Comment on xkcd #3109: Dehumidifier

• boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I can see value in HVAC IoT. Away from home and there’s a cold spell? Turn up the heating so your pipes don’t freeze, but also run it higher when electricity is cheaper (if you have variable pricing).

  I don’t think I’d want my microwave, washing machine, or toilet to have IoT features though.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My toilet sings when I lift the lid or sit down. I kind of wish I could upload a new song after all these years

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    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Wtf

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      • tfowinder@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The Toilet has alexa built into it

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    • tfowinder@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      American toilets get Singing toilets before bidets.

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  • aaaa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I want my washing machine to notify my phone when a cycle completes… But maybe not quite that much

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    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Mine chimes a quaint little song. It’s enough because it can be heard pretty much anywhere in the house unless I’m in the basement. If I’m not home, the notification wouldn’t be particularly useful - I might as well just check when I get home.

      I mean the idea isn’t the absolute worst. I just don’t think it’s a huge QoL improvement either.

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  • ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Any decent heating system will have a thermostat which will activate the heating when it’s getting cold. Also no need for internet to be able to setup the time when electricity is cheaper. It’s not like it’s something you need to do regularly. Setting this all up directly on the heating system works well enough.

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    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      With day ahead pricing it changes… Daily.

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