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Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day (www.newsweek.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have the circuits for all my "dumb" appliances monitored by my homeassistant. Then HA sends notifications to my phone. And it doesn't need to send 3.6GB to the internet to do it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Circuits?

How would you homebrew a smart washer into HA?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Power monitors can tell when a washing machine is running and the notifications are based on that

You can do the same with a vibration sensor

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Using a smart plug that measures wattage makes the most sense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sure, just throwing out ideas. I already have a vibration sensor so that's the route I'm going for the dryer when I move

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like the wattage sensor since you can also monitor energy use and it's applicable to more devices. Just need to set thresholds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

exactly, i use https://iotawatt.com/ to monitor at the breaker box. Integration works well with HA