My washing machine doesn’t need Wi-Fi

[bloor@bloor.tw]

@neil both my washer and dryer have wifi. Never even set it up.

[neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk]

@bloor Same with our dishwasher. I don't see the point.

[piofthings@mastodon.social]

@bloor Annoyingly that means they are broadcasting a hotspot. I have a fridge hotspot... that's a network security threat angle I haven't investigated... @neil

[bloor@bloor.tw]

@neil I guess could, with a big stretch, see some “slightly nice to have”s with laundry equipment. For example it could be cool to have some kind of instant message when wash finishes/dryer finishes or whatever.

But no, dishwasher, can’t really see a case.

[neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk]

@bloor

> it could be cool to have some kind of instant message when wash finishes/dryer finishes or whatever

It would be cool if it could unload itself and put in the next load!

I'm not sure that I have a need for a notification though - either I am at home and can deal with it (so I don't need a notification to my phone), or else I am not and so couldn't deal with even if I were notified!

[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.