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What hobby seems boring to most people but is actually fascinating if you dive into it? (lemmy.world)

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Tell us why we should unexpectedly come to love your hobby.

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[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

sweet! what are you using to detect the laundry cycle?

[-] lambda@programming.dev 6 points 1 year 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.

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