When’s a wild washing machine done?

[greenstuff]

Hello Smart people So today I learned my washing machine’s cycle fluctuates widely in power usage (5-400W) as it turns on and off and does it’s thing… Same for it’s vibrations… on and off in different periods totalling up to 1.5 hrs. Anyone have any Smart ideas to alert me reliably when it’s actually done it’s full cycle?

[Inge_Jones]

Flip a virtual switch On when it first goes over 100W, then test for switch being on and power being <5W

[dare2smile (Stacie E)]

I think I have mine set to alert me when it hits 4w, and that’s always worked for me!

[GSzabados (Gabor Szabados)]

Look here for some SmartApps, they work well.

Trying to turn my analog dryer smart

So here’s my conundrum…I want my dryer to be helpful. I want it to tell me when it’s done. Here’s how I envision it. I have a multipurpose sensor on the door. That way it can sense vibration, temperature and if the door is open or closed. Only problem is, I don’t know how/if I can write a rule to only alert me when it’s done. When vibration stops…except that any time the appliance is bumped it will send me a notification that it’s done… Is there a way, to write a rule that basically says, when vibration is detected for ‘n’ minutes AND then stops and is inactive for ‘n’ minutes while the door is closed. (I thought about temperatures as a part but I have to run more tests because it only got up to 75 degrees and that could be problematic in the summer) Help? Thoughts?

Follow the discussions to the other topics as well.

[pizzinini]

Laundry monitor with power meter piston - anyone?