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> it'll start beeping Speaking of beeping, why is it so hard to completely disable the "I'm finished" beep on household devices? My microwave beeps, incessant

> it'll start beeping Speaking of beeping, why is it so hard to completely disable the "I'm finished" beep on household devices? My microwave beeps, incessantly. My dishwasher beeps, four times, when it's finished. Especially nice when this happens after midnight when everyone is sleeping. My washing machine beeps, for the best part of 10 mins, when it's finished. Also nice when this happens in the wee small hours. My tumble dryer - praise the Lord - has a function to disable its beeping. The beeping got disabled within minutes of it being installed.

raverbashing 4y ago
And the funny thing is how some people will be insistent they like the beeping! (usually the same ones with the memory span of a goldfish but I digres...) Of course, the best way is to make it configurable, but surely.
hansoolo 4y ago
>My washing machine beeps, for the best part of 10 mins, when it's finished. Also nice when this happens in the wee small hours. Hmmm? So it annoys you if it beeps at those times, but not when it RUNS at those times? I'm confused...
- logifail 4y ago
  > So it annoys you if it beeps at those times, but not when it RUNS at those times? I'm confused... Utility room is a long way from the bedroom, and the utility room door fits well. As long as you don't select a high-speed spin cycle the washing machine is more or less inaudible from the bedroom. The beeper, however, isn't inaudible, especially at night. Great design choice to make the beeper the loudest part of the device ... and then make it unmuteable. Yes, we did once ask the Siemens repair guy during a service visit.
- kebman 4y ago
  I have some friends that need white noise to sleep, and the sound of appliances gives them some of the same feel. Until it beeps. Then they clench their teeth and aggressively finds the nearest pillow to press down over their ears.
mPReDiToR 4y ago
Smart sockets. Plug through the device and when it's done, shout at Mycroft (or other spyware DA) to power it off.
GordonS 4y ago
> My washing machine beeps, for the best part of 10 mins, when it's finished. Also nice when this happens in the wee small hours. My washing machine loudly plays a lengthy fecking song when it's finished! I do wish that, at the least, there was a way to reduce the volume of all these beeping things...
- maccard 4y ago
  That would be Die Forelle [0] by schubert - it's a song about a trout. Now you can think of trout every time it happens. [0] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1gbHYqdPnk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1gbHYqdPnk
  - GordonS 4y ago
    That's the one! Had no idea it was about a trout of all things, or indeed why they chose such a song?!
- sdflhasjd 4y ago
  > My washing machine loudly plays a lengthy fecking song when it's finished! Let me guess... one of the big Korean manufacturers? Seems to be popular over there for some reason. Fortunately, on my LG, you can turn it off - but there's no middle ground: it's either a 30 second tune or complete silence.
  - GordonS 4y ago
    Yep, it's Samsung. We purchased a more expensive machine, expecting it would be better quality and last longer... it's been a terrible purchase though, we've had nothing but trouble with it. Won't be buying Samsung again.
taoufix 4y ago
My microwave oven makes not 1, not 2, not 3, ... but 6 beeps when it's done. I hated the thing. No way to disable it. So I ended up opening the damn thing, find the tiny speaker and unsolder its wires ([1], [2]) My Instant Pot does the same thing, but I only use it in the evening, so not so much of a big deal as the microwave oven. [1] Before: https://i.imgur.com/xuyQJwL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xuyQJwL.jpg [2] After: https://i.imgur.com/ZwX8zWs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZwX8zWs.jpg
