I know they don't even make the kind of gas stove I have. The stove was here as a part of the house in 1986. I love cooking on it and as far as I'm concerned, the microwave is good for reheating and any more not even that sense we got a counter top cook oven. It's great for reheating pizza, already cooked left over hamburgers etc.
Alan Sent from my iPad Air > On Jun 12, 2016, at 8:02 PM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote: > > What about the ovens? Even if we can put braille on the most used controls, > do they always start out on 350 degrees, or might we accidentally broil the > cookies if a high temperature was the last thing used by someone else? I'm > glad that the stove at my apartment is all analog because I can always set > the marked dial where I want it to be, but those are likely a dying breed. I > wonder also if the stove tops with the old style not flat burners are getting > hard to find as well? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sieghard Weitzel > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 9:40 PM > Subject: RE: Botvac discussion, how about other connected major appliances > like washers and dryers > > Well, I did have my Maytec washer and dryer for 20 years now and they still > work as far as it goes. However, the washer is a very simple top loader and > they are just not as efficient and don’t clean as well as the front loaders. > I should mention that I am 49 and even when I was a little kid of 6 or 8 > years old (more than 40 years ago) our washers in Germany were front loaders. > Anyhow, Samsung and LG give 10 years warranty on the motor I think, but the > only company that officially rates their washers and dryers for 20 years of > use is Miele. I also know from our local repair guy here that he says > comparing Miele and to some extend Bosch with brands like Samsung, LG, > Whirlpool etc. is to some extend like comparing a high-end german car with an > economy Korean model, just not the same quality goes into them. Of course > there is the issue of whether one would want to have their washer and dryer > for 20 years and to pay a bit of a premium to get this. Maybe I would totally > want to change or upgrade again in 10 or 12 years and then buying something > that is half the price might just do fine. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Pinky > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 5:25 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Botvac discussion, how about other connected major appliances > like washers and dryers > > Hey Sieghard, > You better watch out for that German stuff. Hahahah Just kidding. > Ed > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 2:19 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Botvac discussion, how about other connected major appliances like > washers and dryers > > Hi List, > > The discussion about the Neato BotVac which can be controlled with an > apparently quite accessible app made me think again about other connected > appliances. I’be been hearing for at least the last 3 or 4 years how Samsung, > LG and other manufacturers are showing off connected appliances at CES in Las > Vegas, but very little seems to have made it to market. Yes, there are things > like the Instant Pot and maybe other small appliances which have apps and > there are now several other devices like connected thermostats and other home > automation devices which can be controlled with apps, but what about washers, > dryers, dishwashers and stoves/ovens. I am totally in the market to replace > my 20-year old Maytech washer and dryer and I am prepared to pay more or less > top dollars for a really good front load washer, but while I did see an LG > model which connects to Wi-Fi and has an app, it seems controlling the washer > with said app is limited and apparently relies on NFC to some degree so the > reviews on the app store in Canada for the iOS app are basically “It doesn’t > work”. > > I really wonder what is so difficult, the technology for this is out there. I > just recently purchased a high-end Bosch dishwasher and didn’t realize that > the model I bought had touchscreen controls. I looked at a model just below > the one I bought (the 800 series) at the Sears store here and it had push > buttons and I decided to buy the 800 Plus model which was even quieter. The > sales person told me it had the same controls and I never checked until I had > it totally unpacked and half way connected. I decided to keep it since mostly > my wife is starting it and in the case of this model it would be possible to > mark the spots where I would have to touch with dots. One thing I definitely > like is the fact that I actually have to put my ear within a foot or two of > the dishwasher to even hear that it is running, it operates at 40 Db and it’s > totally amazing. > > I have been checking out appliances online since I live in a small town of > 6,000 people and while there is a Sears here which has some stuff on display > and another store, mostly they don’t stock the top of the line models and > nobody here sells the high-end german brands like Miele. One Miele model > apparently is completely operated by a dial and push buttons, but most of the > high-end Samsung and LG models have a dial which I think isn’t even > accessible as it turns continuously and there is no arrow on it one can feel > or mark and as you turn it little lights light up showing you what cycle you > have selected.On the Bosch washing machine the dial does have a tactile line > and one could write down the list of cycles/programs (I think there are about > a dozen or 15) and then start at 12 o’clock and turn the dial clockwise or > counter clockwise and count the clicks. But all of the models I have seen so > far have touch controls as well and it seems some you have to push multiple > times to get to the setting you want. > > Has anybody found anything that does work with an app or anything that talks > or is accessible in other ways? I know you would have to have bought > something in the last several months since models usually change each year so > if there was an accessible model 3 or 4 years ago chances are that model > doesn’t exist any more. At least they should make these things talk which > probably wouldn’t be very difficult given today’s technology. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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