# Get a notification when the washingmachine is ready **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Tags:** flow\ **Created:** [February 18, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372 "2019-02-18T19:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/212 "2022-05-03T16:29:20Z")
Those Blitz sp13 look good. Can they also against bathroom moisture? Because there is my washing machine. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/213 "2022-05-03T17:34:33Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/5/55e4fc18b3a024b06363a70a8b060aaa63bcd794.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/214 "2022-05-03T17:47:45Z")
@DirkG That 80% is how much moisture ? I think it can be done after showering ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/215 "2022-05-04T09:17:08Z")
If you reach a relative humidity of 80% in your bathroom depends on many factors. How big is the bathroom? How long is the shower? How hot is the shower? What is the air temperature? Is there a window for ventilation? Is there a ventilation system? Is the bathroom door open when showering? So no one but you can tell what the relative humidity is in your bathroom. Suggestion: Please measure the relative humidity. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/216 "2022-05-04T14:57:21Z")
> [@HuisCHovens](#): > > Because there is my washing machine. Well, if your washing machine survives, the Blitz will too I guess 😉 ---
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/217 "2022-05-04T16:01:41Z")
@DirkG Yes, in terms of electricity and bathrooms, you have to pay attention. It is an elongated shape and the shower is a meters away from wasmachine en glass shielded. The washing machine has also been doing well in that spot for years. It is well a nice place to measure humidity, I’m curious. 😉 Yes as @Peter_Kawa says there is already a washing machine but I hope that it is better protected than as the socket. It’s old-fashioned Pull-rope. no idea how in english is ? ---
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/218 "2022-05-08T10:26:45Z")
I’ve been keeping an eye on the humidity. And I come to the average that it is at 45%. With a shower it rises towards 90%, With Aqara sensor which shocked me. I didn’t realize it was that high because I thought it was far away from the shower. Humidity comes through the entire room . So is it better if I take a shower that I put the plug outside the bathroom for a while ? Washing machine is never on with shower. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 11:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/219 "2022-05-08T11:22:10Z")
Just searched for an in-wall device. If you have enough space behind the socket, this could be an alternative to a plug, but I haven’t found any device with 16 A and power measurement. Maybe you can use the [Plugwise Plug](https://www.plugwise.com/product/plug/?lang=en) with 16 A/3.680 W? The specification does not specify the maximum humidity. So you don’t need to worry (just kidding 😉). Maybe you ask Plugwise about it. ---
**Author:** ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/220 "2022-05-08T13:12:46Z")
I have searched in the app store for outdoor plug and found this one. It’s only till 3500W but maybe that is enough. [https://www.slimmedingen.nl/popp-tussenstekker-z-wave-3500w-voor-buiten.html?channable=40e9e6696400323237303037313838b9&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI44C\_-vzP9wIVTgKLCh2mqgQdEAQYASABEgJBQfD\_BwE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI44C\_-vzP9wIVTgKLCh2mqgQdEAQYASABEgJBQfD\_BwE](https://www.slimmedingen.nl/popp-tussenstekker-z-wave-3500w-voor-buiten.html?channable=40e9e6696400323237303037313838b9&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI44C_-vzP9wIVTgKLCh2mqgQdEAQYASABEgJBQfD_BwE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI44C_-vzP9wIVTgKLCh2mqgQdEAQYASABEgJBQfD_BwE) And there is a Homey app for it. [https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.popp/POPP/](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.popp/POPP/) ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/221 "2022-05-08T13:25:08Z")
But it’s Z-Wave. @rvdeijk asked for Zigbee. So I assumed that @HuisCHovens was also looking for Zigbee devices too. Or is that not the case, @HuisCHovens? ---
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/222 "2022-05-08T13:42:57Z")
right @DirkG I responded to that Blitz wolf I would also like to use. Wifi with Tuya is also allowed, but I have nothing to do with Zwave here, so I won’t do that. But thanks for thinking with me ---
**Author:** ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/223 "2022-05-08T16:07:57Z")
Ah, ok, sorry. But searching for autdoor smart plug was giving some wifi plugs but only without a Homey app. I did not found it. ---
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/224 "2022-05-08T17:14:20Z")
