[gvb]

Our new(er) Bosch dishwasher beeps three times at the end of the cycle. I like it because it alerts me to open the door a couple of inches to promote drying.

All the dishwashers[1] I had previous to this had a real drying cycle that actively vented the humidity and was effective. My Bosch doesn't vent the compartment so the dishes take forever to dry if you don't open the door.

[1] Said dishwashers all manufactured over 20 years ago, before draconian energy efficiency requirements came into effect.

[thiht]

I wonder if dishwashers could have a setting to automatically open the door. It would be so much more useful than beeping.

Edit: apparently some brands already have dishwashers with automatic doors, so cool!

[kevincox]

If I was buying a dishwasher I would definitely require this feature.

My current model takes 2h to clean and if you open it right away it is usually dry in another hour. However if you forget to open the door right away it cools down and can take 4-6h to dry fully (if there are small pools of water on top of things). Having an auto-open to get the reliable 3h cycle time would be fantastic.

Obviously if I'm in a hurry I can dry manually, but that defeats a lot of the point of the automatic machine. We also put everything in the dishwaster so if we have people over on the weekend then cook lunches for the week we can have quite the continuous stream of dishes for a couple of days. Getting in an extra load or two in that time would be super helpful.

[philwelch]

That’s what my Bosch does. It also doesn’t beep.

[Doxin]

Mine just... pops open by itself.

[dagw]

When I was dishwasher shopping last, this feature alone cost almost $200. As in I could get exactly the same dish washer with exactly same features, other than the auto open, and pay $200 less.

[the_third_wave]

Buy the cheaper one, get the extra part - probably a movable door latch, at least that is how my mother's Miele does this - and build it in the device yourself. You may have to add something to actually make the thing move since the firmware in the controller probably does not have this function enabled on down-specced versions [1] either by changing the firmware or by adding a simple circuit (hooked up to that beeper...) which actives the moving latch at the right moment.

[1] ...like our Bosch washing machine which clearly has the display and touch buttons for more precise program options (custom temperatures etc.) but does not enable these by means of a different piece of firmware. There will be a day when I'm bored enough to hack the thing to do my bidding...

[sixstringtheory]

In the time it would take to procure all necessary parts and tools, and perform the labor, most people could've earned enough wage to just pony up the $200 for a streamlined solution.

Not to mention avoiding the risk of voiding the warranty on a brand new appliance, or a house fire by mucking about with electricity in a device that also has water shooting around in it.

By all means though, to all the tinkerers out there, knock yourselves out...

[krageon]

> a house fire by mucking about with electricity in a device that also has water shooting around in it.

If a corporation can do it properly, there is no reason to assume OP cannot. It is a little over the top to insist their house will catch fire just because they added a latch to a dishwasher (on the outside of the shell, which is what contains the water).

[zamnos]

Because corporations have giant amounts of resources under their control, and are able to spend hundreds of millions to create something large like Disneyland. I don't know about you, but the resources I have access to don't have anywhere near that level of money.

[kevincox]

I have to say, very likely overpriced, but worth every cent.

Right now I need to set an alarm to go open the door when the dishwasher is hot to avoid it cooling down and then taking forever to dry. With the auto-open you never forget, are never busy (you can start it at night and it is dry in the morning) and don't need to be distracted from what you are doing.

[astura]

Wow, I literally got the cheapest dishwasher at Costco.com and it has this feature. I bought my dishwasher within the last year.

[Doxin]

I can't say for sure which dishwasher I have since it came with the house, but knowing the previous owner it's from IKEA and one of the cheaper models.

I can totally see manufacturers try and segment the market with a convenience function like this though.

[hedora]

Current Bosch dishwashers are packed full of something that absorbs water as it cools. So, that’s solved. As a bonus, there are no heating coils above the top rack to melt plastic stuff.