Edit It’s 17:08 now and it still shows 3 minutes
Edit 2 It’s 17:15 now and it has been on 0 minutes for 3 full minutes…
Those aren’t minutes, they’re drying time units, which last as long as the dryer decides it wants them to last on any particular day.
A washer or dryer is never late. Nor it it early. It finishes precisely when it means to.
Who the fuck programs these things? Why even have this measurement if the units are not a fixed length? Just put a light on it that says “done” or “not done”
I mean, I was just being sarcastic, but it seems like that.
Imagine getting so mad at a dryer timer. If you hate it so much don’t look at it and wait until it’s done
I can’t imagine
These dryers also have a timed function that will allow to to over dry your clothes as much as you’d like. The auto modes use sensors that can detect clothes that still haven’t dried completely as they tumble about. Pretty hard to make precise unless you’re attaching sensors to every article in the dryer.
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Now I’m confused, how many drying time units are in a galactic standard week?
I can understand the confusion, drying time units is actually a measure of distance not speed.
Depends how wet the week is.
Our dryer does this to us:
Put clothes in, start it - it estimates 35 units of time. Come back in 15 minutes to check, it says 15 units left. Come back in 15 minutes, it now says 21 units left.
I am, like all of us, unsure of the fundamental nature of time. But the dryer even more so. The units are not one standard length, and they don’t move always in the same direction.
Valve time; the phenomenon is often observed in software development, with some calling it the software development time.
Jokes aside, reading this thread makes me appreciate the old junk for the washing machine I have around here much more - at least it’s accurate with time!
Software development time:
OP looking down on the unwashed masses after complaining about his fancy washing machine:
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Had the exact same experience the other day. Fuck these machines, fuck printers, fuck microwave ovens, fuck software updates and fuck time estimates in general.
Shouldn’t need to be an estimate. The washer and drier are on timers. Use that as the time indicator.
Most dryers these days should be using a moisture sensor, not a timer.
Most dryers give an estimate of time but use a sensor to judge if the clothes are indeed dry.
One thing I pride myself on is the ability to see through my dryer’s bullshit. I know that 30 minutes really means 45 you damn liar.
Yeah I should have known, started the thing at 12:26 (actually know this because I called my wife to check if we had 3 hours and 38 minutes before we needed to go), its 17:18 and I just got the door open…
If you haven’t already, clean the dryer vent thoroughly, including the whole exhaust vent leading outside. This should be done at least once a year. Once the vent is clear it should speed up drying, if not it might be the dryer itself and the manual might have solutions.
Here are some guides: https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/how-to-clean-a-dryer-vent/ https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/home-diy/projects/dryer-vent-cleaning.htm
How can this be an estimation, and how is it so wrong? Doesn’t the program just have a hard-coded length? Or does the time vary based on clothing weight or something? This seems so utterly strange to me.
I assume it weighs it at the start and knows it’s dry when it weighs the same again.
It doesn’t know what the material is. Some dry quicker than others.
That’s actually a very smart way to do that. Couldn’t have thought of that
Im still waiting for the last edit OP, dont leave us hanging
I think it was 17:18 when the door lock finally opened. The very first time estimate said it should be ready at 16:10. So it was definitely a big lie.
I much prefer hang drying.
- Less wear on the clothes
- Basically no energy cost (technically not correct but it’s really whatever)
- Free humidifying during the dry winters
- Fairly satisfying thing to do while listening to a podcast
The primary downside is that it’s no fun to do it when it rains, neither indoors or outdoors, but as long as you time your laundry well enough, it’s all good.
Relying on the weather to dry your clothes is a scam. You’re just going to get tricked. I have ADHD so it’s a no go
What does ADHD have to do with this? I’m not sure that I get it.
I can’t remember to do shit because I don’t experience the mental construct of time in the same way as neurotypicals. And even with an alarm, it’s still an extra cognitive load that makes me more likely to mess up everything else. If I forget the clothes on the line for a week, they’ll degrade in the elements and get mildew from the night dew. Inside is a better place for me to forget my clothes. I have less stuff to remember for less time, an alarm is more help to me, and I don’t have to plan for unexpected variables.
The drying machine is a disabled person’s ally.
I see - remembering to bring the laundry inside is the issue.
While there’s nothing wrong with using a dryer - I’m certainly not going to deny you the privilege - perhaps hanging the clothes inside could be a passable workaround for the memory issue? Assuming your indoor environment allows for it, that is.
“Two minutes, Turkish.”
It was two minutes five minutes ago!
We call it “the longest minute” in my house.
I see you bought a dryer that’s in Hawaiian time
No worries, just go with the flow it’ll work out
Fun fact though typically the last little bit of drying in the dryer is just cool down time, so just reach in there and grab those toasty boxers, you’ll be fine
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Must be a Welsh machine. I’ll be there now, in a minute.
The labelling is in Dutch, so it’s either a Dutch or a Flemish machine.
It was a joke, since the Welsh say “I’ll do it now, straight away” for immediately, but “Now, in a minute” for I’ll do it, but have no estimate of when it will get done.
My washing machine over-estimates at first, it drops nearly an hour after it gets going. However, it will underestimate later on.
Also, it does this thing where it beeps that it’s starting, doesn’t do anything, then unlocks the door for a few seconds, then locks it again and actually starts. That’s been a life saver for catching that one sock that got left behind and didn’t make it into the drum.
Exactly. It is critical to learn what the machine means when not under time pressure.
It’s not always the fault of the device. It estimate the time based on the download speed in this moment, but it can’t know that in the next moment your ISP server slows down or that your AV stops the download for some times to analyze a suspicios file, things like this to make your day enjoyable. Because of this, never automatic updates. I recieve an notification if there is an update in the queue and so I can update when I like in a spare time.
Uh, this is a photo of a clothes dryer.
And who needs an Dryer, Washingmashine, Fridge or other home appliance with Internet connection to spy you? Then complaining on Lemmy about the lack of privacy on the internet and the control of large corporations over the user.
The photo shows a washing machine though (I can read the Dutch labeling of the dials/buttons).
I still wouldn’t be surprused if it worked that way
That’s a washer, or maybe a dryer I can’t tell. I hope it’s not downloading anything
Washer. It describes available washing programs in Dutch.
