šŸ“³ Appliance Notifications & Actions - Washing Machine - Clothes Dryer - Dish Washer - ETC

@cptdaydreamer

Your missing 3 input number helpers.

This is the FAQ on how to create them click here

Blacky :grinning:

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@SvenAhoi

Welcome to the community.

This is something on my list to do.

Blacky :grinning:

@Bastian007

Option already there. you will find it in End Notify see below.

Blacky :grinning:

Any plans for it?
Thanx a lot for your work!

@avoronkov

I’m assuming you have a sump pump and want to be alerted if it fails. A common method is to use an additional sensor to detect high water levels.

Sump pumps can run and draw power without actually pumping water… due to issues like clogs, blocked hoses, or debris in the impeller (leaves, plastic bags, rocks, etc.). To detect this, you can use a float switch, a water contact sensor, or even a moisture sensor compatible with Home Assistant.

Placement is key: position the sensor just above the normal water level when everything is working properly. That way, you’ll be notified immediately if something goes wrong.

If it’s a critical setup, you could even automate turning on a second sump pump as soon as you’re alerted.

Anyway bit of topic for this blueprint but you would use my :round_pushpin: State Notifications & Actions blueprint with these types of sensors.

Blacky :grinning:

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Thanx a lot for your reply!
well i’ve been using sonoff power meter socket with my water pump and ifttt automation for more then 3 years ant it worked perfect.
But now i’m with HA and want to use it. So my idea was to monitor pump’s consumption. If consumption is around 0 watts within 5 days for example - it means that smth is wrong - that’s the blueprint i wanted to find. And the second part - is your blueprint that sends error if pump’s consumption is more then lets say 300 wats within one cycle. It means that the pump is running more then it should - so it’s stuck or the hose is torn inside or smth like this.

Hi Blacky, thanks for coming back!
This sensor specified here at Reminder Notification Entity is taking care of stopping further reminder once the door has opened.
I was referring more to the initial notification that the wasching maschine is finished. This message remains on the mobile and must be clicked or swiped, it is not cleared by the door sensor, at least in my case.
Greetings, Bastian

I see this has been asked before, but my dryer is a 4 prong so power monitoring is difficult. Any way to use this automation with a vibration sensor? If not is there another similar blueprint that we can use for that?

@avoronkov

What ever works for you is the best way.

Blacky :grinning:

@Bastian007

Oh, I see… if you’re using an Android device, you can select the Sticky Notification option in the Start Notify or End Notify settings.

If you’re on iOS, the notification disappears as soon as you tap it… unfortunately, that’s just how iOS works. It’s one thing I really dislike, but I can’t fix it since it’s an iOS limitation.

I haven’t set it up so that the notification clears when the door is opened, because that kind of behavior can only be done on Android devices.

I’ve actually asked the Home Assistant team in a WTH to develop their own unified notification platform… something that works the same across all devices, regardless of whether you’re on Android or iOS.

Right now, it’s a pain having to build in different options for each platform. It makes the blueprint more complex and potentially confusing. Hopefully, HA can eventually link notifications directly to their mobile app and create a more consistent experience.

I’m not sure if it’s possible, but that’s up to the HA devs.

Blacky :grinning:

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I have custom actions setup to get the notifications in telegram when it starts and ends. Is it possible to set it up to also get the Reminder Notification with custom actions/telegram? Currently it seems like you can only use the reminder notification to work with the HA notifications?

@yourfavoriteweapon

No, you can use it with a vibration sensor but your 4 prong power monitor should be able to do it. You looking for the entity that measures the current power in watts. If you are unsure maybe take a screenshot of the device and all then entities you have so I can see what you have.

Blacky :grinning:

@yourfavoriteweapon

Yes you can do this in a custom action. I know people have done it.

Blacky :grinning:

Oh sorry to be unclear, I don’t have a power monitor for the dryer. Its a 4 pronged plug, and I didn’t really see any zigbee power monitors for that. So I got a vibration sensor to achieve the same goal.

Kudos! just discovered your blueprints so far very logical, which many are not lol.

I’m using it for the washing machine and I was wondering if there is a way to delay based on the state of another entity? I have a binary sensor for the dryer running.

I tried to search the thread but the excerpts don’t show enough

Unfortunately, this blueprint runs very slowly in HA 2025.4.3! It takes a long time for the data to be entered.

@mcmasterp

Hi Paul, no there is no way to do this. You should be able to handle it all through the power sensor.

Blacky :grinning:

@jojkopeter

Welcome to the community.

I am on 2025.4.3 and it works fine with no delay (supper fast). Try Rebooting (not restart) your HA.

Blacky :grinning:

Thanks for your wonderful Blueprint!

I’ve setup two of them, for my washing machine and dryer. Unfortunately I don’t receive a notification. I do when I start the automation manually.
In the trace I get an ā€˜error’ like ā€˜stopped because maximum parallel actions are reached’. Can I dig deeper for a more detailed error? Or can anyone see what is happening?
See screenshot below. It’s in Dutch, but maybe you can make something out of it, or can tell me where to check :sweat_smile:

@WOrange

When you run it manually it skips all the trigger and global conditions.

This is stopped at your Global Conditions you entered. Check the conditions you entered in and make sure they are true.

Blacky :grinning: