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Why do washing machines prevent opening the hatch just after the washing cycle ends? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Most washing machines have a timer that prevents you from opening the hatch just after the washing cycle ends. Instad you must wait for the timer to go off, usually a minute or two, before you can open the hatch.

Why? Would letting the user open the hatch immediately after washing ends pose any safety or other issues?

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[–] InfiniteFlow 4 points 1 year ago

All washing machines throughout my life (it would be like 6 or 7 at this point) did the “locked for a while” thing except for my latest one, from Samsung, that does exactly that: it only considers the cycle finished (plays a slightly annoying song to let me know) after it has completely drained. So, I can open the door as soon as it lets me know it is done.