Hello !
Recently I bought one motion sensor (from vibration).
I would like to know if it is possible use it to keep track on my dishwasher !! I wanted something like:
I mean 60minutos because my dishwasher takes 60min from start to end!
Does anyone knows how to do it? (coding) 
thanks
Actually, I would go for a metering power socket, like the TP-Link HS110 and use power consumption as an indicator. My dishwasher uses different times from 3+ hours (in ECO mode) to 30mins (in Quick Clean mode).
I really wanter to use the motion sensorā¦ is more affordable and the result would be the same for me!! I donāt need to know the power consumption because the machine always use the same power consumptionā¦ so if I have to use it anyways, whatās the point of knowing the power consumption?
Using power consumption allows you to profile what the machines actually doing at any given time and in IMO is a much more robust way of doing things @philhawthorne has a great write up.
I dont mean to be rude but the OP has said he doesnt want to use a power monitor. Instead of trying to force them down a path which you think is superior (which may or may not work for them, i know it wouldnt for me my dishwasher is built in and hardwired as a fused spur) we should try and help achieve their goal within the bounds that they have set.
@attackk You may get more help if you say what you have done so far.
For example you might want to include information such as,
Have you read the docs on automations?
The sensor will be the Aqara motion sensor !! And I wanted to stick it on the left side of the washing machine !
I donāt know very well how to code, so I was looking for some project similar to time, so then I can adapt it !!
@attackk Although you set your boundaries by wanting to use a motion sensor, i think that a power socket is just as cheap as an aquara motion sensor and, in this case, more reliable.
Iām not sure how stable your dishwasher is, but the motion sensor could be triggered by a truck passing by in the streets or just by walking along the dish washer.
Yeah but to use SONOFF I have to rewire and work stuff I donāt know about !!! Like I said Iām totally new here !
I really want to use the motion sensor, also because I already bought it (its on my way from china lol)
Have you already figured out, if and how to read this sensor by Home Assistant? Is it ZWave or something?
The box says it requires the gateway, so I assume it is the one listed as supported here https://www.home-assistant.io/components/xiaomi_aqara/
However I think the first post logic looks incorrect.
So tell me: do you want to assume the dishwasher is on when the vibration sensor detects vibration? Or do you want to assume it finishes exactly 60 minutes after it starts vibrating?
About this post, Iām too interested in monitoring the washing machine.
Owning already a xiaomi gateway, the idea of using a vibration sensor is for me likable, because I donāt need to know the status of the dishwasher machine and it is surely a lot more affordable than a power socket with monitor capabilities.
But I see the problem in monitoring vibrations, the sensor could register false positives.
My idea would be to monitor if the vibration is present for, say, a minute, or if in consecutive checks at different moments from the first it is still vibrating.
Could it work?
Take a look at the sensors in the utility section, they do all sorts of filtering.
Resurrecting this thread.
Like the OP, I have a built-in dishwasher so using power monitor would involve rewiring, etc. which Iām not interested in doing.
I also have a aqara vibration sensor and Iāve already got one of them in use for alerting when we get mail.
Iāve mounted this one to the underside of the dishwasher and in testing with the first run, it does register some vibration but only for a minute or so then not. I use Deconz rather than ZHA so seeing the sensitivity will be a bit more complex but this evening Iāll try changing it through the REST API.
However, Iāve discovered an interesting bonus of the aqara sensor: it registers temperature. I can see in history graph that the temp went from room temperature to 100-105. I havenāt looked up the rated operating temperature of the sensor but I have other aqara sensors that survived 105-110 degrees F this past summer so Iām not too worried.
Obviously, it will take a while for things to cool after the dishwasher goes off but I figure I can create an automation that uses a combination of vibration and temperature to get a relatively decent idea of when the appliance runs.
My interest is more about matching appliance activity against power consumption so this looks workable. Obviously, a power monitor would be the best and itās what I will likely use for other appliances but I thought I would share this in the event anyone else had similar constraints and needs.
Motion and/or vibration is a more generic event that does not proxy well for ascertaining if the dishwasher is running or not. You might want to consider draw of current as a better proxy for dishwasher operational state using one of these listed below. You can usually get a good deal on eBay or AliExpress if you are persistent and both of these devices can be flashed with Tasmota and ESPHome:
Good luck with your project!
If you read his post, there is a problem accessing the wiring/plug.
