Integrating a Dumb Washing Machine with Home Assistant

In this video I show you how I built my washer notification notification. And in the process show you one way to connect a dumb appliance to Home Assistant.

We cover things like MQTT sensors, Automations, Looping Scripts, as while as some helpful tips for automating the boring stuff with Home Assistant along the way.

So if you are trying to build a smart home and not ready to replace your current appliances with smart ones, this video is for you.

Video Chapters:

00:00 - Creating a repeating washing machine notification in Home Assistant - Intro
01:48 - Add a dumb appliance to Home Assistant
05:03 - Automate dumb appliance notifications with Home Assistant


Links to things mentioned in the video:

All the YAML for this setup: https://github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/blob/master/config/packages/appliances.yaml

Setup MQTT Video - https://youtu.be/SQkHMOrnXaE

Jarvis Video - https://youtu.be/Ys9xlo3Rq4E

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