Yeah smart devices are far too smart, usually for absolutely no real reason. They’re very appealing to people who overthink things (which is often myself, and I admit it). Sometimes we really should make an effort to embrace the dumb. Simplicity has its own elegance, and is often far more reliable.
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person420@lemmynsfw.com 1 month agoYou don’t have to have a smart washer and dryer to do this. If you get a smart outlet that monitors power usage, you can have it notify you when the usage dips. That’s how I do it.
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Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Are there smart outlets that can handle 240v?
CannonFodder@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes but they’re very expensive. But if you just want to monitor you can use something like: this