My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmware over the WiFi

Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by Karunamon on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:40AM (#30149169)

Off-peak electricity pricing, not wanting to wake/disturb others with noise, not wanting to consume too much hot water before the rest of the house showers or uses the clothes washer...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by aldebran on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:56AM (#30149404)

My 15yr old dishwasher does this with a timer functionality. This doesn’t sound like the strongest use case.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by stjohnswarts on Monday January 31, 2022 @05:28PM (#30155581)

Yep, it's just a dial that lets me delay up to 12 hours lol. Overengineered hackable electronics. I'd rather than cost go into a more sturdy unit made of better materials. My dishwasher is 20 years old and works fine. The owner of the house before me said he did have one of the timer replaced at some point.

[ Parent | on HN ]