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/GlenGraif 3h ago

Yep, that’s what I do too. I let HA send a message to my phone and my wife’s when the power usage of our dryer drops below 5W for more than 3 minutes. That automation can only trigger when a toggle is turned on that gets turned to on when the dryer starts using more than 300W.