this post was submitted on 18 May 2025
26 points (96.4% liked)

homeassistant

14346 readers
10 users here now

Home Assistant is open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server. Available for free at home-assistant.io

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk
greatalbatross@lemmy.world
26
Smartifying a washing machine (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, my 4am is so they can go in the dryer in the morning, 3pm is so they can go in the dryer after work.