There may be a future consumer backlash for ‘dumb’ appliances.
looked at one at Costco last night. was debating it for the price.
Our washer and dryer are over 25 years old. A switch on the washer quit working and so I had a local appliance repair man fix it. Before he left he told me to keep they as long as posible because the new ones are designed to fail in just a couple of years.
I recently bought a front loading washer/dryer combo (not same brand).
Discovered real quick that you have to connect it to the cloud to get an alert that the dryer shut off.
What dumbass signs off on eliminating the end of cycle buzzer? Needless to state - perhaps - that it’s not connected, so I have to set a freaking timer on my phone.
Seriously thinking about going to an upcoming convention for appliance manufacturers.
Just for research, of course.
Bosch will be able to track exactly when you did a load, what settings, how much water was used, and anything else they were monitoring
A friend had a broken water valve in his basement, which leaked a steady stream of water. He and his wife were out of town for a week, so it ran for a while (luckily it \ sump-pump was nearby which kept it from filling the basement).
Because the local water utility installed a smart meter, they could tell him exactly when the leak started, graph it to its maximum flow, and exactly how much water was leaked.
I had one of those.
I had to sell it because it kept getting invited into group chats discussing military strikes.
A few months ago, we were shopping for new clothes washer & dryer. The insanity of some of the higher end, tech central machines was hilarious. One of them looked eerily similar to the 2001 Hal.*
We finally found your basic GE washer & dryer. They work like most others we have used for.....oh..... I don’t know, 50 years. No bells, no whistles, just “get r done!”. What a concept!
**”Dave, your shirts are getting wrinkled.. ... Dave?
I like our 15 yo front loader. We call it R2D2 from the sounds it makes. Just fixed our 20+ yo Kenmore dryer. Easy to do.
Our other place just has a wash tub and a clothesline. It’s our “hillbilly house”.
I don’t get out much. Washers and dryers and dishwashers are connected to the cloud? Why? What is the benefit of that?
When they came to set up our Sleep Number bed, the delivery guy asked for our wifi password. HUH? I don’t think so.
When we moved into our house in 2023, the prior owners had left a washer-dryer set, not even a year old. The washer wanted our wifi password for a few reasons, one of which would let me know when the cycle finished. A loud “beep!” has worked just fine for me.
We GAVE the set to the handyman who helped us after the move, and installed our old set.
I just bought a 75” HiSense UltraHD and it has 2 options. Google TV or HDMI Inputs. Luckily I stream everything I watch. I got rid of cable 15 years ago. but the TV itself has tried a few times to take over by prompting me to check my internet connection...
I will not allow tech to tell me what choices I have...
Your pacemaker and insulin pump want to check in with your refrigerator and dishwasher to make sure you have a good and current social credit score.
VLAN and IOT Firewall Rules - you’ll be OK
My Grandma used one of these, and a wringer. Never a problem, unless the wind blew really hard. The author is unknown.
Is a washboard better than a washing machine?
A washboard is better for hand washing/delicates than machine settings. It gets more dirt/grime out of socks and such. (Muddy or greasy clothes etc. People have laughed thinking it’s novelty and I’ve told them it’s necessary, usable, and well loved.Nov 11, 2022
“Where will we be in 5-10 years next time I need to buy a new dishwasher? Probably even worse off.”
A smart capitalist will set up a factory in El Salvador to manufacture and build dumb dishwashers. Their tattooed prison inmates can work-in the factory.
Export them to the USA. Part of the deal will be that for every 30 dishwashers we buy, El Salvador will accept/imprison one rotten illegal alien criminal with neck n face tattoos
Yeah... My Samsung stove and refrigerator have wifi... Why is the biggest question. Totally asinine except for the tech freaks that can’t open the refrigerator door to see what they need, they need an app to do so. My whole house generator is wifi, another dumb ass idea. I put a kill switch in it and a manual transfer switch. When the power is out I go out and start it then manually switch over. I did install a green light to let me know when power has been restored... Nothing fancy just common sense.
I’d like to start a company called TEC that does TECH FREE CARS. Bring your technology infotainment nightmare car in and we remove the tech BS and give you a car you drive with a radio. My 75 Vette is more reliable than the wife’s 2024 Volvo. I don’t have to lock the doors and wait 90 minutes for a SW update, do touch screen crap to get the heater to work, tell the radio to start playing etc. I get in and drive. I could rewire the entire Vette with 3 20’ extension cords.
Most stuff comes with surveillance state wifi connections for those who, for some odd reason, want to operate their stuff while out of the house.
I believe that feature can be disabled by simply not activating it or, in the extreme case you can’t, block it from the router.
I found out my commode makes a long distance call when I pee. I wonder what that’s about?
I have a Bosch and I love it. But not connected to anything but the water. My daughter got a new stove and she was supposed to connect it, but she didn’t. Why in the world do we have to share our entire lives with the world?