Comment on Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 8 months agoMy fucking washer has NFC and I cant even figure out why I would ever need that, let alone WiFi?
Features for features sake, I guess? Another bullet point on the features list.
royalbarnacle@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s not very useful. But, I can start a program from an app which is a lot easier than understanding all the little logos on the unit. Plus I have more flexibility to tweak it, like be faster or gentler or schedule it to cheaper electricity hours all much more easily and intuitively than in the panel.
Also timer, remote start, and letting me know when it’s done are something I might use once in a blue moon.
Can I live without it, hell yes, but is it a totally useless gimmick… Well 50/50.
Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
I don’t get the remote start, you should never start them if you’re away from your home. Gonnaa floor or burn your house down.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
At least in my case, its electric
Pretzilla@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Electric dryer can still catch fire on heat mode by lint accumulation.
Rather safe on no heat mode, though.
Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Funnily enough static discharge is common in dryer house fires regardless of the type of dryer you have. It’s usually the lint that gets set on fire.