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Thread Number: 14373
Don't ever run appliances while you're not home or asleep! |
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| Post# 245357 , Reply# 2 10/30/2007 at 22:06 (6,016 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 245371 , Reply# 4 10/31/2007 at 02:56 (6,016 days old) by sudsmaster  (SF Bay Area, California) |
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| Post# 245389 , Reply# 6 10/31/2007 at 05:38 (6,016 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
I try and do my laundry when im home because its my hobby lol. I like to watch some of the loads while im on the computer or cleaning the kitchen. Sometimes i use delayed start when doing a long wash so i can come home and it will be on. I've always been cautious of leaving appliances on while im out or asleep! Darren | ||
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Post# 245390 , Reply# 7 10/31/2007 at 06:00 (6,015 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia) |
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| Post# 245391 , Reply# 8 10/31/2007 at 06:05 (6,015 days old) by lavamat78800 () | ||
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Haha, I love watching my machine doing laundry too! Iīm always sitting for long time in front of them. Are you only watching them or do you do something during watching? | ||
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Post# 245421 , Reply# 9 10/31/2007 at 11:34 (6,015 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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I feel more guilty about leaving the dryer going when I'm leaving the house than any other appliance. Too many stories of dryer fires but I think I maintain mine well enough not to have the vent get badly clogged. 2nd would be the dishwasher. Since it's in the house, that could make a mess. Still, I have great faith in my 17 year-old KA's performance and often start it before going to bed or leaving the house. Bad me too, Steve! 3rd is the washer. It's in the garage so water would flow out and down the driveway as there is a slight pitch to the garage floor. Ralph | ||
| Post# 245457 , Reply# 10 10/31/2007 at 15:09 (6,015 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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So mixedup, What kind of new washer have you decided on? | ||
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Post# 245553 , Reply# 11 10/31/2007 at 22:51 (6,015 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Possible appliance safety hints | ||
| Post# 245584 , Reply# 13 11/1/2007 at 03:10 (6,015 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Im very much in control of when and how i do my laundry, an example yesterday i afternoon i loaded my machine ready with towels to put on when i came home, i went to see my brother who's just had knee surgery, i came home to see my towels slowly tumbling on a wool cycle!! Arrrgh! My g.f put the machine on, i've not told her how to use our new machine yet, as she doesnt need to!?! I h8 the idea of someone muscleing in on my hobby! lol. Darren | ||
| Post# 245666 , Reply# 15 11/1/2007 at 16:57 (6,014 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Glass Lid? I have the Oasis washer with agitator but no glass lid. :( | ||
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Post# 245669 , Reply# 16 11/1/2007 at 17:08 (6,014 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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So ... who all shuts off their refrigerators and freezers when leaving the house? :-) For that matter, it'd be wise to shut off the water at the main for the entire house ... but who'd think to do that? I've never (yet) had an appliance malfunction, but a few years ago at the previous house, I was in the bathroom, just about to head out, when the fill tube INSIDE the toilet tank split. Water sprayed full-force in the tank, spewing out the lid. If it had happened 3 minutes later ....... | ||
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Post# 245683 , Reply# 19 11/1/2007 at 18:29 (6,014 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 245687 , Reply# 21 11/1/2007 at 18:55 (6,014 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) | ||
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Sorry for the accidental backslash --Laundry Shark | ||
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Post# 245700 , Reply# 23 11/1/2007 at 20:09 (6,014 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 245712 , Reply# 24 11/1/2007 at 21:01 (6,014 days old) by mixedup () | ||
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Agitator w/glass lid Really? I never saw one at the store & I don't see it on the sears website. What is the model #? Every washer I looked at had both positive and negative reviews on epinions & other sites. | ||
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Post# 245716 , Reply# 25 11/1/2007 at 21:24 (6,014 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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I rarely use the delay start feature on any of our appliances. If I start the dishwasher late in the evening, I'll just stay up until it's finished... However, our washer has a dedicated Night function, which omits all spin cycles and adds extra rinses and water. Miele has just recently added that function to some of their washers. Bauknecht and Blomberg (and possibly some other manufacturers) offer dishwashers with a night/silent mode, which lowers the water pressure and extends the cycle time. Bauknecht's night cycle runs for 290 minutes at 39 dB. Most Euro washers and dishwashers have some sort of Aqua Stop, Waterproof, etc. feature to automatically shut off the water supply and cause the machine to drain should anything go wrong. High-end appliances will usually sound alarm and if you're into fancy remote-controllable appliances your (dish)washer can even send a text message to your cell phone... Here's our Siemens dishwasher's Aqua Stop hose. Nice thing about Bosch/Siemens is that they have a lifetime guarantee on their anti-leakage system: should it fail, B/S/H will pay the damage. 
