Agree, I will need to fix this. Stay tuned for the update.
Blacky 
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It may have to do with the custom actions. I am going to do an update. Stay tuned for the update.
Blacky
Tanks for all your all your suggestions.
Blacky
Bugs Fixes 
- Custom Actions - Fixed custom action to run independent from message.
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Thanks a lot for the fix! 
lightspeed as always. 
Hi,
thanks alot for the blueprint 
I have 2 questions.
-
is it possible to add my own notification service ? i have a notification service called notify.whatsapp_yves to get my HA messages
-
it would be awesome to get the consumed power and costs within that message. Now i do this with helpers but this doesn’t work that nice and i get many messages that for e.g. the washing machine is ready and starts and again and again. Here is a script example for my Messages
alias: Benachrichtigung Waschmaschine fertig
description: “”
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:- binary_sensor.1_detect_waschmaschine_start
to: “on”
id: eingeschaltet
from: “off”
- binary_sensor.1_detect_waschmaschine_start
- platform: state
entity_id:- binary_sensor.1_detect_waschmaschine_start
to: “off”
id: ausgeschaltet
from: “on”
condition:
action:
- binary_sensor.1_detect_waschmaschine_start
- if:
- condition: trigger
id:- eingeschaltet
then:
- eingeschaltet
- service: input_number.set_value
target:
entity_id: input_number.waschmaschine_energy_start
data:
value: “{{ states(‘sensor.steckdose_waschmaschine_energy’) | float }}” - service: input_datetime.set_datetime
target:
entity_id: input_datetime.2_waschmaschine_uhrzeit_start
data:
time: “{{ now().strftime(‘%H:%M:%S’) }}”
- condition: trigger
- if:
-
condition: trigger
id:- ausgeschaltet
then:
- ausgeschaltet
-
service: input_datetime.set_datetime
target:
entity_id: input_datetime.2_waschmaschine_uhrzeit_stop
data:
time: “{{ now().strftime(‘%H:%M:%S’) }}” -
delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 1
milliseconds: 0 -
service: notify.whatsapp_yves
data:
message: >-
Waschmaschine fertigVerbrauch:{% set kwh = states('sensor.steckdose_waschmaschine_energy') | float - states('input_number.2_waschmaschine_energy_start') | float %} {{ kwh | round(2) }} kWh Kosten:{% set kosten = (states('sensor.steckdose_waschmaschine_energy') | float - states('input_number.2_waschmaschine_energy_start') | float) * states('input_number.aktueller_strompreis_haus') | float(0) %} {{ kosten | round(2) }} € Dauer: {{ (as_timestamp(strptime(states('input_datetime.2_waschmaschine_uhrzeit_stop'), '%H:%M:%S')) - as_timestamp(strptime(states('input_datetime.2_waschmaschine_uhrzeit_start'), '%H:%M:%S'))) | timestamp_custom('%H:%M:%S', false) }}
-
mode: single
I will PM you
Blacky
Great blueprint but I get false positive notifications of washing ends when I set postpone. My washing machine spins the drum few times to calculate correct elapsed time based on weight and then sleeps until postpone time. This triggers automation and sends me end washing notification.
Would it be possible to verify that the washing machine is running for at least 15min?
Thanks, I already see it
I changed Start - Power Time Delay so we will see.
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You will probably need to look at the “End - Power Time Delay”
Blacky
But I don’t want to delay end. I want to get notification immediately but only if washing machine is running longer than 15 minutes to avoid notification after startup weighing
Okay I got it, let me have a look at it tonight.
Blacky
New Feature 
- Running - Dead Zone - Once the appliance starts, you can implement a dead zone to prevent a false end trigger. This is particularly useful when the power briefly dips below the appliance’s end setpoint during the cycle after startup. Setting the running dead zone beyond this point ensures a reliable conclusion by preventing a premature end trigger.
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Pretty cool update. I like it
Another optional feature request: why not calculate the consumption in Wh/kWh (end-start = consumption per washing pass
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Love your work, you made the hard things simple and easy, Ima fan of blueprints! lets goooooooo!
Nice thanks…
If we look back at this post it is very similar every cycle. Not sue if it would give value. Maybe you ca give me more information on the why.
Blacky
Hi Blacky,
First of all, thank you for the blueprint. It works wonderfully so far. Just a note: I was a little confused by the slider for “End - Power Time Delay”, as the value can be set to a maximum of 10 minutes. Only later did I understand that I can also enter a value manually and it works. In my case, the washing machine takes a 15-minute break in between (soaking?). Anyway, I got it solved.
To my actual problem:
I use Actions for the notifications because I don’t just send a message to the phone, but also because I use different dependencies on who gets a message when and how. For a better understanding I have posted my config below.
If I set the fields
Start Notify - Devices Notified When Started
End Notify - Devices Notified When Finished
fields are left empty, the entire script does not run.
Is there a way how I can run the script without filling these fields ? Can I use some kind of dummy ? Do you have an idea for me?
alias: Waschmaschine
description: ""
use_blueprint:
path: Blackshome/appliance-notifications.yaml
input:
power_sensor: sensor.waschmaschine_leistung
start_appliance_power: 30
end_time_delay: 20
end_notify_device: []
include_custom_actions:
- enable_end_custom_actions
- enable_start_custom_actions
end_custom_actions:
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
target:
entity_id:
- input_boolean.waschmaschine_status
data: {}
- service: notify.alexa_media_livingroom_echo
data:
message: Die Waschmaschine ist fertig
- device_id: 6f993e8c1fec399279818fae2619fd6b
domain: light
entity_id: cc8d7bc2c9e71a06623505a222fc6658
type: flash
- if:
- condition: zone
entity_id: device_tracker.dergeraet
zone: zone.home
then:
- service: notify.mobile_app_dergeraet
metadata: {}
data:
message: Die Waschmaschine ist fertig
title: "Waschmaschine "
- if:
- condition: zone
entity_id: device_tracker.kampfzwerg
zone: zone.home
then:
- service: notify.mobile_app_kampfzwerg
data:
message: Die Waschmaschine ist fertig
title: "Waschmaschine "
- if:
- condition: zone
entity_id: device_tracker.paul
zone: zone.home
then:
- service: notify.mobile_app_paul
data:
message: Die Waschmaschine ist fertig
title: "Waschmaschine "
- service: notify.alexa_media_children_echo
data:
message: Die Waschmaschine ist fertig
- device_id: 299680ec398e4cce7b782bf630b03116
domain: light
entity_id: ab26c0856df64f20b64846b5beef536c
type: flash
end_appliance_power: 5
end_message: Waschmaschine ist fertig
include_end_notify: enable_end_notify_options
end_message_title: "Waschmaschine "
start_notify_device: []
start_title: Waschmaschine
start_message: Waschmaschine gestartet
include_start_notify: enable_start_notify_options
start_custom_actions:
- service: input_boolean.turn_on
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.waschmaschine_status
start_time_delay: 1