Hi, I'm sorry I tried to change the subject line, but was unable to do so. If anyone knows how to read the hour special magazine using an iPhone could you please get in touch with me off list. Thank you very much. Peggy I do not have a computer Justin I phone 6S and an iPad. Thanks again
Peggy Sent from my IPhone. > On Jun 13, 2016, at 11:38 AM, Alan Paganelli <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] >> 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Pinky >> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 5:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 2:19 PM >> To: [email protected] >> 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. 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