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Homeowner Baffled After Washing Machine Uses 3.6GB of Internet Data a Day (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] gigachad@piefed.social 15 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I bought a new washing machine a year ago, I really had no troubles to find a "dumb" one

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Any tips for finding a 'dumb' tv? One that switches on from power off in seconds, instead of a two minute loading screen?

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 hour ago

Sceptre still makes dumb tvs, as far as I know. I've heard quality is hit or miss. Mine works fine after 7 years, but others have said colors don't hold and similar.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Saw someone a few years ago recommending shopping for "commercial displays" apparently they are more expensive, but they exist. Try that out in your preferred google machine.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Lol. That might have been me. Else I'll keep my plasma until something else comes along.

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Huh, what brand? Having a smart one didn't bother me so long as it didn't require a connection, so maybe I didn't look THAT hard.

[–] gigachad@piefed.social 8 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

It's a Bosch WAN282H3 I bought for 440€, it's a really nice device so far.

Edit: What I had problems with was finding a washing machine that only has physical buttons, I couldn't find one.

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

Thanks! I've been frustrated by my LG and won't buy one again. I've disassembled it twice to clean out mold. I think I'll try Bosch next time. I love my Bosch dishwasher.

[–] bert_macklin_fbi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

I've gotten in the habit of wiping away the moisture on the door and gasket with my clothes after a wash cycle is complete.

[–] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You are going to get mold in any washing machine especially if you leave the door closed.

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

We always leave the door open. The amount of mold has gotten awful at times and I even live in a pretty arid climate. I never had this issue with top loaders.

[–] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

From what I've whitnessed, front loaders seem more susceptible to mold/ mildew growth than top loaders. How often do you use the tub clean function with washing machine cleaner? I know LG recommends every 30 washes.