What's the best way to detect when I'm taking a shower?

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What's the best way to detect when I'm taking a shower? - Lemmy.World

I would like to turn on mood lighting automatically when I’m taking a shower, what’s the best way to detect that? * I’ve considered humidity sensors, but that will take a while to kick in and not immediately when the shower starts. * I’ve also considered a water leak sensor but those are not meant to be trigger every day for a long time like 10-15 minutes. That would kill the battery, right? * Smart valves can kind of work, but it feels like overkill because I don’t care about the valve functionality. I would prefer the solution to be battery powered (don’t want to be messing with too many cables around a shower), but I can’t seem to find one.

I would use something like this to measure water usage in combination with an presence sensor in the shower stall. Water flowing + someone present in shower stall = someone taking a shower.
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