[Electronics-Talk] dishwashers

Wed Jan 27 12:09:33 UTC 2016

I just run it until it's quiet. Occasionally I open it up before it's 
drying, but I just grab what I need and close it back up.

On 26/01/16 20:50, Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> thanks Chris. How do you know when the cycle finishes?
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 9:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] dishwashers
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> The GE I have is model GLD7768V00SS. It has push buttons with lights to
> indicate if they've been pushed or not. The select cycle button has a
> series of lights, and as you push the button, it cycles between the
> different lights. Like I said, I find it very simple and accessible.
>
> On 26/01/16 16:26, Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Hello,
>> True, its difficult to find appliances with push buttons and knobs.
>> I  saw the appliances at stores like sears which all had flat screens.
>> Not that I was looking though as I live with sighted people, but I did
>> wonder about independent access.
>>
>> We used to own a GE dish washer with  pushbuttons, but not anymore.
>> Our newer dishwasher is GE too with a flat screen. To add to that, it
>> has lights when it is on each cycle and turns another color when  cycle
>> is done.
>> Since I can see a little, I can see the light change to tell when its
>> done.
>> I can see why Gerald says what he does.
>>
>> Chris mentioned a GE dishwasher with real push buttons. I'm curious if
>> this dishwasher has menues or lights.
>> What is the model?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 10:29 AM
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>> Cc: Gerald Levy
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] dishwashers
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, it is difficult to find appliances these days that
>> still use
>> mechanical pushbuttons and knobs.  Soft touch electronic pushbuttons
>> seem to
>> be the norm, and unless they emit an audible sound when they are
>> pressed, it
>> is impossible to know whether they have been activated without being
>> able to
>> see the status of the indicator lights.  I can no longer do my own
>> laundry
>> in the laundry room of my apartment complex because the washers and
>> dryers
>> have flat panel electronic pushbuttons whose status is impossible to
>> determine without sighted help, and they use a totally inaccessible
>> laundry
>> card system to boot instead of coins.  Is this supposed to be "progress"?
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: evelyn weckerly via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 10:18 AM
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>> Cc: evelyn weckerly
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>> Hi, Chris,
>>
>> I lookf at dishwashers at my favorite appliance store nesterday
>> evening.  The ones that have push buttons have just lights to
>> indicate selected settings.  Some of the buttons were onstoff,
>> and others had menus.  My old dishwashg has a row of buttons and
>> no onscreen menus.  When you push a button, you know that the
>> item has been activated because the button remains pushed down
>> throughout the cycle.  The new dishwashers don't do that.  I
>> don't want to have to have someone rescct the choices I use most
>> Eenever there is a problem.  Are your buttons light-dependent, or
>> does each button remain pushed in until the cycle is finished?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Evelyn
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk
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>> I bought a GE in 2012 that just has a row of buttons across the
>> top.
>> It's perfectly accessible.  I'd suggest going to a big box store
>> and just
>> checking out your different options.
>>
>> aOn 25/01/16 12:29, evelyn weckerly via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Hi, Everyone,
>>
>> I'm succenly in the market for a new dishwasher because mine
>> would not
>> start and, being almost 22 years old, is likely dead.  Because
>> it had a
>> row of buttons, I had to do nothing about accessibility-not even
>> labels.  I'd be interested in your eanderiences with recent
>> models
>> concerning accessibility and reliability.  Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>> Evelyn
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