APEX DoW programming

[Accidentalreefers]

Hey everyone, sorry for posting this here as for some reason on the apex forms when i try and make an account it says I'm a spammer and can't register...

I need some help with programming, I have an auto water changing system and I want my return pump, skimmer, power head, to turn off every Tuesday and Thursday at 17:00 to 18:35, here is my programming

Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
If FeedB 000 Then OFF
If Time 17:00 to 18:35 Then OFF
If DoW --T-T-- Then OFF
The issue is it turned off Today (Monday) at 17:00 I just changed it today before i had it as

Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
If FeedB 000 Then OFF
If Time 17:00 to 18:35 Then OFF
If DoW SM-W-FS Then OFF

when I had it this way I woke up at 6am today (Monday) and it was all off I'm not sure why that happened.
if I could get a proper line for turning my equipment off every Tuesday and Thursday between 17:00 to 18:35 that would be great thanks.

 

[Rocks reef]

Have you looked at this pinned thread?

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials.700483/

 

[Tangdora]

In your case you need a virtual outlet

(VO-name)
Fallback ON
Set ON
If Time 17:00 to 18:35 Then OFF
If DoW SM-W-FS Then on

Your existing code

Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
If FeedB 000 Then OFF
If outlet (VO-name) = off then off

 

[Accidentalreefers]

In your case you need a virtual outlet

(VO-name)
Fallback ON
Set ON
If Time 17:00 to 18:35 Then OFF
If DoW SM-W-FS Then on

Your existing code

Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
If FeedB 000 Then OFF
If outlet (VO-name) = off then off

Thanks!! Ill give that a shot

 

[RussM Verified Sponsor]

In your case you need a virtual outlet

This is incorrect. No VO is needed; using a VO in this case is adding unnecessary programming complexity to overcome a programming logic error.

@Accidentalreefers

The error is that the If DoW has the wrong logic, and the order is incorrect to achieve what you want:

Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
If FeedB 000 Then OFF
If Time 17:00 to 18:35 Then OFF
If DoW --T-T-- Then OFF
The issue is it turned off Today (Monday) at 17:00 I just changed it today before i had it as

What you need to do to fix this to use Dow differently:

If DoW SM-W-FS Then ON, and change the sequence of the statements to:

Fallback ON
Set ON
If Time 17:00 to 18:35 Then OFF
If DoW SM-W-FS Then ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
If FeedB 000 Then OFF

The outlet will be ON by default. The programming will try to turn off the outlet during the specified timeframe, but the If DoW will override that, keeping the output ON all days except Tuesday and Thursday. Previously, the If Feed statements would not always work. With the change in statement order, they will now always work.