Comment by arrowsmith
10 months ago
What possible advantage is there to controlling my dishwasher through an app? Why would anyone buy this on purpose?
10 months ago
What possible advantage is there to controlling my dishwasher through an app? Why would anyone buy this on purpose?
Ideas off the top of my head if you link “smart” dishwasher to smart home.
1. Loaded dishwasher doesn’t run until Time-of-Use electric is off-peak.
2. Dishwasher runs after everyone has left for the day
3. Dishwasher runs after everyone has gone to bed
4. Dishwasher stops and drains if external water sensor detects leak (the inbuilt sensor/s don’t work for all types of leaks)
Are these worth it? Who knows. But it does have some uses.
If it used some standardized interface for communicating with the app, a benefit could be not being tied to it's physical interface if it breaks down or if you want to extend it's functionality. Unfortunately interfaces are the opposite of standardized or open right now.
It’s a dishwasher, a compound word that pretty thoroughly describes its functionality.
So after you have manually loaded it and put the soap in and closed it, instead of pressing a button to start it you can go through 6 screens and 25 clicks to start it!
That's progress!