mdehaas · March 18, 2025 10:20 · Mar 18, 2025 · Jan 24, 2022 · Jan 23, 2022 · Dec 30, 2020
diff --git a/applicance-started-andor-stopped.yaml b/applicance-started-andor-stopped.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 blueprint:
-  name: Appliance has started and/or finished
+  name: Appliance has started and/or finished (2022.1.7)
   description: Do something when an appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher) is started or has finished as detected by a power sensor based in the Watts consumed.
   domain: automation
   input:

diff --git a/applicance-started-andor-stopped.yaml b/applicance-started-andor-stopped.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 blueprint:
   name: Appliance has started and/or finished
-  description: Do something when an appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher)
-    has finished as detected by a power sensor.
+  description: Do something when an appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher) is started or has finished as detected by a power sensor based in the Watts consumed.
   domain: automation
   input:
     power_sensor:
@@ -13,11 +12,11 @@ blueprint:
     starting_threshold:
       name: Starting power threshold
       description: Power threshold above which we assume the appliance has started.
-      default: 5
+      default: 100
       selector:
         number:
           min: 1.0
-          max: 100.0
+          max: 250.0
           unit_of_measurement: W
           mode: slider
           step: 1.0
@@ -57,13 +56,15 @@ blueprint:
           mode: slider
           step: 0.25
     started_actions:
-      name: Started Actions
-      description: General Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)
+      name: Started actions
+      description: Automation actions to execute when the appliance has started.
+      default: {}
       selector:
         action: {}
     finished_actions:
-      name: Finished Actions
-      description: General Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)
+      name: Finished actions
+      description: Automation actions to execute when the appliance has finished.
+      default: {}
       selector:
         action: {}
   source_url: "https://gist.github.com/mdehaas/30eb316ce724bc5f3be4c0b20f2c512e"

diff --git a/...shwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml → applicance-started-andor-stopped.yaml b/...shwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml → applicance-started-andor-stopped.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 blueprint:
-  name: Appliance has finished
+  name: Appliance has started and/or finished
   description: Do something when an appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher)
     has finished as detected by a power sensor.
   domain: automation
   input:
     power_sensor:
       name: Power Sensor
-      description: 'Power sensor entity (e.g. from a smart plug device).'
+      description: Power sensor entity (e.g. from a smart plug device).
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: sensor
@@ -56,12 +56,17 @@ blueprint:
           unit_of_measurement: min
           mode: slider
           step: 0.25
-    actions:
-      name: Actions
-      description: Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)
+    started_actions:
+      name: Started Actions
+      description: General Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)
       selector:
         action: {}
-  source_url: https://gist.github.com/sbyx/6d8344d3575c9865657ac51915684696
+    finished_actions:
+      name: Finished Actions
+      description: General Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)
+      selector:
+        action: {}
+  source_url: "https://gist.github.com/mdehaas/30eb316ce724bc5f3be4c0b20f2c512e"
 trigger:
 - platform: numeric_state
   entity_id: !input 'power_sensor'
@@ -70,13 +75,15 @@ trigger:
   above: !input 'starting_threshold'
 condition: []
 action:
+- choose: []
+  default: !input 'started_actions'
 - wait_for_trigger:
   - platform: numeric_state
     entity_id: !input 'power_sensor'
     below: !input 'finishing_threshold'
     for:
       minutes: !input 'finishing_hysteresis'
 - choose: []
-  default: !input 'actions'
+  default: !input 'finished_actions'
 mode: single
 max_exceeded: silent
diff --git a/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml b/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ blueprint:
       default: 5
       selector:
         number:
-          min: 1.0
+          min: 0.25
           max: 60.0
           unit_of_measurement: min
           mode: slider
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ blueprint:
       default: 5
       selector:
         number:
-          min: 1.0
+          min: 0.25
           max: 60.0
           unit_of_measurement: min
           mode: slider

diff --git a/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml b/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ blueprint:
           max: 60.0
           unit_of_measurement: min
           mode: slider
-          step: 1.0
+          step: 0.25
     finishing_threshold:
       name: Finishing power threshold
       description: Power threshold below which we assume the appliance has finished.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ blueprint:
           max: 60.0
           unit_of_measurement: min
           mode: slider
-          step: 1.0
+          step: 0.25
     actions:
       name: Actions
       description: Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)

