The washing machine tells me how long it’s going to take when I start it, but it’s often wrong and takes longer. I’ve been descending into the basement countless times, usually from the first floor, only to notice it’s not done yet.
This is just a small thing but I want to share anyways: I just plugged it in a Zigbee plug with power meter and put an entity icon into the default dashboard. It’s conditional and only shows up when power!=0.0.
No more pointless stairs!
I have moved it next to the basement temperature but it’s not running right now and I don’t want to forge the screenshot so it’s showing before the change.
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Little fun fact I’ve picked up about washing machines often giving “wrong” times. These are estimates and they regularly change throughout the washing cycle.
Especially right before the spinning program starts, the machine needs to carefully adjust the weight inside of it, so that the unbalance does not do any damage.
Next level up: give yourself a notification when it’s done washing!
Be careful, I’ve fried a dozen smart plugs because the relays aren’t able to cope with induction motor startups.
It’s rated for 16A which the machine doesn’t saturate, or do you mean the spiking?
They’re talking about the spiking
I’ve done the same with an automation, triggers when wattage goes over a certain value, then waits until the wattage is below 6 for 4min before sending a message. I’ve also got it choosing from a list of messages at random
The laundry notifications I’ve set up for my wife:
Washer:
I’ve got a big wet load for you
Dryer:
I’ve got a hot load ready for you to take.
