r/homeassistant • u/vinny0015 • 16h ago

Dryer notification idea

I'm looking for a small light up button or something I can use so my wife can see when the dryer is done. I'm going to use a vibration sensor. And was thinking of a small led sign but looking for other ideas also

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u/brinkre 16h ago

I use a smart socket with power measurements (3680W) that show direct when it's finish because the energy consumption drops to 0 right when he's finished.

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u/CorithMalin 7h ago

One thing to be careful about is the tumble dryers that don’t have heat pumps pull a lot of power (3+ kW!). I wouldn’t trust a cheap power monitor with that given how long they pull it for. So make sure it’s from a deputy brand AND rated for 13amps.