- bob1029 4y ago
  I believe the instant pot does have some way to turn off the sounds with config. I managed to turn the beeps off with some magic combination of button presses.
  - taoufix 4y ago
    I have an old model. I will look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.
    - taoufix 4y ago
      Found it. Sound Off: When in Standby, press and hold − button until display indicates SOFF [1] [1] https://www.instapots.com/disable-instant-pot-beeping/ https://www.instapots.com/disable-instant-pot-beeping/
Findecanor 4y ago
Bad audio design. Beeps should be reserved for errors. Success should be indicated by a happy chime. But most of all, it is being cheap and using a piezeoelectric buzzer driven on/off instead of a speaker driven by a small routine that would produce a pleasant sound. Microwave ovens used to sound a bell when they were done, back when timers were mechanical.
- InCityDreams 4y ago
  "...a happy chime", would piss me off equally as much.
baal80spam 4y ago
> My microwave beeps, incessantly. When my old microwave (which emitted 4 long beeps when finished) broken down, I specifically looked for an unit with: - knobs, ie. no buttons (and especially no touch buttons!) - shortest possible 'cooking finished' bell I managed to find one that I like but it wasn't easy.
- kebman 4y ago
  Please share the brand if you see this! <3
bob1029 4y ago
The thing that really bothers me is that the amount of beeping is totally not linked to the urgency of the thing. For instance, My microwave beeps for a solid 10 seconds every minute after a run. In this condition, it is perfectly safe no matter what. My oven beeps exactly 1 time when preheated, similar to how FedEx and UPS notify upon package delivery. In this condition, it could burn my house down if left unattended. There are no subsequent beeps.
- gruez 4y ago
  >it could burn my house down if left unattended Really? I have a hard time imagining how heating elements in a steel box is going to burn your house down.
  - bob1029 4y ago
    Imagine an in-wall oven that requires the use of an active blower to keep the surrounding area from getting too hot. I've also had an electric oven where the element was damaged and started melting/deforming. Not sure how far this would have gone if left alone.
  - travisporter 4y ago
    https://www.hunker.com/12548882/common-causes-of-oven-fires https://www.hunker.com/12548882/common-causes-of-oven-fires
- LeonenTheDK 4y ago
  Exactly, my microwave plays this cute little song for about 3 seconds that stopped being cute after the second time hearing it. But if you don't open the door within ~30 seconds or so, it plays its song again. It does this for a long while before giving up. Customer support, when asked if there was a way to disable it that was missed, said it's a "safety feature" and therefore cannot be disabled.
- happyopossum 4y ago
  > In this condition, it could burn my house down You’re pre-heating your oven, so it’s empty. There are no realistic circumstances where an empty oven could burn your house down simply by being on at a preset temperature.
ClumsyPilot 4y ago
My washine machine never stops beeping. Ever! It will beep FOREVER untill you turn it off. This should be a crime.
Nursie 4y ago
> My tumble dryer - praise the Lord - has a function to disable its beeping I need this! Ours beeps when it's done, then starts up again for a couple of minutes, beeps again... repeat ad nauseam. Yes, I KNOW YOU'RE FINISHED!
felxh 4y ago
As many have mentioned, microwaves are the ones I get the least. What is the urgency for opening the damn thing when it is done!? For dishwashers, we now have one that just opens by itself when it is done (to dry) - no beeping or anything. Maybe a bit hyperbolic, but it was quite a life changer!

