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Why in God's name would you connect it to WiFi?
Most of this can be achieved in other ways (like a smart plug measuring the current draw and a simple monthly reminder), but non-techies want turnkey solutions.
I can't see any reason to have WiFi on your dryer, though.
Idk about other people, but this is actually harder than you'd think. I've got zigbee and zwave hubs in my house for my home automation system, but there's really not anything that uses those technologies and has the screwy power plug my washer has. I grabbed some inducement sensors (I think that's what they're called), but I can't use them near my washer since they have to be hooked to the line to have a reference and my washer is too far away from my fuse box.
Which country is this? I think both American and European (or at least Norwegian) washers use standard plugs (although American dryers do not), so I'm just curious which areas use something custom for that.
A regular plug should be able to supply a washer with power, but dryers are a different story in countries using 110V power.