“Smart” Washing Machines are Dumb (pirg.org)

submitted 11 months ago by RidgeRoad@midwest.social to c/righttorepair@midwest.social

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[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Or an old fashioned timer in the kitchen that you set. Or on your phone.

A million simpler ways other than being connected.

[-] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

With my ADHD, having it automated to remind me is much more reliable than hoping I remember to set a timer somewhere, not to mention that my washer and dryer will both lie about the time remaining on a cycle

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

meh. wash sitting for a bit is not the end of the world. unless your doing it late.

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