Hi!
I have a few kitchen appliances that are connected to a plug and I wanted to have some sort of way of having a status for each appliance. I did that through template sensors but, for me, it was a mess, so I decided that I would create an integration to make it simple. As I had created other integrations to simplify automations/scripts namely for towel warmers and dehumidifers, why not do that for this particular case? With this integration you should be able to:
- define a status for when it’s working
- define the minimum power threshold detected by the plug so it can detect if it’s running or turned off
- define the idle timeout (in seconds) to wait before considering the appliance is turned off when power drops below the threshold
The outcome is GitHub - hcraveiro/Home-Assistant-Kitchen-Appliance-Plug.
You can install this integration as any other custom component, through HACS.
If you try it, any feedback is welcome.