As the old saying goes “even a blind man can see the difference when my front loading washing machine is on” as it reverses directions and drops voltage over and over. Nothing else looks anything like it. So why can’t Sense “see it” :man_shrugging:t3: [image] [image]

Because your washer produces a mess of different on and off transitions that all have different characteristics. Betting you couldn’t spot your washer’s “signature” if it was mixed in with AC and other waveforms.

Actually it’s mixed in on the above pics and stands out clearly unique. [image]

Maybe you can circle the on and off transitions for just the washer, then ? I’m still trying to piece together which are from the washer and which are from other devices. Is the little sawtooth literally dozens of on and off cycles of your washer ? I can’t see them in enough detail but they don’t lo…

This is the induction burner (also not identified). Totally different than washer. [image]

Try to zoom in closer on the saw teeth. If each up or down transition lasts more than a second, Sense’s main detection technique isn’t likely to work. And if you want to see the transitions that Sense’s main detection mechanism can see, watch the Power Meter in real time while whatever you want to …

I have a HS110 on my front loader Miele washing machine. Here is a power profile over a typical load of laundry, though note it can look different for different program cycles. [washing_machine] This cycle started off with an 8 minute period of ~1000W when it was boosting the temperature of the …

[image] james_reilley: Here is a power profile over a typical load of laundry, though note it can look different for different program cycles. This is another important point - one washer or dryer can run a variety of different modes that impact when and how much electricity is used throughou…

Unfortunately, my dryer, like so many, is electric 240v and Sense still doesn’t have 240v monitoring devices for those of us who also have solar or need to monitor a handful of such circuits. This is BADLY needed for lots of our higher power draw devices that are beyond Sense’s signature detection c…

Front Loading Washer

Identifying Devices in Your Home

JustinAtSense July 6, 2021, 2:39pm 8

To add to @kevin1 's great feedback in this thread, I suggest you take a look at the interview we did with Data Science a few months ago. We spoke about some of the challenges we are working on improving with some details and some great visual examples. I hope it helps to (partially) demystify the device detection process.

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