With smart adapter plugs and simple rules, the washing machine reports when it is finished. We show which systems it works with.

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Retrofit Smart Home: Washing machine reports finished laundry Standby consumption as an alarm trigger Laundrify: Ready-to-use solution for the washing machine AVM FritzDECT: Connect the washing machine to the Fritzbox Telekom Magenta SmartHome: false alarms unavoidable Homematic IP: additional service required Conclusion If your washing machine is doing its rounds in the basement or a room further away, you will not know whether it has already done its job. Modern washing machines counter this with integrated WLAN interfaces and manufacturer apps that keep you up to date. However, if you are using an older model, you do not need to consider buying a new one. You can retrofit the function yourself with the help of smart home components.

For this you need a smart adapter that determines the energy consumption of the washing machine and makes the measurement data available to automation software. We wanted to know how well it works. We therefore looked at what the ready-to-use Laundrify solution and the smart home systems AVM FritzDECT, Telekom Magenta SmartHome and Homematic IP make possible.

Standby consumption as an alarm trigger The hurdle is to find a suitable variable that clearly signals that the machine is now closed. The most obvious is the power consumption in standby mode. Because it can be measured reasonably reliably. This means the amount of watts that the machine draws from the network when it is switched on and supplies the controls with power – but does nothing else.

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