Tutorial - Automate your washing machine with a smart plug

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Hello and thanks for this tutorial!
Is it possible to remotely start a machine that isn’t connected?
I can monitor the cycles, but I don’t know how to start the machine remotely without using the delayed start.
Thanks

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Hello,

No, that’s not possible, you can’t interact with the buttons of your washing machine :slight_smile:
The only solution for me is a washing machine that is already connected via the manufacturer’s solution.

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That’s what I feared, unfortunately :frowning:
Thank you very much anyway for your quick reply.

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You might think you can use this: Tuya zigbee finger bot plus smart fingerbot schalter knopfs chieber smart life timer sprach steuerung funktioniert mit alexa google assistent - AliExpress 13

But it’s still a big ugly hack ^^

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And on some machines you still have to turn a knob to select the program :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

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For your information, I’m keeping the tutorial for historical purposes with the cost section, but with the release of version 4.66 which includes energy monitoring, it is much easier to integrate the washing machine’s cost:

So I personally removed the entire cost section to use the tracking with the new energy monitoring integration:

![image|375x467](upload://buD72zUDG01GrhsJi0wy2gRr5

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