I was curious if there is an automation device that can listen for a given cue like say the buzzer on a washer or dryer and use it to send notifications? I don’t even know what to call it to search for it on google…

  • AndreKR-@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You know, the rest of us are using a smart plug with energy metering to find out if the dryer is finished.

    • xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx99@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’m curious what brand of smart plugs will notify you when power usage drops? Neither my Kasa nor DLinks have that ability.

      Or do you have something else watching the power draw and detecting the drop?

      • afurtivesquirrel@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Or do you have something else watching the power draw and detecting the drop?

        This. I have never done it myself, but I would imagine this would be fairly trivial with home assistant. The plug reports it’s power draw back to HA regularly, and HA has a trigger for when [a value] goes above/below [a certain figure].

        So set something up like “Plug currently consumption falls below 5W, trigger notification.”