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Aggressive timer! What's your annoying household appliance?

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SlowDay · 04/04/2021 19:20

(Lighthearted)

My oven timer is so aggressive! I know that awful shrill sound is the point - to jolt me out of whatever I'm doing incase I forget but who does it think it is summoning me like that?!

Same with the microwave timer sound. Just shut up, I've heard you - I'm coming!

Do you have any annoying household appliance?

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mrsfeatherbottom · 04/04/2021 21:21

Our car is a weird one - a little warning will come up to warn you to refuel but it's a gentle reminder and not too in your face. BUT ... don't ever let your washer fluid get near to running out or it will remind you with annoying beeping constantly!! Surely it should be the other way round.

Thefirsttime · 04/04/2021 21:23

@TooMinty

You are lucky to just get five microwave beeps, mine just keeps going until you open the door...

On the other hand, the tumble dryer plays a lovely happy little song when it is finished...

Mine did that too-incessant beeping until you opened the door. It was so annoying, then one joyous day I learnt how to turn the beeper off completely.
DemobHappy · 04/04/2021 21:24

My fridge. Take milk out for tea and in the seconds it takes to pour the milk the bastard fridge starts bleeping like everything is about to go off if I don’t shit the door NOW. So dramatic. I’ve tried to figure out how to disable the stupid alarm, but I’m too dim to work it out.

DemobHappy · 04/04/2021 21:25

shut the door Grin

LilacTrees · 04/04/2021 21:27

Yes, I used to hate my Henry hoover. It used to fall over with a silly grin on its face. Now have a miele which I prefer. My old washing machine used to beep continuously which was annoying, but we worked out how to stop it. Used to have a horrible shrill landlines phone, but got rid of it.

LoveFall · 04/04/2021 21:32

The microwave. Why does it have to keep beeping over and over? Fine, beep when you're finished, but then be quiet and leave me alone.

JellyfishandShells · 04/04/2021 21:32

The parking sensors on the car are helpful when I am actually parking but the panicked beep when I am at a T junction ( not even up to the line) make me snap back at it.

TotoAnnihiliation · 04/04/2021 21:33

I've got so many needy appliances. The washing machine is the top of the list, followed by the air fryer.

isthismylifenow · 04/04/2021 21:37

Mine is the ice maker machine. Never mind it clonks the ice blocks into the container as such a rapid pace that if someone is in the house that doesn't know what it is, you see them with that eyeballing look around for wtf was that. Then when the basket is full it beeps. Then a kid will grab a glass of water and add in ice. So it fills up again, clonks away, then beeps. Repeat all day. Then when the water bottle runs out there is a whole other beeps for that. It's a long solid beep that you think it's never going to end. I love what the machine produces, but by God it's a noisy bloody thing.

BlowDryRat · 04/04/2021 21:53

The bread maker goes on and on and on, like it wants a medal or something for doing its one job.

DartmoorDoughnut · 04/04/2021 21:55

The “I’ve finally finished drying the clothes” beeping from the tumble dryer, sodding annoying

altlife · 04/04/2021 22:04

My washing machine sings at the end of its cycle. The longest, most ludicrous tune I've heard for a household appliance. Goes on for far too long and every time I hear it I feel like I'm supposed to stand still and salute it until it's done.

I could turn it off.

But nah Grin

MNChkn · 04/04/2021 22:05

I hate my dishwasher which announces it’s done with a beep as loud as a car’s horn, and carries on doing it at three minute intervals. Like a PP, we can’t run it overnight because the beeping not only wakes us up but would probably lead to physical violence.

I hate my tumble dryer with its intelligent sensors that won’t let it get too hot. This means it doesn’t get anything actually dry.

Washing machine with barely any water and auto dose which leaves smeared laundry liquid all over barely clean clothing in a 4 hour cycle. Fuck off.

The water softener that goes off like a jet engine at 5am.

The burglar alarm that costs £1500 a year. The monitoring company gets more money from me than any burglar would.

TiptopJ · 04/04/2021 22:09

I'm so glad it's not just me who has one of these appliances! I have a very passive aggressive microwave that I regularly fall out with 😆

PopAyetheSailorMam · 04/04/2021 22:09

If the washers/dryers are Miele or Zanussi you may be able to change to silent running at the end of cycle.

Horridcreature · 04/04/2021 22:10

My dishwasher is a needy. Bleeps when finished and will continue to bleep until opened. Except it isn’t really finished - the dishes aren’t actually dry so need to open and close as quickly as possible to keep the steam in. Idiot.

Echobelly · 04/04/2021 22:14

Our generally beeping kitchen - both our induction hob and fridge beep a lot (the former if things are in wrong place, there's water on it, latter if left open) and they sound exactly the same. The microwave finished and oven up to heat beeps are also not dissimilar to that, so we have a joke about playing the game of 'What is beeping in the kitchen?'

folloyourarro · 04/04/2021 22:14

My washing machine beeps at me repeatedly so loud BEFORE it's even unlocked the door so I can't do anything to shut it up!

Also my dishwasher throws open the door when it's finished which still terrifies me months on.

transformandriseup · 04/04/2021 22:26

My car. I know it’s not an appliance, but I’ll be driving along quite happily, then it lets off an almighty “bing”, the sort of warning noise that makes you thing somethings dropped off your engine, so you have a bit panic about what’s gone wrong, when it turns out it’s just deciding to warn me that it’s 4d frees outside.

MILs car does this and I have unfortunately been in an accident in the past with a malfunctioning car. She often gives me a lift to work in the mornings and the stupidly loud bing that goes off after about 15 mins is almost enough to bring on a panic attack.

YorkieTheRabbit · 04/04/2021 22:46

My Dyson vac, it’s a total twat Hmm

HoxtonBonnet · 04/04/2021 22:52

My washing machine's spin cycle is so loud - I hate it.

My fridge sounds like a tiny goblin lives in it - it makes little chuckling wheezy noses, but I quite like that.

Original poster
SlowDay · 04/04/2021 22:57

At night when I'm having the last look around the kitchen before I go to bed, my fridge either farts or picks that moment to trap a kitten. I know which option I'm going for.

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queenofthenorthwest · 04/04/2021 22:57

My Henry hoover. Always on its back. Cuts corners. Smirking twat.

JustFrustrated · 04/04/2021 22:58

My dishwasher.

Beeps three long beeps after it's finished it's cycle. 5 minutes apart.

Or it did.

I tried to silence it..

Made it fucking worse didn't I. Think the neighbors must want to shoot me.

Cowbells · 04/04/2021 23:05

Washing machine. It beeps 'I'm finished!' which is fine. But if I don't immediately open its door and switch it off, if carries on beeping for about half an hour. So annoying if you are watching TV or busy doing something else. Reminds me of when DC were young and shouted, 'Mum. Mum. MUM. MUM!' non stop.