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Originally Posted by OtinG
I have an Amazon Smart Plug I use with Alexa, and I named it "HEPA Filter Plug" because I use it to control a HEPA air filter.
When I open the Alexa app on my iPhone XR and select Devices at the bottom of the screen, I can see an icon for "Plugs" at the top of the Devices screen. (See attached images.)
When I select the Plugs icon, on the Plugs screen that displays I can see my plug named HEPA Filter Plug.
When I select More at the bottom of the screen, I can see an option for Routines on the screen. When I select Routines from the list, I see the Routines screen displayed which shows the four routines I created for my Amazon smart plug I named HEPA Filter Plug.
I basically wanted my HEPA air filter to run from 00:00 to 06:00 every morning, then again from 12:00 to 18:00 every afternoon. That allows to to run six hour then rest six hours then repeat that. I used four routines to accomplish that. One would have been better, but when I set these up I couldn't figure out how to combine them into a single routine. Regardless, I know this is different from what you want to do in that you want to be able to turn on your smart plug by selecting it in your Alexa app, then have it automatically turn itself off in 1 hours time. I'm not sure how to do that, but as you can see from my attached Alexa screen captures Alexa can see my Amazon smart plug.
I honestly don't remember how I went through the setup for this plug though as that was at least a year ago. Plus Amazon made a huge interface update to the Alexa app since then, so it has changed considerably.
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I'm sorry you went to so much trouble on my account, OtinG; I meant to say I couldn't find a way to set a routine for the specific sleep timer function I wanted--I have set up simple on/off routines in the past with the Alexa app. I do agree that it's crazy that there needs to be one routine for on and a separate routine for off!
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Originally Posted by John F
In the Alexa app:
From the home screen, pick more
Pick routines
Pick the + in the upper right hand corner
give the routine a name
For "When this happens" pick a voice command
For "add an action", pick custom, and type in the command mentioned a few posts above.
Good luck.
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I did see that and wished that the "when this happens" had allowed me to indicate "when device is turned ON," the action should be "turn it OFF after 60 minutes." That would be the sleep timer function I'm looking for, and would avoid the need to give Alexa a voice command every night.
Anyway, as I said, I'm happy with the way Wemo is working now, and not inclined to tamper with it.