Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances

Re:Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect ... by ender341341 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:00PM (#34510299)

I use a zigbee smart outlet to monitor the power usage (I have a gas dryer so easier to do than something on 220) and use that to notify when the washer/dryer are done.

I do something like if power usage goes above x, then wait till it goes below that for at least 3 minutes and notify me then (exact timing may depend on the washer/dryer)

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Re:Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect ... by ARandomerDude on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:07PM (#34510391)

Great idea, thanks for the tip.

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Re:Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect ... by jhot on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @06:06AM (#34516924)

I do the same with my washer. 100W threshold to know it's running and then has to be below 5W for 3 minutes to be done. ntfy.sh alert is then sent to whoever is home (or just me if nobody is home).

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