Home Assistant Blueprint: Notify or do something when an appliance like a dishwasher or washing machine finishes

notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml

blueprint:
  name: Appliance has finished
  description: Do something when an appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher has finished as detected by a power sensor.
  domain: automation
  input:
    power_sensor:
      name: Power Sensor
      description: Power sensor entity (e.g. from a smart plug device).
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: sensor
    starting_threshold:
      name: Starting power threshold
      description: Power threshold above which we assume the appliance has started.
      default: 5
      selector:
        number:
          min: 1.0
          max: 100.0
          unit_of_measurement: W
          mode: slider
          step: 1.0
    starting_hysteresis:
      name: Starting hysteresis
      description: Time duration the power measurement has to stay above the starting
        power threshold.
      default: 5
      selector:
        number:
          min: 0.25
          max: 60.0
          unit_of_measurement: min
          mode: slider
          step: 0.25
    finishing_threshold:
      name: Finishing power threshold
      description: Power threshold below which we assume the appliance has finished.
      default: 5
      selector:
        number:
          min: 1.0
          max: 100.0
          unit_of_measurement: W
          mode: slider
          step: 1.0
    finishing_hysteresis:
      name: Finishing hysteresis
      description: Time duration the power measurement has to stay below the finishing power threshold.
      default: 5
      selector:
        number:
          min: 0.25
          max: 60.0
          unit_of_measurement: min
          mode: slider
          step: 0.25
    off_threshold:
      name: Machine Off threshold
      description: Power threshold above which we assume the appliance is turned off.
      default: 1
      selector:
        number:
          min: 0.0
          max: 5.0
          unit_of_measurement: W
          mode: slider
          step: 0.1
    off_hysteresis:
      name: Machine Off hysteresis
      description: Time duration the power measurement has to stay above the Machine Off threshold power threshold.
      default: 1
      selector:
        number:
          min: 0.25
          max: 60.0
          unit_of_measurement: min
          mode: slider
          step: 0.25
    actions:
      name: Actions
      description: Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)
      selector:
        action: {}
    pre_actions:
      name: Actions
      description: Actions when starting threshhold is crossed
      selector:
        action: {}
    off_actions:
      name: Actions
      description: Actions when offlibe threshhold is crossed
      selector:
        action: {}
  source_url: https://gist.github.com/dotWee/2eabe1b049e51e73361a516e41be1f2c
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
  entity_id: !input 'power_sensor'
  for:
    minutes: !input 'starting_hysteresis'
  above: !input 'starting_threshold'
condition: []
action:
- choose: []
  default: !input pre_actions
- wait_for_trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: !input power_sensor
    below: !input finishing_threshold
    for:
      minutes: !input finishing_hysteresis
- choose: []
  default: !input actions
- wait_for_trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: !input power_sensor
    below: !input off_threshold
    for:
      minutes: !input off_hysteresis
- choose: []
  default: !input off_actions
mode: single
max_exceeded: silent