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Smartifying a washing machine (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I've got a non-smart washer, but after a recent power outage I noticed that it resumes the wash cycle at it's current point when power is cut then restored.

Enter an IKEA smart button and smart plug.

I load the washer, get it started then press the button to kill power and enable an automation (currently on have 4 am and 3 pm).

At 4am or 3pm, the automation turns the power back on and disables itself.

Next step is monitoring the smart plug power monitoring to send a notification when the washer finishes.

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[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Thought of roughly the same, but triggered on the price of electricity (I have the nordpool integration). It's only my machine doesn't understand I want it to start or continue after a power surge :(