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What it does
Monitors a washer, a dryer, or both and sends alerts when a cycle ends. Each machine is detected by power sensor, vibration sensor or a status sensor. Alerts go to mobile devices, Alexa or TTS speakers, with quiet hours, handoff reminders and status text helpers.
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Works with
- Binary sensor
binary_sensor - Input boolean
input_boolean - Input text
input_text - Media player
media_player
Mobile Appmobile_app- Schedule
schedule - Sensor
sensor - Text-to-speech (TTS)
tts
What you'll pick when you import it.
Washer — General
- Enable washer monitoringOptional
- Detection methodOptional
- Running state helper (input_boolean) — REQUIREDOptional
- Stop delay (minutes)Optional
- Start delay (minutes)Optional
Washer 🌐 Integration detection settings
- Status sensorOptional
- Stopped/idle statesOptional
Washer ⚡ Power sensor detection settings
- Power sensor entityOptional
- Start threshold (watts)Optional
- Stop threshold (watts)Optional
Washer 🔃 Vibration detection settings
- Vibration sensor entityOptional
Dryer — General
- Enable dryer monitoringOptional
- Detection methodOptional
- Running state helper (input_boolean) — REQUIREDOptional
- Stop delay (minutes)Optional
- Start delay (minutes)Optional
Dryer 🌐 Integration detection settings
- Status sensorOptional
- Stopped/idle statesOptional
Dryer ⚡ Power sensor detection settings
- Power sensor entityOptional
- Start threshold (watts)Optional
- Stop threshold (watts)Optional
Dryer 🔃 Vibration detection settings
- Vibration sensor entityOptional
Mobile notifications
- Enable mobile notificationsOptional
- Mobile devicesOptional
- Washer notification title (mobile)Optional
- Washer notification message (mobile)Optional
- Dryer notification title (mobile)Optional
- Dryer notification message (mobile)Optional
Alexa announcements
- Enable Alexa announcementsOptional
- Alexa media player targetsOptional
- Alexa announcement typeOptional
- Alexa notify service nameOptional
- Washer announcement message (Alexa)Optional
- Dryer announcement message (Alexa)Optional
TTS (text-to-speech) / Speaker announcements
- Enable TTS / Speaker announcementsOptional
- Primary TTS engine entityOptional
- Primary media player targetsOptional
- Secondary TTS engine entity (optional)Optional
- Secondary media player targetsOptional
- Washer announcement message (TTS)Optional
- Dryer announcement message (TTS)Optional
Quiet hours
- Quiet hours modeOptional
- Schedule helper (schedule mode only)Optional
- Start time (manual mode only)Optional
- End time (manual mode only)Optional
- Channels to suppress during quiet hoursOptional
Washer → Dryer handoff reminders
- Enable handoff remindersOptional
- Handoff timeout (minutes)Optional
- Repeat reminder interval (minutes)Optional
- Maximum remindersOptional
- Handoff reminder message (mobile)Optional
- Handoff reminder message (Alexa)Optional
- Handoff reminder message (TTS)Optional
Status text helpers
- Enable status text helpersOptional
- Washer status text helper (input_text)Optional
- Dryer status text helper (input_text)Optional
Information
- Forum views
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- Likes
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- Version
- 1.1.0
- Checked
- Imports cleanly
- Needs Home Assistant
- 2024.10.0 or newer
- Category
- Energy
- Discussion
- 8 replies on the forum