legion02
security vulnerabilities outweigh any possible gains for me
Definitely a valid choice, just not one that’s for everyone. I’m content that they’re on a separate IoT network and can’t reach into my main network and will make that trade for the QoL improvements that it buys me.
The zwave alliance disagrees that it’s not an IoT platform (https://z-wavealliance.org/ Literally the title of the page calls it IoT). Also, how much power it consumes doesn’t necessarily tell you if the fridge is running and it certainly doesn’t tell you what the temperature inside the refrigerator is. Even a compressor pump zero refrigerant still inside the loop can consume power just spinning the motor.
Edit: Apparently saw zigbee and read zwave but the point stands https://csa-iot.org/all-solutions/zigbee/ (the standards body that controls the zigbee protocol).
“not that iot device, use this one instead and get less function out of it”
Wrinkle cycles don’t work as well as getting the laundry while it’s still hot. It reduces it some but not as much as getting the laundry when it’s still hot. It also wastes a fair bit of energy to run the dryer for another 15 minutes instead of just telling me when it’s done.
And it’s not a dementia thing, it’s an adhd+generalized anxiety thing. Piece of mind is pretty valuable to me and mine.
My anecdote at least happened. Your hypothetical by definition never did. The internet connection I haven’t thought about since I installed the fridge. Not sure where the hassle is.
Also I don’t understand why you think refrigerators are incredibly reliable. Compressor pumps and start capacitors are damn near consumables now days.