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| Post# 246102 , Reply# 28 11/3/2007 at 18:18 (6,012 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Well Mixedup, Saturday has almost gone. Do you have your new machines yet? | ||
| Post# 246118 , Reply# 30 11/3/2007 at 20:32 (6,012 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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If you won't post a video could you post pictures? Or at least tell me how to disable it? | ||
| Post# 246119 , Reply# 31 11/3/2007 at 20:32 (6,012 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Oh, and could you also describe the "different" washing action? | ||
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Post# 246319 , Reply# 32 11/4/2007 at 17:59 (6,011 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Oven cleaning just before a holiday...
There is another solution: have more than one oven. I got two - no, three - electric ovens, all usable, all self-cleaning. One oven is slated to become a shop oven for baking powder coat finishes, but that still leaves two... However, my main turkey oven is a stainless covered BBQ grill with motor driven rotisserie and ceramic rotisserie burner. This sits on a covered patio, where the smoke etc is easily vented outdoors so the home itself stays relatively cooking odor-free. The only limitation is that the turkey needs to be about 15 lbs or less, due to size limitations of the covered BBQ. Besides, if the self-cleaning circuit fails, there's always Easy-off, right? :-) | ||
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Post# 246718 , Reply# 33 11/6/2007 at 05:22 (6,009 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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I used to use the delay functions on my washer and dishwashe
until my partner lost a high school friend in a dryer related fire. I don't know the exact details but I think she put the dryer on when she went to bed (how anyone could leave clothes sitting in the dryer over night is beyond me) and it caught on fire. Both she and a new born died in the fire. My washer has that "tell me what time you want it done" feature and I used to use it all the time. I loved walking in the door to the Final Spin so I could throw them in the dryer and be done with it. With loads that can take 1 1/2 to 2 hours I didn't like waiting for them to finish. I don't do that anymore. However, I do run them and go to bed. Same difference now that I think about it and read through these posts. I don't shut off the water supply to the washer or dishwasher when not in use except if we are travelling for more than a few days. Usually one of us is in and out through out the day. | ||
| Post# 246803 , Reply# 35 11/6/2007 at 15:07 (6,009 days old) by samsungfl (United Kingdom/London ) | ||
I'm becoming a firm believer of not running appliances whilst your not at home, as my Zanussi managed to spring a huge leak which ran straight into the motor! and as we know Electricity and Water arent friends hehe! Imagine what could of happened if I wasnt there to turn it off and unplug it!! quite worrying ! Richard | ||
| Post# 246934 , Reply# 36 11/7/2007 at 09:19 (6,008 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
My night time horror story..
Hey Guys I always used to put the DW on delay overnight(Economy 7 cheap electricity etc) - one night I got up to go to the loo and could hear water running somewhere.. To cut a long story short I went into the kitchen to find I was paddling!!!!!. Whilst the actual DW was fine some little s@it of a mouse had chewed the inlet hose ( being a Bosch hose thats pretty hard plastic it took some doing!). I now put it on when I get up at 6 and stop it before the dry cycle so its done before I leave. Seamus | ||
| Post# 247201 , Reply# 40 11/8/2007 at 16:05 (6,007 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Ding Dong! Time's up! It is November 8. Have those of us in the USA clened out our Self-Cleaning Ovens for Thanksgiving? | ||
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Post# 247255 , Reply# 41 11/8/2007 at 22:43 (6,007 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Overflowing Bosch
That happened to me once on my grandma's Siemens: I opened the door mid-cycle when it already heated up to +140°F. The sudden increase in pressure inside the tub caused the water to overflow after the cycle resumed. I remember our AEG always did a quick drain whenever it was opened after the heater engaged. Our new Siemens either pauses for a few seconds if a cycle has been interrupted or it'll do a quick drain, too. I think if the machine should overfill, some sort of pressure switch should cause the machine to drain - that's what happened on our AEG when I manually tried filling in more water. | ||
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