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I hacked my washing machine

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Re: I hacked my washing machine

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Post by 05 »

laurencei wrote: post #29

I did something with my Bosch washing machine (not like the OP). My washing machine is at the other end of the house from my home office. Sometimes I would put a load of washing on, and despite setting an alarm, might forget (perhaps I am in an important meeting etc). So I decided to solve it. Using the Bosch API - I can tell both when a cycle is complete, and if the door is open. Currently I use their default versio…

Yeah I tried to use the builtin sensor on my LG one but it turns out, there's no 'door open' sensor per se, only the 'locked successfully' signal. So I had to add an external Zigbee reed switch door sensor..

Re: I hacked my washing machine

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Post by maxerickson »

IncreasePosts wrote: post #17
madaxe_again wrote: post #3

Respect, but this is kinda the hard way - I just plugged mine (dumb machine, not smart) in via an energy metering plug, and when energy use drops to less than 10W for more than 2 minutes, it’s done - very simple homeassistant automation. Convenient for me as the machine is 500m from the house.

Couldn't you just set a timer for 45 minutes, or whatever? Is there that much variance in load times?

Eliminating any unneeded manual steps adds reliability. The load done thing goes off when the load is done, you don't forget to start it.

Smart plugs are cheap enough where it doesn't take a lot of convenience to justify it.

Re: I hacked my washing machine

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Post by thfuran »

lillecarl wrote: post #32
thehappypm wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My washing machine also makes a stupid chime melody thing. A microphone that listens for it would also be a simple way to do it.

I would go for the "monitor a number" before "sound recognition", unless you're talking about just using an amplifier to bring the chime into the entire house.

I'd dump cut the mic and wire it to some input before actually trying to check for the sound. But it's probably inconvenient to get to and monitoring overall power draw would be easy.

Re: I hacked my washing machine

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Post by xyst »

I am contemplating hacking my washing machine "smart" module into its original silicon dust and replacing with a dumb interface.

Anybody interested in this write up? Might even include a "Office Space"-esque montage of the smart module destruction.

Re: I hacked my washing machine

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Post by xyst »

lillecarl wrote: post #21

Practical engineer in me screams: SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY. Just plug the washing machine into a smartplug and alert when power draw drops to idle for more than X minutes.

Not all washing machine appliances are same, unfortunately

Re: I hacked my washing machine

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Post by sgarland »

bblou wrote: post #2

I'm surprised you let your washing machine into your network. I now get the appeal of just an alert the washing machine is done. But I could not for the life of me allow any of these kinds of devices onto my home network. Even in isolation...

I have all IoT devices in a VLAN, with a traffic rule that they can’t respond to any external requests unless they initiated it.

Good enough for me, but everyone’s level of comfort is different.

Re: I hacked my washing machine

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Post by grishka »

bombcar wrote: post #7
madaxe_again wrote: post #3

Respect, but this is kinda the hard way - I just plugged mine (dumb machine, not smart) in via an energy metering plug, and when energy use drops to less than 10W for more than 2 minutes, it’s done - very simple homeassistant automation. Convenient for me as the machine is 500m from the house.

Now I want to know why your washing machine is half a kilometer from your house.

Them living on a farm is the only explanation I can come up with.

Re: I hacked my washing machine

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Post by pastorhudson »

snickerdoodle12 wrote: post #15
bombcar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now I want to know why your washing machine is half a kilometer from your house.

Seriously, me too. I also want to know how they transport the laundry to/from the machine. I'm hoping for a conveyor belt of sorts.

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