- Put clothes in washer.
- 36 hours later, realize never put clothes in dryer! Aww crap… gonna need to wash again.
- Investigate. Discover never started washer, clothes never got wet.
- Victory…?
Reminders + timers are key. I have a recurring reminder that says “Laundry? Set timer!” That I check off either if there’s no laundry or once the laundry is on the drying rack. It is set to remind me every 3 days once checked off.
It will stare at me every time I check my phone until it’s done. Works pretty well.
This. As someone with severe combined type ADHD, it is vitally important to develop coping strategies. Timers, alarms, calendar entries, etc. Anything and everything that works. I also recommend passing your decision making process through a mental prioritization framework so you target the lowest hanging fruit (choose biggest impact tasks that require the least amount of effort to complete).
Oh my God. You’ve just proven that two wrongs DO make a right!
Oh shit my laundry! Thanks!
This is me right now
Go start your laundry! Put a timer on your phone. And have a good chuckle.
I have an old washer and dryer that work. I don’t want to replace them with smart devices. I DO want to get a text whenever they’re done with their cycles. Any ideas how to make that happen?
ADHD person here.
I installed Home Assistant on a small RPi and used a Wifi plug.I then I used one of the many blueprints that basically says “If power is over 5amp, and then stop for 5 minutes and under 5amps, then send a message to your phone”.
Not exactly easy, but its really fun.
I do have HA, but never thought of that. Thanks! I’m going to see if anyone sells that sort of sensor prebuilt.
https://youtu.be/q6aCfDDEkwE?si=XXlizUALgTh8Bi_U
There are now blueprints that make it extra easy but this guy sets it up manually and even installed it on your smart speakers.
I have the skill set, but not the free time or interest. I LITERALLY might do this though (I’m this kind of weird hacker)…
- Get an old Android phone (I have like 5, I don’t know how many would charge, but probably 2 would). Duct tape it to your washer.
- Write an app that queries the accelerometer and detects jiggling.
- Wait 2 minutes. If there’s more jiggling, start the 2 minutes over.
- When there’s no jiggling for 2 minutes, send a push notification.
- Figure out how long it runs
- Set a timer for that long
I’m not usually the one setting it unfortunately.
Don’t worry, it all comes out in the wash
Just like a Reaver harpoon blade.
Like a leaf on the wind.
Most clothes could handle not being dried immediately. Some types might get “crunchy” (I dunno what it is, hard water?) but still be okay.Do the mildew!
Yes I crossed off my comment, to avoid spreading misinformation.