diff --git a/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml b/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml
@@ -1,72 +1,82 @@
 blueprint:
   name: Appliance has finished
-  description: Do something when an appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher) has finished as detected by a power sensor.
+  description: Do something when an appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher)
+    has finished as detected by a power sensor.
   domain: automation
   input:
     power_sensor:
       name: Power Sensor
-      description: "Power sensor entity (e.g. from a smart plug). Needs to have device_class: power"
+      description: 'Power sensor entity (e.g. from a smart plug device).'
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: sensor
-          device_class: power
     starting_threshold:
       name: Starting power threshold
-      description: "Power threshold above which we assume the appliance has started."
+      description: Power threshold above which we assume the appliance has started.
       default: 5
       selector:
         number:
-          min: 1
-          max: 100
+          min: 1.0
+          max: 100.0
           unit_of_measurement: W
+          mode: slider
+          step: 1.0
     starting_hysteresis:
       name: Starting hysteresis
-      description: "Time duration the power measurement has to stay above the starting power threshold."
+      description: Time duration the power measurement has to stay above the starting
+        power threshold.
       default: 5
       selector:
         number:
-          min: 1
-          max: 60
+          min: 1.0
+          max: 60.0
           unit_of_measurement: min
+          mode: slider
+          step: 1.0
     finishing_threshold:
       name: Finishing power threshold
-      description: "Power threshold below which we assume the appliance has finished."
+      description: Power threshold below which we assume the appliance has finished.
       default: 5
       selector:
         number:
-          min: 1
-          max: 100
+          min: 1.0
+          max: 100.0
           unit_of_measurement: W
+          mode: slider
+          step: 1.0
     finishing_hysteresis:
       name: Finishing hysteresis
-      description: "Time duration the power measurement has to stay below the finishing power threshold."
+      description: Time duration the power measurement has to stay below the finishing
+        power threshold.
       default: 5
       selector:
         number:
-          min: 1
-          max: 60
+          min: 1.0
+          max: 60.0
           unit_of_measurement: min
+          mode: slider
+          step: 1.0
     actions:
       name: Actions
       description: Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)
       selector:
-        action:
-
+        action: {}
+  source_url: https://gist.github.com/sbyx/6d8344d3575c9865657ac51915684696
 trigger:
-  - platform: numeric_state
-    entity_id: !input power_sensor
-    for:
-      minutes: !input starting_hysteresis
-    above: !input starting_threshold
+- platform: numeric_state
+  entity_id: !input 'power_sensor'
+  for:
+    minutes: !input 'starting_hysteresis'
+  above: !input 'starting_threshold'
 condition: []
 action:
-  - wait_for_trigger:
-      - platform: numeric_state
-        entity_id: !input power_sensor
-        below: !input finishing_threshold
-        for:
-          minutes: !input finishing_hysteresis
-  - choose: []
-    default: !input actions
+- wait_for_trigger:
+  - platform: numeric_state
+    entity_id: !input 'power_sensor'
+    below: !input 'finishing_threshold'
+    for:
+      minutes: !input 'finishing_hysteresis'
+- choose: []
+  default: !input 'actions'
 mode: single
-max_exceeded: silent
+max_exceeded: silent
diff --git a/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml b/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml
@@ -12,31 +12,35 @@ blueprint:
           device_class: power
     starting_threshold:
       name: Starting power threshold
-      description: "Power threshold above which we assume the appliance has started. (suggestion: 5)"
+      description: "Power threshold above which we assume the appliance has started."
+      default: 5
       selector:
         number:
           min: 1
           max: 100
           unit_of_measurement: W
     starting_hysteresis:
       name: Starting hysteresis
-      description: "Time duration the power measurement has to stay above the starting power threshold. (suggestion: 5)"
+      description: "Time duration the power measurement has to stay above the starting power threshold."
+      default: 5
       selector:
         number:
           min: 1
           max: 60
           unit_of_measurement: min
     finishing_threshold:
       name: Finishing power threshold
-      description: "Power threshold below which we assume the appliance has finished. (suggestion: 5)"
+      description: "Power threshold below which we assume the appliance has finished."
+      default: 5
       selector:
         number:
           min: 1
           max: 100
           unit_of_measurement: W
     finishing_hysteresis:
       name: Finishing hysteresis
-      description: "Time duration the power measurement has to stay below the finishing power threshold. (suggestion: 5)"
+      description: "Time duration the power measurement has to stay below the finishing power threshold."
+      default: 5
       selector:
         number:
           min: 1

diff --git a/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml b/notify-or-do-something-when-an-appliance-like-a-dishwasher-or-washing-machine-finishes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+blueprint:
+  name: Appliance has finished
+  description: Do something when an appliance (like a washing machine or dishwasher) has finished as detected by a power sensor.
+  domain: automation
+  input:
+    power_sensor:
+      name: Power Sensor
+      description: "Power sensor entity (e.g. from a smart plug). Needs to have device_class: power"
+      selector:
+        entity:
+          domain: sensor
+          device_class: power
+    starting_threshold:
+      name: Starting power threshold
+      description: "Power threshold above which we assume the appliance has started. (suggestion: 5)"
+      selector:
+        number:
+          min: 1
+          max: 100
+          unit_of_measurement: W
+    starting_hysteresis:
+      name: Starting hysteresis
+      description: "Time duration the power measurement has to stay above the starting power threshold. (suggestion: 5)"
+      selector:
+        number:
+          min: 1
+          max: 60
+          unit_of_measurement: min
+    finishing_threshold:
+      name: Finishing power threshold
+      description: "Power threshold below which we assume the appliance has finished. (suggestion: 5)"
+      selector:
+        number:
+          min: 1
+          max: 100
+          unit_of_measurement: W
+    finishing_hysteresis:
+      name: Finishing hysteresis
+      description: "Time duration the power measurement has to stay below the finishing power threshold. (suggestion: 5)"
+      selector:
+        number:
+          min: 1
+          max: 60
+          unit_of_measurement: min
+    actions:
+      name: Actions
+      description: Actions (e.g. pushing a notification, TTS announcement, ...)
+      selector:
+        action:
+
+trigger:
+  - platform: numeric_state
+    entity_id: !input power_sensor
+    for:
+      minutes: !input starting_hysteresis
+    above: !input starting_threshold
+condition: []
+action:
+  - wait_for_trigger:
+      - platform: numeric_state
+        entity_id: !input power_sensor
+        below: !input finishing_threshold
+        for:
+          minutes: !input finishing_hysteresis
+  - choose: []
+    default: !input actions
+mode: single
+max_exceeded: silent
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