Need help with a timer

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I'm new to ardino so please was not too harsh on my weird code. I'm looking to make a timer that is controlled by two potentiometers. The first should indicate how long it should wait before turning on the power to the relay. The other should specify how long the power should be on. A push button should start the loop.

#define relayPin 8
#define potPin1  A0
#define potPin2  A1
#define startPin 3
#define relayType 'L'

const long maxTime = 10000;
const long minTime = 1000;
long duration;
int potValue1;
int potValue2;
long rememTime;
int relayState =0;

void setup() {
  pinMode(relayPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(startPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(potPin1, INPUT);
  pinMode(potPin2, INPUT);

 if(relayType == 'L')
  {
    digitalWrite(relayPin, HIGH);
           
  }else{
    digitalWrite(relayPin, LOW);
   
}}

void loop() {

  potValue1 = analogRead(1)/10;
  duration = map(potValue1, 0, 102, minTime, maxTime);
  
    if(digitalRead(startPin) ==LOW)
    {
     rememTime = millis();
     relayState = 0;
     controlRelay();
    }
   if(  (millis()- rememTime) > duration )
    {

  potValue2 = analogRead(1)/10;
  duration = map(potValue1, 0, 102, minTime, maxTime);
     }
   if(  (millis()- rememTime) > duration )
    {
     rememTime = millis();
     relayState = 1;
     controlRelay();
    }
   if(  (millis()- rememTime) > duration )
   {
    relayState = 0;
    controlRelay();
   }
          
 delay(200);}


 void controlRelay()
 {
  if(relayType == 'L')
  {
     if(relayState == 1)
     {
    digitalWrite(relayPin, LOW);
     
     }else{
    digitalWrite(relayPin, HIGH);
     }
      
  }else{
     if(relayState == 1)
     {    
      digitalWrite(relayPin, HIGH);
     
     }else{
      digitalWrite(relayPin, LOW); 
    
     }  
  }

}



void reset()
{
  duration =0;
   if(relayType == 'L')
  {
    digitalWrite(relayPin, HIGH); 
  }else{
    digitalWrite(relayPin, LOW);
  
  } 
  

}

[color=#202124]My code does not work so I would need help with it.[/color]
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I suspect that it would be easier to figure out if you had two duration variables and two start times. One of each for on and another pair for off.

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Thanks but I'm new to ardino. Easier for me to understand is if you can show it in code.
 I do not really know the thermology yet.
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