# Payload between range for 5 minutes

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-between-range-for-5-minutes/60102>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [20 March 2022 11:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-between-range-for-5-minutes/60102 "2022-03-20T11:49:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amishman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/amishman/32/32862_2.png) [@Amishman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Amishman)\
**Post date:** [20 March 2022 11:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-between-range-for-5-minutes/60102/1 "2022-03-20T11:49:18Z")

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I have an energy monitoring plug on my dumb washer. When my washer throws an error, the watts stay between 22 and 27. I would like to know how to see if the payload stays between 22 - 27 for 5 minutes? I have no idea where to start. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [20 March 2022 12:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-between-range-for-5-minutes/60102/2 "2022-03-20T12:03:17Z")

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Do you know how to check for in that range? Get that bit working first. Tip: look at the Switch node.

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [20 March 2022 12:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-between-range-for-5-minutes/60102/3 "2022-03-20T12:07:02Z")

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Here is a example using a trigger node, change the 5 seconds to 5 mins in the trigger node.

```auto
[{"id":"addc77ea.f29c1","type":"inject","z":"bf9e1e33.030598","name":"25","props":[{"p":"payload.watts","v":"25","vt":"num"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","x":120,"y":200,"wires":[["e2055822.bc303"]]},{"id":"e2055822.bc303","type":"switch","z":"bf9e1e33.030598","name":"","property":"payload.watts","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"btwn","v":"22","vt":"num","v2":"27","v2t":"num"},{"t":"else"}],"checkall":"true","repair":false,"outputs":2,"x":320,"y":220,"wires":[["3bf01083.0bfeb"],["66987946.2d02","a985074a.8087d8"]]},{"id":"66987946.2d02","type":"debug","z":"bf9e1e33.030598","name":"OK","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":690,"y":280,"wires":[]},{"id":"1ac1669.a70bc19","type":"inject","z":"bf9e1e33.030598","name":"28","props":[{"p":"payload.watts","v":"28","vt":"num"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","x":130,"y":260,"wires":[["e2055822.bc303"]]},{"id":"3bf01083.0bfeb","type":"trigger","z":"bf9e1e33.030598","name":"","op1":"","op2":"","op1type":"nul","op2type":"payl","duration":"5","extend":false,"overrideDelay":false,"units":"s","reset":"","bytopic":"all","topic":"topic","outputs":1,"x":510,"y":180,"wires":[["fc674c08.8cf0c"]]},{"id":"a985074a.8087d8","type":"change","z":"bf9e1e33.030598","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"reset","pt":"msg","to":"true","tot":"bool"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":510,"y":220,"wires":[["3bf01083.0bfeb"]]},{"id":"fc674c08.8cf0c","type":"debug","z":"bf9e1e33.030598","name":"error","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":710,"y":200,"wires":[]}]

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Hope it helps.

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**Author:** ![Amishman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/amishman/32/32862_2.png) [@Amishman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Amishman)\
**Post date:** [20 March 2022 17:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-between-range-for-5-minutes/60102/4 "2022-03-20T17:21:48Z")

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Thank you for your answer. I never thought to use a switch node.

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**Author:** ![Amishman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/amishman/32/32862_2.png) [@Amishman](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Amishman)\
**Post date:** [20 March 2022 17:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-between-range-for-5-minutes/60102/5 "2022-03-20T17:27:36Z")

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Thank you for answer. Actually seeing it, helped me figure out how it works. I really need to look at the options for the switch node. The timer also would have stumped me. I definitely would have been posting for more help.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2022 17:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/payload-between-range-for-5-minutes/60102/6 "2022-04-03T17:28:13Z")

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