Domoticz

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        },
        timer = {
            'every 4 hours', -- Adjust this if necessary
        },
    },

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return {
	on = {
		timer = {
			'at *:05',					-- called every 5th minute in the hour
		}
	},
	logging = {
		level = domoticz.LOG_INFO,
		marker = 'template',
	},
	execute = function(domoticz, timer)
		local act_hour = tonumber(os.date('%H'))

		if  ((act_hour % 4) ~= 0) then
			do return end -- we don't want to be calle yet
		end

		domoticz.log('This IS called every forth hour!', domoticz.LOG_INFO)
	end
}

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return {
    on = {
        timer = {'every hour'}  -- Checks every hour, but only triggers at 4-hour intervals
    },
    execute = function(domoticz)
        local time = domoticz.time
        local currentHour = time.hour
        local currentMinute = time.min

        -- Check if it's 5 minutes past the hour AND hour % 4 == 0 (every 4 hours)
        if (currentMinute == 5) and (currentHour % 4 == 0) then
            domoticz.log("Triggering pump at " .. time.rawTime, domoticz.LOG_INFO)
            domoticz.devices("Your Pump Name").switchOn()  -- Replace with your pump's name
        end
    end
}

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    on = {
        timer = {
            'at 00:05', 'at 04:05', 'at 08:05',
            'at 12:05', 'at 16:05', 'at 20:05'
        }