I was thinking a vibration sensor connected to home assistant, but that would work too.
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SkyNTP@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
If you just want to know when the clothes are dry, there’s an easier way that keeps you in full control: put a ct clamp on the power cord. Doubles as energy monitoring. You can then block that crappy wifi spying system off altogether.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Or just a smart outlet that can track power consumption. Plenty of options that work locally with HA.
But I’d definitely fire up the 3D printer and grab an ESP chip if I was doing this at home.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Thats a bad idea because of power draw overload during motor startups.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
You just have to use an outlet rated for the max load.
As far as the esp chip goes, I was meaning more along the lines of using a sensor of some sort.
crank0271@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Just listen for the moaning to stop
marlowe221@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Personally, I use the very technical method of listening for the buzzer to go off…
I hate that everything has WiFi for no reason…