Hello everyone,
Here I will show you how to easily smartify a washing machine with just one outlet and achieve a result like this:
Note: This tutorial will evolve, and some screenshots will change over time as bugs are fixed or features are added. The changelog will be available at the end of the tutorial
I will include many screenshots without necessarily accompanying text, but if you have any questions, remarks, or suggestions, feel free to ask 
I was heavily inspired by the tutorial on Domo-Blog, which you can find here:
https://www.domo-blog.fr/comment-connecter-et-monitorer-la-machine-a-laver-sous-la-domotique-home-assistant/
Prerequisites:
- MQTT integration
- Zigbee2Mqtt integration
- A Zigbee smart plug (In my case, this one)
- Having integrated your Zigbee smart plug into the Zigbee2Mqtt integration
1. Creating the washing machine device in the MQTT integration:
2. Creating features on the MQTT washing machine device:
3. Creating the EDF device in the MQTT integration:
1. Creating the device to retrieve the last day of the month:
4. Creating the feature on the MQTT EDF device:
5. Creating the scene for EDF to indicate the cost of your subscription:
You can automate this task with the following tutorial:
https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/tuto-recuperer-le-prix-de-son-abonnement-delectricite-via-le-site-data-gouv-fr/8838
Run this scene manually once, and the next time your rate changes, if you donât use automation
6. Creating the washing machine running scene:
7. Creating the washing machine stopped scene:
8. Creating the monthly reset scene:
9. Creating the static values refresh scene:
If you donât run your machine for 48 hours, some values no longer appear on the Dashboard. This value is found in Settings â Gladys System:
I have therefore created a scene that updates the values with the same values every 24 hours at a time when I know my machine wonât be running
10. Creating the annual values refresh scene:
A small note on this scene, you will need to modify this date every year
11. Creating the Node-Red flow to retrieve the last day of the month:
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"type": "tab",
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"name": "Extract Month",
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"outputs": 1,
"noerr": 0,
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"finalize": "",
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"name": "Determine Last Day of Month",
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"finalize": "",
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"y": 320,
"wires": [
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"type": "mqtt out",
"z": "b7191a33c07d23e0",
"name": "",
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"qos": "2",
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"contentType": "",
"userProps": "",
"correl": "",
"expiry": "",
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"id": "b55312bdd26f4bda",
"type": "function",
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"name": "Extract Day",
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"outputs": 1,
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"noerr": 0,
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"finalize": "",
"libs": [],
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"y": 380,
"wires": [
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"type": "cronplus",
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"outputField": "payload",
"timeZone": "",
"storeName": "",
"commandResponseMsgOutput": "output1",
"defaultLocation": "",
"defaultLocationType": "default",
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"expressionType": "cron",
"expression": "30 00 1 * *",
"location": "",
"offset": "0",
"solarType": "all",
"solarEvents": "sunrise,sunset"
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"id": "0ee77e0f90aa9681",
"type": "mqtt-broker",
"name": "Gladys",
"broker": "mqtt://192.168.0.248",
"port": "1883",
"clientid": "",
"autoConnect": true,
"usetls": false,
"protocolVersion": "4",
"keepalive": "60",
"cleansession": true,
"autoUnsubscribe": true,
"birthTopic": "",
"birthQos": "0",
"birthRetain": "false",
"birthPayload": "",
"birthMsg": {},
"closeTopic": "",
"closeQos": "0",
"closeRetain": "false",
"closePayload": "",
"closeMsg": {},
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"willQos": "0",
"willRetain": "false",
"willPayload": "",
"willMsg": {},
"userProps": "",
"sessionExpiry": ""
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]
12. Creating the scene for the monthly cost graph if the end of the month is the 30th:
13. Creating the scene for the monthly cost graph if the end of the month is the 31st:
14. Graph on the dashboard to track month by month:
Just a small clarification for the 2-minute wait on the washing machine stopped scene, I had to do this because even at 1 minute with my washing machine, the scene was triggered as it must have been a moment when the washing machine went to 0W and after 1 minute was at 0W, in any case, I explain it like this⊠^^
I havenât had any more problems after changing it to 2 minutes
Changelog to come:
- None (Your comments
)
Edit 10/04/2024:
- Modification of the triggering value (Power taken) to take into account the delayed start
- Addition of the calculation for the cost over 1 month
Edit 12/04/2024:
- Correction of several bugs
Edit 16/04/2024:
- Addition of the link for electricity tariff recovery automation
- Bug detected and currently attempting to resolve concerning the scene « Washing machine stopped » which runs several times especially at the end of the cycle
Edit 21/04/2024:
- Correction of the bug on the washing machine stopped scene that was running several times at the end of the cycle
- Addition of a scene so that the values are always displayed on the Dashboard according to the parameter « Delay before state expiration »
- Implementation of rounding to 2 decimal places on the cost + 3 decimal places on the last wash consumption
- Addition of annual cost
Edit 22/04/2024:
- Mea culpa, the bug was not corrected at all, itâs done now
- Optimization of the scene « Washing machine stopped »
Edit 03/05/2024:
- Addition of a graph to track the cost month by month