@Mike1233 This is good for outside [Hombli Slimme stekker voor buiten – Energiemonitor – Timer en Schema’s -... | bol.com](https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/hombli-slimme-stekker-voor-buiten-energiemonitor-timer-en-schema-s-spraakbesturing-via-google-assistant-alexa-en-siri-weerbestendig-zwart/9300000042424568/?Referrer=ADVNLGOO002063-G-132117985100-S-293946777986-9300000042424568&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1N2TBhCOARIsAGVHQc7V-ghZqPeYWXmOKtrL4sHOTz_LfSMeu7i_EkS3LkU8DLejzIvKYJAaAj7OEALw_wcB) But i think that the [BlitzWolf® BW-SHP13 ZigBee 3.0 Smart Socket EU 16A 3680W with ZigBee 3.0 Linkage, High-load Rating, Electricity Monitoring, Timing Function and Voice Control](https://m.blitzwolf.com/ZigBee-3.0-Smart-Socket-EU-p-518.html) also good is. What happens if there is too much moisture in it ? It dries up to 50% right? and then it works. Or do I really need an outside plug ? Then I look for a built-in plug behind the pull rope box. Maybe this wone > **[ROBB Smarrt Inbouwschakelaar 3.680W Zigbee kopen?](https://www.robbshop.nl/robb-smarrt-inbouwschakelaar-3.680w-zigbee?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1N2TBhCOARIsAGVHQc44PNjR21x8tSpyhty5LxtnuyOuM4HftPAmmeTARm95IKPFzp63YngaAkFeEALw_wcB)** > > ROBB Smarrt Zigbee schakelaar 16A ✔️️ Werkt met Philips Hue bridge ✔️️ Voor 12.00 uur besteld, zelfde dag in huis ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/225 "2022-05-08T17:37:15Z")
A dedicated washing machine power switch is most probably on a seperate mains circuit breaker. That makes it possible to put a power metering device in the electricity box. F.i. Shelly 3EM - it uses clamps you can put around the brown live wire. Not cheap though… ![Screenshot_20220508-193401_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/2/52cab4a6efb8cb202c0a49ffc2b80ef83ea3bf6a.jpeg) [https://shop.shelly.cloud/shelly-3em-wifi-smart-home-automation](https://shop.shelly.cloud/shelly-3em-wifi-smart-home-automation) This is also an option, and cheaper. But it needs to be connected in between the circuit breaker and the wiring to the washing machine’s switch. [https://www.homewizard.nl/shop/homewizard-wi-fi-kwh-meter](https://www.homewizard.nl/shop/homewizard-wi-fi-kwh-meter) ---
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/226 "2022-05-08T17:53:49Z")
Nice solution again but I think this is going too far to mess around in the metercast. Is the washing machine all alone in a group ? So I have to find that out. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/227 "2022-05-09T06:37:06Z")
> [@HuisCHovens](#): > > Maybe this wone This one, I found yesterday too, but it doesn’t have power metering. [Maybe a Shelly 1PM](https://shelly.cloud/products/shelly-1pm-smart-home-automation-relay/) (WiFi)? Edit: To be sure, please ask an electrician if a short-term relative humidity of about 90% can be a problem for a plug or a in-wall module. ---
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/228 "2022-05-09T20:02:39Z")
Another nice solution is actually for outside. I think it’s good. [https://m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005002790324389.html?spm=a2g0n.detail.1000013.3.55b6781dufGfiV&gps-id=storeRecommendH5&scm=1007.18500.274719.0&scm\_id=1007.18500.274719.0&scm-url=1007.18500.274719.0&pvid=117046fc-320b-4a2d-a6a6-806845c4fca8&\_t=gps-id:storeRecommendH5,scm-url:1007.18500.274719.0,pvid:117046fc-320b-4a2d-a6a6-806845c4fca8,tpp\_buckets:668%232846%238110%231995&pdp\_npi=2%40dis!EUR!!20.09!!!!!%400b0a0c5216521260525483601e45cd!!rec`](https://m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005002790324389.html?spm=a2g0n.detail.1000013.3.55b6781dufGfiV&gps-id=storeRecommendH5&scm=1007.18500.274719.0&scm_id=1007.18500.274719.0&scm-url=1007.18500.274719.0&pvid=117046fc-320b-4a2d-a6a6-806845c4fca8&_t=gps-id:storeRecommendH5,scm-url:1007.18500.274719.0,pvid:117046fc-320b-4a2d-a6a6-806845c4fca8,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238110%231995&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21EUR%21%2120.09%21%21%21%21%21%400b0a0c5216521260525483601e45cd%21%21rec%60) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/229 "2022-05-10T13:57:03Z")
> [@HuisCHovens](#): > > Is the washing machine all alone in a group ? So I have to find that out. It should be, especially when it’s on a pull/cord switch like this ![20220510_155534](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/1/7112652be21f49fd8dc00d2b101573fa84163347.jpeg) In the electricity box (meterkast) the breaker should be labeled ‘Washingmachine’ or something similar By the way this one looks good [https://m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005002790324389.html](https://m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005002790324389.html) ---
**Author:** ![HuisCHovens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/huischovens/32/16973_2.png) [@HuisCHovens](https://community.homey.app/u/HuisCHovens)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/230 "2022-05-10T15:27:11Z")
Yes, that’s what I mean. And my lights in the bathroom are also switched that way. I take a look in the electrical box once. But I think Shelly in electricbox is too expensive for a power meter. I’m going for the outside plug. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372/231 "2022-05-11T12:40:56Z")
The price for a Shelly 1PM is around 12 - 13 € + shipping (in Germany). That’s too expensive for a device you already know that it works? [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372.md?page=10) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-when-the-washingmachine-is-ready/9372.md?page=12)