How do you automate based on WEMO INSIGHT wattage?

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I tried to do this with a template sensor but keep getting errors. Here’s my setup:

- platform: template
  sensors:
    washer_watts:
      friendly_name: "Washing Machine Power"
      icon: "mdi:washing-machine"
      unit_of_measurement: "w"
      value_template: "{{states.switch.washer.attributes.current_power_w}}"

DEV-STATE PAGE:

switch.washer	

on	

current_power_w: 0.365
today_energy_kwh: 0.43
state_detail: on
on_latest_time: 02d 04h 47m 35s
on_today_time: 00d 18h 51m 34s
on_total_time: 09d 11h 05m 58s
power_threshold_w: 0
friendly_name: Washer

Erroring out saying invalid template sensor and linking me here: https://home-assistant.io/components/sensor.template/

I tried everything I could think of, still no dice.

2

Try this for your value template:

value_template: '{% if states.switch.washer %}{{ states.switch.washer.attributes.current_power_w }}{% else %}Off{% endif %}'

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3

MAGIC!!!

Not sure how you figured that out but I was just reading through templating and trying to see what I could figure out.

Thank you!

4

In this instance, will I have to worry about this if the WEMO disconnects or is unplugged, or will it just post the ‘Off’ state?

5

If the state is off on the wemo, it will display off as it cannot display a reading from the atrribute current power w.