Dishwasher state automation fails to trigger

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Hi,

I’m trying to build an automation which will allow me to monitor the state of a dishwasher. I’ve found a few online guides but whatever I try the automation never seems to fire.

Here is what i’ve put in place.

Firstly i’ve defined an input select to track the state:

input_select:
  dishwasher_status:
    name: Dishwasher Status
    options:
      - Idle
      - Running
      - Finished
    initial: Idle

And then i’ve defined the automation itself. For the time being I have only made the automation which switches from ‘Idle’ to ‘Running’:

- alias: Set dishwasher active when power detected
  trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.dishwasher_watts
    above: 6
  action:
    - service: input_select.select_option
      data:
        entity_id: input_select.dishwasher_status
        option: Running

The sensor which monitors for the power is built using a template because the value itself comes from the switch (I think it’s a TP-Link HS110). Here is what the template looks like:

      dishwasher_watts:
        friendly_name_template: "{{ states.switch.dishwasher.name}} Current Consumption"
        value_template: '{{ states.switch.dishwasher.attributes["current_power_w"] | float }}'
        unit_of_measurement: 'W'

For the sake of testing i’ve actually plugged a lamp into the plug because it’s easier for me to toggle the state using such a device. Otherwise i’d have to wait for the dishwasher to complete a full cycle before I could test again. The lamp pulls just over 7 watts when on so i’d expect it to trigger the automation but nothing seems to happen.

Any clues are gratefully received :slight_smile:

2

I used a template sensor using the wattage as an input and the state of the sensor becomes idle, running, rinsing based on the wattage (trial and error). I can then use those states in automations

dishwasher_status:
  friendly_name: "Dishwasher Status"
  value_template: >-
    {% if (states('sensor.dishwasher_power') |float) < 2 %} 
      Idle
    {% elif ((states('sensor.dishwasher_power') |float) > 60) and ((states('sensor.dishwasher_power') |float) < 80) %} 
      Rinsing
    {% else %}
      Running
    {% endif %}
3

I’m using the following for my washing mashine which is connected to a HS110 too. Since the power usage sometimes drops and then rises again, I need to wait a short time in order to make sure the state has really changed. I’ve got the time and the power for that after a little testing.

input_select:
  status_waschmaschine:
    name: Status Waschmaschine
    options:
      - Ausgeschaltet
      - Stillstand
      - Waschen
    icon: mdi:washing-machine

sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      waschmaschine_verbrauch:
        friendly_name: Verbrauch Waschmaschine
        entity_id:
          - switch.waschmaschine
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state('switch.waschmaschine', 'unavailable') %}
            {{ 0.00 | float }}
          {% else %}
            {{ state_attr('switch.waschmaschine', 'current_power_w') | float }}
          {% endif %}
        unit_of_measurement: 'W'
        icon_template: 'mdi:power-cycle'

automation:
  - alias: 'Waschmaschine - Ausgeschaltet'
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: switch.waschmaschine
        from: 'on'
        to: 'off'
    action:
      - service: input_select.select_option
        data:
          entity_id: input_select.status_waschmaschine
          option: 'Ausgeschaltet'

  - alias: 'Waschmaschine - Stillstand'
    trigger:
      - platform: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.waschmaschine_verbrauch
        below: 10
        for: '00:03:00'
      - platform: state
        entity_id: switch.waschmaschine
        from: 'off'
        to: 'on'
    condition:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: switch.waschmaschine
        state: 'on'
    action:
      - service: input_select.select_option
        data:
          entity_id: input_select.status_waschmaschine
          option: 'Stillstand'

  - alias: 'Waschmaschine - Waschen'
    trigger:
      - platform: numeric_state
        entity_id: sensor.waschmaschine_verbrauch
        above: 20
        for: '00:01:00'
    condition:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: switch.waschmaschine
        state: 'on'
      - condition: state
        entity_id: input_select.status_waschmaschine
        state: 'Stillstand'
    action:
      - service: input_select.select_option
        data:
          entity_id: input_select.status_waschmaschine
          option: 'Waschen'

You need to make sure that the state of the watts-sensor is below 6 before going up. Otherwise the automation will not trigger.