EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances

Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by martin_a on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:37AM (#21123897)

> In addition, many people hate highly-energy-efficient washing machines, as the washing cycles takes hours... efficient in energy, but inefficient in human life.

Actually this can be a feature. Often enough I fill the machine in the morning, set it up to start in 3 or 4 or even 6 hours, go to work and when I come home the machine has just finished and I'm ready to put the clothes up for drying.

It's more a question of planning than anything else.

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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by AnssiH on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:58AM (#21124027)

Quite off-topic now, but my new LG machine has a programmable end time instead of start time, making this kind of scheduling easier :)

That's a kind of feature that I didn't know I wanted before I had it.

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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by martin_a on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @07:44AM (#21124238)

Ah, interesting idea, saves you the calculations in the morning. ;-)

My baking oven has something like this, too. I still wonder how that is supposed to work, though: I have to dial in temperature etc. before, then set it to finish at a specific time. Seems impractical for rolls oder pizza, but maybe I'm missing something on that feature.

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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by distances on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @04:43PM (#21130379)

I don't know where you live, but beware: if the washing machine broke in this situation and flooded the apartment, you may be found negligent and denied insurance coverage.

I don't know how common this is, but I've been taught to use dishwasher and washing machine only when I'm home myself.

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