BTW I don’t have a smart washing machine but I do have home automation through Home Assistant and I’ve added an automation that tells me when the washing machine has finished, how long it took and how much energy it used. It’s very useful to me, also because it sets a periodic reminder to unload the washing machine. Just by using a zigbee smart outlet.
I used to have the same for the dishwasher, but then I got one that opens its door automatically at the end of the cycle, so human intervention was less necessary. And I’ve got a timer that shuts off power to my “smart” tv after 30 minutes of inactivity because fuck letting it use 25W continuously.
BTW I don’t have a smart washing machine but I do have home automation through Home Assistant and I’ve added an automation that tells me when the washing machine has finished, how long it took and how much energy it used. It’s very useful to me, also because it sets a periodic reminder to unload the washing machine. Just by using a zigbee smart outlet.
Same. Seriously.
Except my plug is Matter over Thread.
I used to have the same for the dishwasher, but then I got one that opens its door automatically at the end of the cycle, so human intervention was less necessary. And I’ve got a timer that shuts off power to my “smart” tv after 30 minutes of inactivity because fuck letting it use 25W continuously.