Comment on I just want to set a timer for MY FOOD WINDOWS WHY?

• camelbeard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I get that, I have a smart oven, washer, dryer and dishwasher. All connected to the internet (private guest network just in case), and they all send updates to one Telegram group chat using IFTTT. It’s pretty convenient to get updates when a device is done.

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Mine just beep when they’re done.

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    • ilinamorato@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The only two things that I like about smart appliances:

      • remote preheat for the oven (ready to pop the frozen pizza in right when I walk in the door)
      • cycle end notification for the washer (when I’m in the basement I can’t hear the sound to know when to move the clothes to the dryer)

      I can’t imagine needing a notification on the dishwasher (I’m never wanting for it to finish to do something else) or refrigerator (just what even would it do).

      I guess the smart control of the hvac is nice (turn it on when I’m on my way back from vacation so the temperature is perfect when I get home), but does that count as an appliance?

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      • raynethackery@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        What about the sweaters in the oven?

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      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        A notification you’ve left the fridge door open could be handy.

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      • Gestrid@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        • remote preheat for the oven (ready to pop the frozen pizza in right when I walk in the door)

        Most ovens these days have a sort of time delay feature so you can set it to turn on X hours from now. Though I will admit it’s more convenient not to have to estimate what time you’re gonna be home at. Still, there are definitely alternatives to using an internet-connected over.

        • cycle end notification for the washer (when I’m in the basement I can’t hear the sound to know when to move the clothes to the dryer)

        I already know my washing machine takes almost exactly 30 minutes to finish after I turn on the water. I just set a timer on my phone for that amount of time.

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      • isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        dumb me for using a timer on the washer /s

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    • pirat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Cool, but that’s only half the truth, 'cause how do you turn off your fridge or microwave stuff when you’re away from home then?? /s

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  • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    We once invented multiple protocols, because doing everything over the same protocol is a bad idea…

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• Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I could see a connected dishwasher being useful if all water using apps (liances, not lications) could coordinate with the water softener to determine if it needs to cycle before they start (and to automatically start once the soft water is ready).

  Is that even a thing?

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