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[–] [email protected] 85 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Meanwhile, LG: Download our app and scan this QR code for diagnostic information.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Free for 40 minutes, then $4.99/mo for perpetuity.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

cancalling comes with a $7000 cancellation fee

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Adobe: hold my beer

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

But it plays a cute little jingle when it finishes. 😒

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I offhandedly whistled that tune in a crowded area the other day and someone nearby turned around and said “ are you whistling the dishwasher song?” 😂

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Me and the family have gotten to the point where we consider that the national anthem of the "clean clothes nation" and made a running gag about not respecting clean clothes if you don't appreciate the anthem

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That you can't turn off! Fucking hate it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I just googled that. You can turn it off by pressing simultaneous buttons.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

*and sign up for an account

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How to start your washing machine:

  1. Feed it with honey for the bees inside.
  2. Pet it until it purr.
  3. ...
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Cat ate sock.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

the washing mashine comes with one alive fly and cat inside

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Purr like a kitty cat, buzz like a bee.

That's how it sounds when I'm drying laundry.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol, that noise cats make when they stretch is oddly specific and I doubt any non cat/pet owners would actually know what that sounds like. Thankfully there's subtitles!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think that means purring...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why they spell it brrr though? I’m guessing this is not an English manual?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

How else would you write the sound of purring?

Leaving the cat like the bee could make someone naive believe the (I assume) pump sounds like a meow ;D

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

Its nice to to know some places are trying on the manuals. I miss the ones from years ago which told you how to maintain the appliance. Even like things as simple as a fan.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Whoa that's a super nice way of telling the user how different parts of the drier should sound. A+++ for this execution. I can see that they take right to repair pretty seriously (at least for diagnostics)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Washing machine cat go brrrr?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

that is actually duper useful!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

If my cat purred as loud as my dishwasher, I would be concerned I own a tiger.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Dryer go Brrrrrr!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Looks like an Army field manual. I would have said Marines, but there isn't any color crayon marks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

There's no crayon marks because they already ate them all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The SCP wrote this?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My Ikea fridge has this info as well!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I recently repaired an Ikea dishwasher. Turned out it was a Whirlpool-built unit. Decent one, at that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah you can deduce what's under the hood from who you have to call when it breaks lol. I believe when needed to call Whirlpool for the dishwasher and the induction plate and Electrolux for the fridge. Mind you that all three appliances broke in the 4 years we've had the kitchen. The induction plate, twice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yikes! The latest generation of whirlpool products seem to be at a new low in terms of quality and reliability. I have no experience with induction plates/ranges yet, though it sounds like I'll be getting plenty of calls on them when they become more popular around here!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Not a bad idea.

New-to-you equipment can make all sorts of concerning sounds that make you question your choices. Having some idea of what to expect is kinda nice.