My washing machine didn’t vibrate enough so I found using a smartapp that monitors power usage worked very effectively. Below are a couple of links that talk about it.
http://www.amazon.com/Aeon-Labs-DSC06106-ZWUS-Z-Wave-Energy/dp/B007UZH7B8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448609467&sr=8-1&keywords=aeon+smart+energy+switch
Here’s the situation… for months now I’ve been using a smartapp cobbled together that combined features from contributions by @sudarkoff , @bmmiller , and @byoung (included below), and using it with an Aeon DSC06106 and the device handler by @jpansarasa . It all worked great until we got a new washer. The old washer had a minimum 4W running wattage and would turn itself off shortly after finishing a cycle, at which point the power draw dropped to zero. Perfect! Our new washer has a minimum running wattage of 1W, BUT toggles down to zero watts briefly every 13 minutes! It then goes back to 1W (even when off) and repeats the 13min cycle until we start a new load or turn off the Aeon switch (which happens when mode switches to Night, using ‘Lighting Automation’).
With the new washer, setting “…
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