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

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[–] F_State@midwest.social 13 points 5 hours ago (16 children)

I would pay extra if I could still buy a washing machine with no electronics in it. They maytag of my youth lasted 3 decades without repair or maintenance (tho it was loud as fuck at the end) I especially can't imagine feeling the need to make a washing machine internet connected.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

The last time my dryer went out, it was going to cost a few hundred to fix it. Instead, I took off the cover on the controls, found the circuit board, found the ID numbers on it, Googled them, found it from some electronic supply place, ordered it, removed two screws and unclipped the old one, plugged in the new one and secured it with the 2 screws, and it still works, more than 10 years later. Cost about $50 for the circuit board.

If the mechanics of a washer or dryer still work, then it's probably just the circuit board.

[–] F_State@midwest.social 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I fixed our last dryer with a 12 dollar belt. It took about an hour and most of that was cleaning lint out of it. Lasted a couple more years.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yep, dryers are easy. Washers are more complicated, with the water and all. Still, if the problem is that it's just dead, then it's probably a circuit board issue.

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 43 minutes ago* (last edited 43 minutes ago)

Yep, dryers are easy

Heat pump driers are the latest fash, doubt that is true for these.

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