📳 Appliance Notifications & Actions - Washing Machine - Clothes Dryer - Dish Washer - ETC

Thanks!

One question. Info defined in the blueprint and shared via the notification can be also becom available as “wildcards” for custom automations.

@Blacky : Any idea, what could be wrong?

@Blcktape

All done thanks for the heads up :+1:

Blacky :smiley:

@summpaul

Thanks for you YAML. I had a look at it and you are missing a few input in Power Tracking. You will need to disable this option or enter in 3 number helpers into;

  • Power Tracking - Cost per kWh
  • Power Tracking - Start Number Helper
  • Power Tracking - End Number Helper

See this FAQ

Q: How do I create a number helper?

A: Please Click Here

I have also notices your using the same entity as the trigger in Power Tracking - Power Sensor. This is not correct. It needs to be the entity that provides a total measurement of power consumption in kW not the actual entity that measures the live current draw of the appliance.

Edit these inputs and let us know how you go.

Blacky :smiley:

@Jokerigno

It depends on what you’re asking. If you’re referring to the number helpers for power or the counter helpers, then yes, you can use these helpers in your other automations. However, you should only use their values as needed and avoid updating them.

Blacky :smiley:

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It would be nice to disable the notifications when i’m not home. Is that possible?

What kind of power values did you use for your oven?

can you receive the message with all the automation info via Telegram?

Nice blueprint - I’d like to add in an Ikea 4 way button so that once the automation has started (run the washer or dryer), the person who put the washing in presses the button labelled with their name. Notification then goes to that person (I’ll do four different automations). Outside of yaml (am rookie) how would I add the button?

@EvertJob

You can use a global condition to check if you’re home or not. However, once the automation starts, it will still notify you if you leave because the condition check has already passed.

Blacky :grinning:

@olelli

You can but you will need to use the custom actions.

Blacky :grinning:

@mynameisplayer

If you have 4 different automations and a 4-way button that toggles 4 toggle helpers (3 OFF and 1 ON), each toggle helper is assigned to a specific person. When a person presses the button, it turns their toggle helper ON and the other 3 OFF.

Then, in each automation, you add a global condition to check that the appropriate toggle helper is ON. The catch is, the button must be pressed before starting the washing machine for the automation to work as intended.

Blacky :grinning:

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Super Blueprint, I have been using it for some time now. I currently display the status of the tumble dryer and washing machine on my dashboard and have created two helpers for this purpose.

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These are set or deleted using a custom action.

It would be great if there was a standard function for this in the blueprint - similar to the way the number of runs was added in the last update.

Greetings, Lars

@LvS21

Thanks for the suggestion and for sharing. I put it on the list of suggestions :+1:

Blacky :grinning:

Your BluePrint looks Amazing and does everything my node-red flow does and more, only thing thats missing for me is not casting TTS to speakers after a certain time , i still like to get the notification on my phone but don’t want it to wake up the kids.

sorry if im mistaken or missed something in the blueprint

@BoringKraken

Welcome to the community.

You must be doing a custom action for your TTS. So put a condition in your action that check if it is between a time frame (9am to 7pm) and then if so it will allow your TTS.The you just stopping the TTS and not the notification.

Blacky :grinning:

What about adding the option to include a door sensor entity to stop reminder notifications when the washing or dryer door has been opened?

I also have a water sensor and came accros this blueprint while searching on Google for a way to track “the last shower consumption” :smiley:
Will keep an eye on this blueprint for further updates!

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@Fred54

Already there. See in End Notify and Reminder Notification Entity.

Blacky :grinning:

To tie in on this one, this would be great.

I think something simple as a sensor with 3 states would be enough. Running, Finished & Unkown.

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