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Appliance repairman here. New appliances are aggressively overpriced for very little reward. Aside from looking nice they offer nothing new. And worse of all older appliances from the late 90s early 2000s are significantly better than anything coming out right now.
It is a pleasure working on those old appliances when they pop up.
Aside from looking nice they offer nothing new.
My new dishwasher opens itself after it's done. TBH, that was absolutely worth getting a new one.
And my new washing machine has a hot water connector and thus can use water from my heatpump, my solar heater or my wood stove. That was worth the switch as well.
And my new stove uses induction, I'm never going back.
And my new clothes dryer uses a third of the energy of the old one because, heatpump.
Eh, I'd say new appliances can do some things better than old ones, but only if you don't buy the basic models.
What's the advantage of the dishwasher opening itself when it's done?
Dry dishes, even if you're not around when it's finished.
Does it close itself again after it's dry? I don't necessarily want the door open for hours
No, it doesn't. I wouldn't want it closed, there is a wet pump sump in there. A closed dishwasher is moist af inside.
I think we're only talking about the dishwasher door, not the door of your house/flat. If the air inside is that dirty I think you have bigger problems. Or, I just realised, is this to do with having pets?
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I would assume newer appliances have just as many increases to efficiency, as they do corners cut to reduce the cost.
I'd say the smart features are something new, but it's almost always locked behind information stealing applications that you need to have, just to check if your laundry is done yet.
9 times out of 10 you can get better smart integration with some alligator clips and a raspberry Pi or esp32.
In 20 years of appliance repair doing on average 5 orders a day I have met maybe two or three clients that used the smart features in their appliances. Otherwise they are totally useless.
I remember reading an article from GE a while ago where they were complaining that very, very few people were using the WiFi features on their washers and dryers.
No one asked for WiFi, no one needs Wi-Fi on their appliances.
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I don't think I've experienced a greater high recently than buying a new dryer
Idk man I wanted those fridges with the water and ice dispenser as a kid bad
Seriously! Now that I have one as an adult I appreciate it every day and drink a bunch of delicious filtered icy water every day.
We had one of those growing up. It was always the highlight when friends came over
Oh man you had it made! It's a must if I ever buy a fridge but well, renters can't be choosers haha.
I've always enjoyed the allure of a new device, especially appliances. I constantly delight at having my own kitchenaide stand mixer. I was even more delighted when I was gifted an attachment to make pasta dough with it!
Get the ice cream maker attachment. Life changing.
I'll put it on my birthday wishlist, perhaps I'll get it later this year!
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I was so excited to get a new vacuum cleaner for Christmas. My old one was barely clinging to life even with all the 3D printed parts I shoved into it
I just wanna live without cat hair and dirt everywhere
Have you tried not to let cats inside the house?
An oven, over an all expenses paid 7 day holiday to Italy!
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