I did and nothing was ever said about wiring not being accessible, he is just being amateurish. And nothing wrong with that either as I was one myself not too long ago 
āI really wanter to use the motion sensorā¦ is more affordable and the result would be the same for me!! I donāt need to know the power consumption because the machine always use the same powerā
āYeah but to use SONOFF I have to rewire and work stuff I donāt know about !!! Like I said Iām totally new here !ā
āI really want to use the motion sensor, also because I already bought it (its on my way from china lol)ā
Hello, I found this post looking for how to turn my dishwasher smart without having to touch the dishwasher installation, so an external sensor would be ideal, searching on amazon I found this:
https://www.amazon.com/Aeotec-SmartThings-multiusos-temperatura-perfecto/dp/B095TPSQ3S?ref_=ast_sto_dp
It is a Zigbee sensor that exposes 3 sensors to Home Assistant: Door Opening, Vibration and Temperature.
I tend to complicate things a bit but Iām very happy with the end result, so I decided to share my process:
I created a helper (input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing) that tells me if the dishwasher is washing based on the information from the vibration sensor because the vibration sensor turns on and off frequently during the wash cycle and this was the way I found to solve this problem.
Then I created an automation that turns the helper from the previous step on or off, if it detects vibration for more than a minute then the dishwasher is washing, if it stops detecting vibration for more than 7 minutes then it stopped washing
alias: Define if the dishwasher is washing
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.dishwasher_accelerometer
to: "on"
for:
hours: 0
minutes: 1
seconds: 0
ID: on
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.dishwasher_accelerometer
to: "off"
for:
hours: 0
minutes: 7
seconds: 0
ID: off
condition: []
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
-on
sequence:
- service: input_boolean.turn_on
metadata: {}
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
-off
sequence:
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
target:
entity_id:
- input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing
data: {}
mode: single
Then I created a sensor that determines if the dishwasherās heating element has been activated, what I call āthe heat phaseā and for this I used the trend platform:
- platform: trend
sensors:
dishwasher_heat_phase:
friendly_name: "Dishwasher Heat Phase"
max_samples: 5
entity_id: sensor.dishwasher_temperature
sample_duration: 1200
min_gradient: 0.001667
device_class: heat
Finally I created another sensor (input_select.dishwasher_status) that informs me the status of the dishwasher, in my case I chose the following phases: Dirty Dishes, Washing, Heat Phase, Drying, Clean Dishes.
The logic is that if the helper input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing is activated and the door is closed, the dishwasher is washing. If the dishwasher_heat_phase sensor is on and input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing is on, then it switches to heat phase, otherwise it switches to Drying.
When the dishwasher_heat_phase sensor is turned off and input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing is off, it changes to āClean Dishesā and remains in this state until the door is opened and then it switches to dirty dishes.
Hereās the automation that updates the status of the dishwasher:
alias: Dishwasher Status
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing
to: "on"
ID: Washing
from: "off"
- platform: state
entity_id:
- input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing
to: "off"
ID: Deodoraver
from: "on"
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.dishwasher_heat_phase
to: "on"
from: "off"
id: fasecalor
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.dishwasher_heat_phase
to: "off"
from: "on"
id: terminocalor
for:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 0
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.dishwasher_opening
from: "off"
to: "on"
id: dirty dishes
condition: []
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
-Washing
sequence:
- service: input_select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: Lavando
target:
entity_id: dishwasher_condition input_select
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- Heat Phase
sequence:
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing
state: "on"
then:
- service: input_select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: Calor Fase
target:
entity_id: dishwasher_condition input_select
else:
- service: input_select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: Secando
target:
entity_id: dishwasher_condition input_select
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- Deyodelavar
sequence:
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.dishwasher_heat_phase
state: "on"
then:
- service: input_select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: Secando
target:
entity_id: dishwasher_condition input_select
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- terminocalor
sequence:
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.dishwasher_is_washing
state: "on"
then:
- service: input_select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: Lavando
target:
entity_id: dishwasher_condition input_select
else:
- service: input_select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: Clean Dishes
target:
entity_id: dishwasher_condition input_select
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- Dirty dishes
sequence:
- service: input_select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: Dirty Dishes
target:
entity_id: dishwasher_condition input_select
mode: single
I hope it can be useful to someone and I apologize in advance if there is inconsistency with the names of some sensors or helpers since I did everything in Spanish and tried to translate it as best as possible into English but there may be errors.