raverbashing 4y ago

And the funny thing is how some people will be insistent they like the beeping! (usually the same ones with the memory span of a goldfish but I digres...) Of course, the best way is to make it configurable, but surely.

hansoolo 4y ago

>My washing machine beeps, for the best part of 10 mins, when it's finished. Also nice when this happens in the wee small hours. Hmmm? So it annoys you if it beeps at those times, but not when it RUNS at those times? I'm confused...

logifail 4y ago
> So it annoys you if it beeps at those times, but not when it RUNS at those times? I'm confused... Utility room is a long way from the bedroom, and the utility room door fits well. As long as you don't select a high-speed spin cycle the washing machine is more or less inaudible from the bedroom. The beeper, however, isn't inaudible, especially at night. Great design choice to make the beeper the loudest part of the device ... and then make it unmuteable. Yes, we did once ask the Siemens repair guy during a service visit.
kebman 4y ago
I have some friends that need white noise to sleep, and the sound of appliances gives them some of the same feel. Until it beeps. Then they clench their teeth and aggressively finds the nearest pillow to press down over their ears.

mPReDiToR 4y ago

Smart sockets. Plug through the device and when it's done, shout at Mycroft (or other spyware DA) to power it off.

GordonS 4y ago

> My washing machine beeps, for the best part of 10 mins, when it's finished. Also nice when this happens in the wee small hours. My washing machine loudly plays a lengthy fecking song when it's finished! I do wish that, at the least, there was a way to reduce the volume of all these beeping things...

maccard 4y ago
That would be Die Forelle [0] by schubert - it's a song about a trout. Now you can think of trout every time it happens. [0] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1gbHYqdPnk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1gbHYqdPnk
- GordonS 4y ago
  That's the one! Had no idea it was about a trout of all things, or indeed why they chose such a song?!
sdflhasjd 4y ago
> My washing machine loudly plays a lengthy fecking song when it's finished! Let me guess... one of the big Korean manufacturers? Seems to be popular over there for some reason. Fortunately, on my LG, you can turn it off - but there's no middle ground: it's either a 30 second tune or complete silence.
- GordonS 4y ago
  Yep, it's Samsung. We purchased a more expensive machine, expecting it would be better quality and last longer... it's been a terrible purchase though, we've had nothing but trouble with it. Won't be buying Samsung again.

taoufix 4y ago

My microwave oven makes not 1, not 2, not 3, ... but 6 beeps when it's done. I hated the thing. No way to disable it. So I ended up opening the damn thing, find the tiny speaker and unsolder its wires ([1], [2]) My Instant Pot does the same thing, but I only use it in the evening, so not so much of a big deal as the microwave oven. [1] Before: https://i.imgur.com/xuyQJwL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xuyQJwL.jpg [2] After: https://i.imgur.com/ZwX8zWs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZwX8zWs.jpg

bob1029 4y ago
I believe the instant pot does have some way to turn off the sounds with config. I managed to turn the beeps off with some magic combination of button presses.
- taoufix 4y ago
  I have an old model. I will look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.
  - taoufix 4y ago
    Found it. Sound Off: When in Standby, press and hold − button until display indicates SOFF [1] [1] https://www.instapots.com/disable-instant-pot-beeping/ https://www.instapots.com/disable-instant-pot-beeping/

Findecanor 4y ago

Bad audio design. Beeps should be reserved for errors. Success should be indicated by a happy chime. But most of all, it is being cheap and using a piezeoelectric buzzer driven on/off instead of a speaker driven by a small routine that would produce a pleasant sound. Microwave ovens used to sound a bell when they were done, back when timers were mechanical.

InCityDreams 4y ago
"...a happy chime", would piss me off equally as much.

baal80spam 4y ago

> My microwave beeps, incessantly. When my old microwave (which emitted 4 long beeps when finished) broken down, I specifically looked for an unit with: - knobs, ie. no buttons (and especially no touch buttons!) - shortest possible 'cooking finished' bell I managed to find one that I like but it wasn't easy.

kebman 4y ago
Please share the brand if you see this! <3

bob1029 4y ago

The thing that really bothers me is that the amount of beeping is totally not linked to the urgency of the thing. For instance, My microwave beeps for a solid 10 seconds every minute after a run. In this condition, it is perfectly safe no matter what. My oven beeps exactly 1 time when preheated, similar to how FedEx and UPS notify upon package delivery. In this condition, it could burn my house down if left unattended. There are no subsequent beeps.

gruez 4y ago
>it could burn my house down if left unattended Really? I have a hard time imagining how heating elements in a steel box is going to burn your house down.
- bob1029 4y ago
  Imagine an in-wall oven that requires the use of an active blower to keep the surrounding area from getting too hot. I've also had an electric oven where the element was damaged and started melting/deforming. Not sure how far this would have gone if left alone.
- travisporter 4y ago
  https://www.hunker.com/12548882/common-causes-of-oven-fires https://www.hunker.com/12548882/common-causes-of-oven-fires
LeonenTheDK 4y ago
Exactly, my microwave plays this cute little song for about 3 seconds that stopped being cute after the second time hearing it. But if you don't open the door within ~30 seconds or so, it plays its song again. It does this for a long while before giving up. Customer support, when asked if there was a way to disable it that was missed, said it's a "safety feature" and therefore cannot be disabled.
happyopossum 4y ago
> In this condition, it could burn my house down You’re pre-heating your oven, so it’s empty. There are no realistic circumstances where an empty oven could burn your house down simply by being on at a preset temperature.

ClumsyPilot 4y ago

My washine machine never stops beeping. Ever! It will beep FOREVER untill you turn it off. This should be a crime.

Nursie 4y ago

> My tumble dryer - praise the Lord - has a function to disable its beeping I need this! Ours beeps when it's done, then starts up again for a couple of minutes, beeps again... repeat ad nauseam. Yes, I KNOW YOU'RE FINISHED!

felxh 4y ago

As many have mentioned, microwaves are the ones I get the least. What is the urgency for opening the damn thing when it is done!? For dishwashers, we now have one that just opens by itself when it is done (to dry) - no beeping or anything. Maybe a bit hyperbolic, but it was quite a life changer!