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I always get weird looks when I am shopping for appliances and I ask if it is smart. The rep gets all excited and starts talking about it. I say I don't want a smart one. They look like I am from off world.
Things I want my fridge to be able to do, close itself if I leave it open.
Door hinges like that exist, yet where are fridges with that?
why do I want a tablet on my fridge? who does it need WiFi? why do I want ads in my kitchen?
sorry, they stopped adding useful things in 1982. now its only how build it cheaper and apparently extract ad revenue from their market.
kinda on brand for samsung actually
What if you tilted your fridge back a few degrees with longer front feet or spacers under them?
Fully open it would stay open anyway?
In my experience, self-close fridge doors have a graduated spindle screw hinge: as you open the door it is slightly elevated via screwing upward on the hinge, then gravity forces the door to spin in the reverse direction when you let go. This works fine and closes the door if the fridge is tilted back at the manufacturer-specified angle (i think like 3° usually?) via adjusting the front feet/supports. But if the fridge is tilted too much or not at all, it either won't work well or will be unable to close completely.
Tl;dr: generally works if you follow the manual.
Like, literally what most fridges have in their manual as the recommended installation guidelines?
Mine beeps if the door is open too long. I wonder if I could hook that up to an automatic door closer.
My oven/stove has Wi-Fi. I don’t understand why.
We have a washing machine connected to our wifi. And as a person with ADHD it is a godsend. I get a notification that the washing programe is finished and I have this reminder on mt phone. Now I understand I cpuld make a note myself, but that's on par with taking the laundry out for me. As I am not neurotypical these small things help tremendously.
Bottom line, out fridge is as dumb as it can get as there is no good reason to not be.
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Just a suggestion/idea: a normal washing machine modified with an Arduino/Raspberry Pi/ESP32, wired to some relays (to power alternate current things on/off), sensors, RTC (real-time controller, for timing things) and Wi-Fi module can not only achieve the same smartness of a smart washing machine, but it can also be customized to do anyhow you want from it (e.g. using specific programs automatically if certain types of clothes and/or fabrics went to washing, detecting them through some kind of opencv computer vision), without the risk of the whole thing phoning home (i.e. contacting the manufacturer's servers against your consent) and/or getting a sudden update where it starts to play ads for new Tide pods with 50% off at the nearest Costco store (because it got your geolocation from your ISP provider).