# How to check if the washing-machine has finished running? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** z-wave, homey-pro\ **Created:** [January 24, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-check-if-the-washing-machine-has-finished-running/59008 "2022-01-24T08:06:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bert\_Wissink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bert_wissink/32/30075_2.png) [@Bert\_Wissink](https://community.homey.app/u/Bert_Wissink)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-check-if-the-washing-machine-has-finished-running/59008/21 "2022-03-23T17:45:48Z")
That is what I did. I tried both options, but in both cases “Unknown Zigbee Device”. ☹ ---
**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:** [March 23, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-check-if-the-washing-machine-has-finished-running/59008/22 "2022-03-23T18:28:02Z")
> [@Bert\_Wissink](#): > > It is a \_TZ3000\_u5u4cakc TS011F, which is in the list of the Tuya Zigbee App supported devices. It should work indeed. Try the latest app version please: [Tuya Zigbee | Homey](https://homey.app/a/com.tuya.zigbee/test/) ---
**Author:** ![Bert\_Wissink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bert_wissink/32/30075_2.png) [@Bert\_Wissink](https://community.homey.app/u/Bert_Wissink)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-check-if-the-washing-machine-has-finished-running/59008/23 "2022-03-24T07:28:52Z")
YES, with this version it pairs properly and it now shows metering value! Hope the rest will still work as this is a test version of Tuya Zigbee, but so far everything else seems to work. Thanks Peter! ---
**Author:** ![Kingma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kingma/32/33896_2.png) [@Kingma](https://community.homey.app/u/Kingma)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-check-if-the-washing-machine-has-finished-running/59008/24 "2022-03-24T07:59:46Z")
Great that it works now for you. Have fun Bert! ---
**Author:** ![peter7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter7/32/123475_2.png) [@peter7](https://community.homey.app/u/peter7)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-check-if-the-washing-machine-has-finished-running/59008/25 "2026-04-29T12:28:48Z")
Good afternoon, How do you handle the flow? You turn on the washing machine =\> put the laundry in. Afterwards, you set it up, and the idea is that the washing machine checks if there is any solar power left. If yes, it keeps running. If no, it waits. I have been searching for a while but cannot find a solution for this. Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![Cuprum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cuprum/32/41409_2.png) [@Cuprum](https://community.homey.app/u/Cuprum)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-check-if-the-washing-machine-has-finished-running/59008/26 "2026-04-29T12:53:31Z")
Hoi! Sorry, but this question seems little bit out of toppic here 😉 In my household i just _monitoring_ the washer. Maximum goal is to send out notifications, when it finishes. If You want change the washing machine behaviour (when starts), then You need something smart (communicating) built into machine. For example machine with ThinQ, HomeConnect, SmartThings,… not tested them by myself, may-be someone other can comment. One possibility MAY exist with “dumb” machine, but honestly, i do not recommend that, may go to complex and unpredicted. You may use something like switchbot to siting there and press the final start button, when the time is right. NB! suspecting, that most of novadays washers are to intelligent to stay powered on and program ready to long. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-check-if-the-washing-machine-has-finished-running/59008.md?page=1)