ikidd@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoHomeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a daywww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoThen again, a simple timer on your phone could do the same thing.
minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoWait: Do the times listed on the screen of your washer/dryer actually reflect reality‽ My dryer will say it’s got 20 minutes remaining for like an hour and a half. And yes, I clean the lint screen and vent regularly (all the way up to the roof!).
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoYou don’t really need an accurate timer. If it says 2:30, just set an alarm to 3h and you’ll be fine most of the time.
Then again, a simple timer on your phone could do the same thing.
Wait: Do the times listed on the screen of your washer/dryer actually reflect reality‽
My dryer will say it’s got 20 minutes remaining for like an hour and a half. And yes, I clean the lint screen and vent regularly (all the way up to the roof!).
You don’t really need an accurate timer. If it says 2:30, just set an alarm to 3h and you’ll be fine most of the time.