# Pull down menu to select delay?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-down-menu-to-select-delay/38640>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [6 January 2021 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-down-menu-to-select-delay/38640 "2021-01-06T09:12:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![fellinga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fellinga/32/30631_2.png) [@fellinga](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fellinga)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2021 10:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-down-menu-to-select-delay/38640/6 "2021-01-06T10:42:23Z")

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> [@spawnreaper](#):
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> First select time on a pull down menu on the dashboard with options to select from 1 to 10 hours value.  
> Push button to activate.  
> First select a time then push the button. the relay connected to the pi turns on.  
> Depending on the time selected, wait that amount of time, then turn the relay off.  
> (if possible a countdown on the dashboard, but less important)

@JGKK mentioned this already above, but I just wanted to point out that this is, besides the push button, exactly what the [countdown-timer-switch](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-ui-countdown-timer-switch) does. Do you need to activate the timer via a button?

![cts_demo](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/5/554852704a8fab59b88c67a2243b06d40a9bcfb0.gif)

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