31 points

I found an option on my Samsung microwave to disable all sounds and it changed my whole world.

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15 points

I’m sure that’s not even legal!

Also, those people designing microwave sound effects should be strapped to one buzz-ringing bunch and sent into the sun.

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5 points

Same here. It was a life-changing discovery. Until the power went out and all the settings got reset… Too bad I’m a lazy asshole. Those were some good ol’ days…

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9 points

. if I knew your model, I’d look it up for you

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3 points

I truly appreciate the pic! They’ve been putting in a new housing development nearby, and apparently have no idea how to NOT knock my power out at least once a week (which as a work-from-home programmer is… not ideal). So I am just gonna wait until the blasting calms down before i try to figure it out again lol

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19 points

Many microwaves have a secret way to turn off the beep. Google how to do it on the microwave you have

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4 points

Remembering how to disable the beep at 3 a.m. seeems less likely to happen than stopping it early.

Unless you are suggesting to turn off the beep all the time, which is heresy.

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16 points

to turn off the beep all the time, which is heresy.

It’s lovely! The beep is too annoying for the service it provides.

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Wirhout a beep I can’t say “Pizza’s done!” when ever I microwave anything that isn’t pizza. Food that was started before leaving the room might grow cold and forgotten without the reminder beeps.

Turning the beep off invites chaos!

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9 points

What? No way, i want my microwave like my phone - absolutely no notification noises

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4 points

What if you could set the microwave to vibrate?

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7 points

Me, already with the speaker ripped out by the cord: Arbiter battle cry

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3 points

It’s typically holding down 2 or 8, unless you have a shitty cheap one like mine that doesn’t have that option

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3 points

Pulled mine open and broke the buzzer with a pair of pliers.

Microwave insides are kinda dangerous though, so don’t recommend doing this yourself unless you know what you’re doing.

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-7 points

Never heard of that and doubt it actually.

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9 points

I was able to turn off the beep on mine. Was no secret though, was explained in manual. Now if I ever get another microwave I’ll know to look up how to turn off the beep.

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3 points

I meant secret like it’s not a labeled mute button usually. And… you read the manual to your microwave?! Impressive!

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If only there were some repository of information one could search to find out if I’m right or not!

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5 points

I have a Toshiba microwave from like 5 years ago. I hold down the 8 button, it beeps to confirm, and then no more beeps. Works great

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3 points

Same. I feel a bit ridiculous saying it, but as a frequent late night snacker with sleeping people in the house, it has changed my life. I do what I want care free now while my food is heating. And it’s so simple like you said, just hold 8 to toggle the setting.

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17 points

The beeper on my 41 yr old Microwave died a few years back during a thunderstorm. It was like a dream come true.

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11 points

Buthow do you know it’s finished?

BRRRRRRRGRRRRRRBRRRRRR. click.

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7 points
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The timer display. Although if you listen really closely you can still hear it try to beep, but you have to be standing right next to it in a quiet room.

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8 points

I was just joking microwave owens usualy are loud as fuck. And Then they add a loud BEEP like you didn’t hear the jet engine shut down aaargh + new BEEP every 30 seconds too for sure.

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7 points

I’m just surprised your microwave has lasted 41 years. Impressive.

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5 points

Tbh so am I. Bought it used in the early 90’s and only ever replaced the lightbulb in it once. At this rate it’s probably going to outlive me.

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2 points

All that rain dancing finally paid off!

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Why do appliances have to be so noisy. A friend of mine’s washer does a whole song whenever it does anything. We’ll be playing a game and I’ll hear it on his end, chiming away, and he’s just ignores it. I don’t know how.

Like, I don’t even understand the point: if you’re going to jump up and take care of it immediately, you’d probably notice when it’s done, if not, then you’ll get to it when you get to it.

Same with microwaves: if you can’t keep it on your mind for 90 seconds, it can sit in there and chill for ten minutes until you remember you had food nuking.

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8 points

The only one I appreciate having the long, obnoxious, continuous tune is the oven, since I do not want to forget about that for several hours.

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1 point

I do understand this. I have been known to leave a pizza in the oven for two, three, twelve hours.

But aren’t you asking for a continuous alarm and not just a little chirp. Like, turn off the goddamn oven, not empty the dishwasher

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5 points

I’ve had an excellent pedestal fan for 10 years for my bedroom. It’s brilliant and does everything you want, but it also has a blazing bright light-up screen to you show it’s on. But I know it’s on as it’s blowing air, I know it’s on oscillate as it’s turning - why does it need to show a neon sign in my bedroom at night with no way to turn it off? Mental.

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3 points

Oof, that sounds like an insta-return for me.

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3 points

Precisely.

If I’m so not hungry that i forgot i heated up food then i really didn’t need to eat anyway.

At least give me the option to have it only ding one time.

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2 points

That should be a diet tip: if you forgot that you were going to eat something in 90 seconds, you didn’t need to eat it

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There’s a simple and cheap answer to this. A potentiometer.
But that is apparently too much cost for a $200+ product.

Maybe if the appliance were designed by KDE…

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1 point

Oh, it’s to simple, is it?

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8 points

My air fryer beeps VERY LOUDLY 5 times when it’s done, the default time is 15 minutes and it beeps for every minute change you do which is so dumb. Most things only need 6-10 minutes so I just start it as is and then set a timer on my phone and keep it in my pocket so I’ll feel it vibrate when the food is done.

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7 points

Dude mine defaults at THIRTY minutes! What the fuck even needs that much time? I think the highest I’ve ever used is like 14 mins… and yeah the beeping sound is loud and atrocious

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