▲ 247 ▼ What hobby seems boring to most people but is actually fascinating if you dive into it? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world [M] to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments Tell us why we should unexpectedly come to love your hobby.
[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) sweet! what are you using to detect the laundry cycle? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lambda@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago I am using a Shelly EM to monitor the power usage of two circuits, One phase of the Dryer and the whole circuit for the Washing Machine. Monitoring only one phase of a two-phase circuit makes it inaccurate. But, I just did one phase because I only care to know if it's off or on. I used ESPHome to add it to HomeAssistant and this guide to setup the automation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lambda@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago I am using a Shelly EM to monitor the power usage of two circuits, One phase of the Dryer and the whole circuit for the Washing Machine. Monitoring only one phase of a two-phase circuit makes it inaccurate. But, I just did one phase because I only care to know if it's off or on. I used ESPHome to add it to HomeAssistant and this guide to setup the automation. permalink fedilink source parent