Why didn’t I know about Zigbee until I read about it an hour or so ago?

"A lot of machines already have a delayed-start facility (originally to allow customers to run them off-peak overnight - but now useful for running them from PV during the middle of the day too) - they usually have a some kind of 'final rinse hold' facility - so the clothes say in the water until someone returns, the final pump-out & spin is then done immediately before the clothes are removed - preventing creases setting in or damp clothes sitting in air for hours."


   - Andy.


I do not like the idea of domestic appliances turning on at any time on a whim. The machine could start up in the middle of the night, unannounced and wake us up. Or at the end of a cycle the washing machine could bleep its announcement that it has completed its cycle and wake us up at an ungodly time. No, not for me.


Or, an appliance may come on during the day whilst we are out shopping, or down at the Dog and Duck enjoying a swift half of unreal ale. The machine may become faulty and we come home to a flooded floor or a house fire. Machines should not be allowed to run unsupervised. This is advised against by some fire prevention experts and possibly insurance companies as well.


Man and machine, man should be in control not machine in this instance.

Z.

"A lot of machines already have a delayed-start facility (originally to allow customers to run them off-peak overnight - but now useful for running them from PV during the middle of the day too) - they usually have a some kind of 'final rinse hold' facility - so the clothes say in the water until someone returns, the final pump-out & spin is then done immediately before the clothes are removed - preventing creases setting in or damp clothes sitting in air for hours."


   - Andy.


I do not like the idea of domestic appliances turning on at any time on a whim. The machine could start up in the middle of the night, unannounced and wake us up. Or at the end of a cycle the washing machine could bleep its announcement that it has completed its cycle and wake us up at an ungodly time. No, not for me.


Or, an appliance may come on during the day whilst we are out shopping, or down at the Dog and Duck enjoying a swift half of unreal ale. The machine may become faulty and we come home to a flooded floor or a house fire. Machines should not be allowed to run unsupervised. This is advised against by some fire prevention experts and possibly insurance companies as well.


Man and machine, man should be in control not machine in this instance.

Z.