I’ve got a tp-link smart plug that monitors power. The automation triggers when it draws less than a watt (a few minutes after it completes the cycle, it turns off). I have the duration set to 5m, so a slower soak cycle shouldn’t trigger it (not tested yet).
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AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 months agoHow’d you do the laundry one?
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Hmm. Wonder if I can do this with my Eve plug.
What are you using for the automation?
Thanks :-)
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Home assistant, it’s a standard trigger in the automations… Trigger type: power.
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AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Thanks; it’s been an interesting four months with HA.
I’ve setup the smart outlets for laundry notifications and even built a (to me) fairly complex automation for when my child gets out of bed at night (triggers different lights and alerts based on time).
philpo@feddit.org 5 months ago
Besides using the power consumption there are also various ways to integrate smart devices - e.g. Bosch Siemens HomeConnect directly and let “the house” react to it. For the later a “no cloud” local integration has become available as well.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Thanks; it’s been an interesting four months with HA.
I’ve setup the smart outlets for laundry notifications and even built a (to me) fairly complex automation for when my child gets out of bed at night (triggers different lights and alerts based on time).