Post October 2, 2023 1 min read

New Project: Laundry Timed To The Sun

Starting something new on the workbench: a small advisor that says when the washing machine and the dryer should run.

The idea is to line the laundry up with the moments when the solar panels produce more than the house currently needs, instead of guessing or checking an app every time.

Right now this is just the beginning of the project. What the thing will look like and how it will tell us is still open.

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