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Not to knock other people's hobbies, but our dryer plays a loud jingle when done, no Internet connection required. Do other models not have this feature?
by valicord 3y ago
Not to knock other people's hobbies, but our dryer plays a loud jingle when done, no Internet connection required. Do other models not have this feature?
- fragmede 3y agoHow loud is that jingle, and how small is your house? for some, the dryer is located in a basement, far away enough that no such jingle, or buzzer can be heard in the rest of the house.
- smugglerFlynn 3y agoSolution is quite simple - rewire the dryer's jingle circuit to electrically trigger play for a pre-recorded "Hey Alexa! Notify my owner that drying is complete" cassette record on an old portable Walkman. Install Amazon speaker nearby to react on this.
- valicord 3y agoFairly loud and fairly large (can be heard on another floor), but I'll admit I didn't consider the basement scenario (since I don't have one)
- astura 3y agoMost do, but basements and garages are a common location for dryers, both are usually out of the way enough that it's very difficult to hear the sound in the living quarters.
- gavinsyancey 3y agoThis is a common feature, but somehow mine does not do this. I didn't pick it out; my landlord did. Not surprised they cheaped out on literally everything.
- dfc 3y agoThe thing that I am not sure of is why it's so important to know when the dryer finishes? And if it's that important how does it slip your mind that the 45 dryer cycle started at the top of the hour? Is it a kids thing?
- Scoundreller 3y ago“Modern” dryers will vary their run time and stop once they stop sensing some threshold of humidity in exhaust air. A load of jeans will take longer than a polyester shirt load.
- jtriangle 3y agoSimple solution is to place a temperature probe on the exhaust duct and alert based on that. That's what I'm doing and it never fails. My dryer beeps, but, it's in the garage, so, impossible to hear.
- jtriangle 3y agoWrinkles. If you yank your clothes out of the dryer and get them hung while they're still warm, they don't wrinkle nearly as much than if you let them cool down in a heap in the drier. 45 minutes is more than enough time to get thoroughly engrossed in a myriad of activities, so, easy to forget, and not all drier cycles are predictable. Timed dry is, but, anything smarter than that isn't (and most driers still in service are smarter).
- SkyPuncher 3y agoFor me, I want to know when to switch the Washington the dryer. I both tend to forget and do all of my laundry in a single day. I want to build something like this that reminds me many times that I need to switch the laundry.
- SkyPuncher 3y agoMy laundry is behind a door on the far end of the house to keep the droning down. It’s pretty easy to miss the ding - especially if the Tv or music is playing.