Oddbean

yay i have washing machine again twice i had the safety switches blip in the 6 months i've been living here, first time only days after i first moved in after the second time it happens, which was associated with a power surge caused by a lightning strike nearby, we did an isolation test because one of the appliances was flipping the switch no matter what it was the washing machine and likely it was the washing machine in the first case, due to high current in the line leaking through the earth fault in the machine anyhow, now i have a new fandangled stupid wifi enabled piece of shit, and all i want is a 30 minute cycle with a 1000rpm spin at the end, which i have, and for that i am grateful i wash everything regularly and don't let my stuff get dirty and i'm not currently working outside so i hardly get dirty, it's senseless to waste more energy on washing than a 30 minute quick cycle

Set up my Aunt’s Samsung dryer recently. It had WiFi, and she thought the app was cool. It immediately tried to update firmware, failed, and bricked her dryer. Took me hours online and some guesswork to figure out how to force the thing to reset or whatever. I hate modernity.

ikr i idly looked at options at a nearby appliance/furniture store and spotted a super simple one that just had a timer dial and a couple of mode switches and that was it, no brains, no pain, plus it was the quietest rated at 64dB which i figure is pretty dang quiet for a washing machine honestly, i've got in my mind how to live without one of these abominations... 30 minutes peddling a bicycle doesn't seem like too much to ask for an every other day routine, so all i need to do is find a machine i can hook up the hub to a bicycle and done or alternatively it could be driven mechanically by water in an up-hill creek running downhill, i mean, how had a modern simple water wheel with a clutch and a washing machine barrel... just need the damn top loader, these side loaders the rubber is gonna be fucked after 6 years so, can't have that if the worst case of 20 years no electricity happens

I agree. I live in clothes-line country. Not sure if that’s an option for you as well. Bath towels feel like they’re more absorbent after hanging them outside. I’ve thought about getting a laundromat grade washer and dryer as well. Some of those seem to last forever.

I don’t know what your country is, but if you have laundromats, maybe look into where they get their gear. They still make those basic, tough-as-hell models, they just don’t market them to consumers anymore.

When I was younger I thought seeing clothes hanging on lines was associated with poor people in slums. But once I got older and didn't care what people thought of me, I took to hanging my clothes out to dry because it is cheaper. The clothes aren't as soft but they last longer.