Comment on Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day

• riskable@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Wait: Do the times listed on the screen of your washer/dryer actually reflect reality‽

  My dryer will say it’s got 20 minutes remaining for like an hour and a half. And yes, I clean the lint screen and vent regularly (all the way up to the roof!).

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  • bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Washers usually give better estimates than dryers. How long something takes to dry depends on the material used. The washer doesn’t care about anything but weight.

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  • agressivelyPassive@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You don’t really need an accurate timer. If it says 2:30, just set an alarm to 3h and you’ll be fine most of the time.

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  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My 30 year old, no electronics dryer takes consitent time.

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• tyler@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Modern machines don’t display accurate cycle times at all. They use sensors to detect when to finish.

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  • mundane@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Exactly, it’s just an estimate.

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• jabathekek@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Or even just knowing approximately how long the cycle goes for.

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