Using seconds with rtc for less than a minute timer

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septillion:
Agreed. Although I think doing all that multiplication to get a single variable to compare is just a it mehh.

I would consider:

unsigned long relayTimeFootprint = (hours << 12) || (minutes << 6) || seconds;

But I think I would just give in and use three comparisons... Just because it's so damn clear what's going on if you do.

I don't know which Arduino the OP is using, but from what I understand, the Arduino UNO, at least, is more comfortable with multiplication than with bit shifts.