the family again then set the timer for another 30 minutes. If the door gets closed, kill the timer.
I've read through many posts and any that seem to help are written in python or code. I don't work with code... Wish I did, would like to learn sometime.
Here was my approach
1) I set up the device and it connects fine
2) I created a door open trigger. when it senses open, it will send the initial text message. It this launches a pester named "Notify". The pester is set for 6 cycles at 900-second intervals. After the 30 minutes (900 seconds) it sends another text.
3) I created a door closed trigger. When it senses the closed door, it will send a text and should cancel the pester.
The problem is that is doesn't cancel the pester.
Any suggestions? I can send screenshots of the setup if it would be helpful.
Thank you for any support.