Cron Rules - Simple Use Case

[5iver (Scott Rushworth)]

Did you directly copy/paste bits of your rule from the forum? It looks like you have two different types of double quotes. You may need to retype them. I’ve copied examples from the forum and found that sometimes the double quotes someone had used would cause havoc for my rule.

If you are turning on/off garage power the same way in other rules, it wouldn’t be the problem, but you may also want to change to the sendCommand method… it’s much friendlier to use:

http://docs.openhab.org/configuration/rules-dsl.html#sendcommand-method-vs-action

sendCommand() Documentation

The two are different things. MyItem.sendCommand([command]) is a method on an Item and it can accept any valid data that Items of that type can accept. If you have a reference to an Item this is the better way to send a command because it is much better able to convert from various data types to a form the Item can understand. sendCommand([itemName], [command]) is an action which is a generic way to send a command to an Item of the given name. Because it is completely generic it is limited in …

ZOOZ_garage_door_pwr.sendCommand(ON)