Integration of knob sensors in monitoring systems

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a monitoring system and from a position sensor configured to generate sensor information that indicates a position of a knob of an appliance located in a property monitored by the monitoring system, the sensor information that indicates the position of the knob of the appliance;
• based on the sensor information, identifying, by the monitoring system, a knob event that indicates the position of the knob;
• analyzing, by the monitoring system, the knob event against one or more rules 1) related to usage of the appliance and ii) generated using knob interaction patterns that reflect usage patterns of the knob and were determined using data relating to knob events maintained in memory by:
• determining that the knob is positioned to activate the appliance;
• determining that the property is experiencing a power outage related to the appliance;
• and
• based on the determination that the knob is positioned to activate the appliance and the determination that the property is experiencing the power outage related to the appliance, generating a notification indicating that the knob is positioned to activate the appliance and that the property is experiencing the power outage related to the appliance, and
• determining, by the monitoring system, whether to perform an action related to the monitoring system based on the analysis of the knob event against one or more rules i) related to usage of the appliance and ii) generated using knob interaction patterns that reflect usage patterns of the knob and were determined using data relating to knob events maintained in memory by providing, for output, the notification indicating that the knob is positioned to activate the appliance and that the property is experiencing the power outage related to the appliance.