My washing machine doesn’t need Wi-Fi

[nick@shore.me.uk]

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk @bloor@bloor.tw our washing machine beeps annoyingly when it finishes

[penguin42@mastodon.org.uk]

@neil @bloor You'd think if both the dryer and the washer had wifi there would be a tunnel.

[bloor@bloor.tw]

@nick @neil see i could absolutely substitute the annoying loud beep for a polite notification on my phone

[dan@mastodon.durrans.com]

@bloor @neil my washing machine sends me a push message if the expected duration changes or the cycle ends. I also have it hooked into Home Assistant. It is a German brand so I am assuming at least a modicum of privacy and data protection.

[bloor@bloor.tw]

@dan @neil ooi is it Bosch?

[spiegelmama@infosec.exchange]

@neil As someone who has walked away from an open flame on my stove top, I would appreciate being alerted to potential problems and to be able to check whether I left something cooking when I left the house. 😬

[dan@mastodon.durrans.com]

@bloor @neil it means I actually remember to empty it

[dan@mastodon.durrans.com]

@bloor @neil Miele

[bloor@bloor.tw]

@dan @neil ah damn - my washer and dryer are both Bosch. I like them. But as I say, never set up WiFi

[tony@toot.hoyle.me.uk]

@penguin42 @neil @bloor A BraGate..

[neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk]

@bloor @dan

Daft question, but would a smart plug, capable of detecting load / throughput, do the job? I'd trust a Tasmota'd plug over a washing machine.

[nick@shore.me.uk]

@bloor@bloor.tw @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk our neff oven is supposed to be able to be internet connected but even though the app says it is online it does not work

[damien@layer8.space]

@dan @bloor @neil my "utility room" is the garage, which is annoyingly annexed to next door's house rather than mine - so a trip to the washer or dryer requires going out in the rain etc.

For that reason we have a camera pointed at the (dumb) washer and a WiFi enabled (and activated) dryer; both for the purpose of letting us know if a trip out to the garage is worthwhile.

[timwardcam@c.im]

@bloor @neil Dishwasher use case: #HomeAssistant automation to turn it on at whichever point in the middle of the night has cheapest power.

[max@toet.dnzm.nl]

@neil @bloor @dan either that, or a vibration sensor, those are the options I heard most often.

[timwardcam@c.im]

@neil @bloor @dan Smart plug can power up the appliance, but that doesn't mean it'll start its cycle.

[etchedpixels@mastodon.social]

@neil @bloor About the only one I've ever come across is power management when you have solar and batteries and the like. Then you can do clever stuff providing you remember to leave the washing machine loaded and don't accidentally "save power" by washing an empty machine 8)

[jima@mspsocial.net]

@hyacin @neil The door-open notifications on our fridge are occasionally not just someone rearranging/indecisive. It was not a compelling element to the purchase, though.

The oven...that one came with the house. Pre-heating (and pre-heating notifications) are OK, but I wouldn't bother, were it my choice.

Washer/dryer...replaced literally this week. The "load done" notifications are genuinely kind of handy for the people two floors below the laundry room.

[jima@mspsocial.net]

@hyacin @neil All of these are 2.4GHz-spamming, probably bug-filled trash, though, and I do genuinely detest that element of the whole affair.

[spiegelmama@infosec.exchange]

@neil But yeah, for me, the washer/dryer app is silly. Fridge is the WORST.