I am looking for a hardware solution for notifications of when washing machine is done.
The problem I am having is that if I use any type of smart plug, the program fails and the machine stops (super sensitive)
I would like to try the approach of using one of these energy measuring clamps that I can place over the cable and then connect it to esphome via 8266 or esp32.
Anyone know what sensors/clamps I need to get in order for that to work?
Just a heads up, you can’t clamp the flex going to an appliance and get an accurate reading. The current flowing in phase and neutral wires inside the flex create the opposite emf to one another and cancel eachother out. You would have to strip the wire and just clamp the phase wire.
Does your washing machine have a program finished light you could somehow detect? Perhaps with a ldr? Or a reed switch near the door locking solenoid? Just a few ideas.
The notifications come in handy, I always used to forget to empty the machine.
Yeah i actually came across that too and i rather not strip the cable so that’s that idea gone
It’s got a basic lcd display alright but not sure how to capture that. Was also thinking of slapping a vibration sensor + esp8266 and just use that when it no longer shakes?
Create a short cable whip that has a plug matching your receptical, socket matching your appliance, and then separate the leads on that. Connect in series with your appliance.
Not a bad idea, I should have all the parts around.
If the machine is so sensitive it might still not like that but worth a shot 
If successful let us laymen know how to set it up!
Please 
First I need to find out how to do it myself 
I know I need an esp device and the clamp, but what else is needed to connect the clamp to the esp8266 for example, what type of sensor?
I have seen various ways of doing it online but once it involves resistors/capacitors I’m out, don’t want to burn the house down, just yet
