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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by ThePadawan on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:31AM (#30148266)
The only improvement on that which I've seen is a dishwasher which projects the runtime left onto the floor (instead of just a off/on light).
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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by frosted-flakes on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:23AM (#30148891)
Why can't it just display that on the screen?
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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by avh02 on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @03:53AM (#30160121)
In Germany it's fairly usual to have your dishwasher set in to the kitchen cabinets - you wouldn't know which cupboard is the dishwasher half the time. Having it project on to the floor means you don't need to have a screen that can't be seen while the door is closed (ours has buttons and screen on top edge, which you can't see while the door is closed.)
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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by taeric on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:46AM (#30149247)
Many don't have screens. Buttons are hidden when door is shut.
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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by ThePadawan on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @10:06AM (#30178540)
The siblings have it right - I had to google what a dishwasher with an externally visible screen would even look like.
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