#home-appliances on Hacker News

3 stories tagged home-appliances, newest first.

Screenshot of daily.jstor.org: Washing machines took decades to catch on

Washing machines took decades to catch on (daily.jstor.org)

39 points by herbertl 5 days ago | 43 comments

JSTOR Daily article on why electric washing machines were slow to spread in interwar America, covering forced selling, racial dynamics, and commercial laundry competition.

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Screenshot of github.com: FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools

FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools (github.com)

318 points by Medusalix 11 months ago | 84 comments

GitHub repository for FreeMDU, open hardware and software tools for communicating with Miele appliances via their optical diagnostic interface.

miele reverse-engineering home-appliances optical-diagnostics

Screenshot of youtube.com: I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video]

I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video](youtube.com)

480 points by hnaccount_rng 11 months ago | 346 comments

A Technology Connections YouTube video arguing with evidence that dishwasher pods underperform compared to loose detergent use.

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#home-appliances on Hacker News

Washing machines took decades to catch on(daily.jstor.org)

FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools(github.com)

I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video](youtube.com)

Washing machines took decades to catch on (daily.jstor.org)

FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools (github.com)