What Can You Do With a Smart Washer and Dryer?

Simply put, a smart washer and dryer connect to your home’s Wi-Fi network, so you can control and monitor the process remotely using a smartphone app. These appliances have various levels of “intelligence.” They use sensors and smart technology that allow them to…

• automate the laundry process
• improve energy efficiency
• personalize washing and drying cycles

Ah yes, that beautiful word: automate. It’s what happens when we teach machines to do our mundane tasks so that we don’t have to. Smart washers and dryers solve several problems that traditional appliances don’t. They all have slightly different abilities, but one benefit they all have is that you can control it from your phone or tablet.

Forget to start the washer before you left for work? No problem. Just go to the app and press start. Late getting off work? Connect to your dryer and turn on wrinkle care to keep tomorrow’s clothes fresh. What can you do with a smart washer dryer? Make laundry more efficient. That’s what.

Smart washers and dryers solve several problems that traditional appliances have. Let’s go through them and show some smart washers and dryers that have the answers to those problems.

Smart Washing Machines and Dryers are More Energy Efficient

Smart washing machines and dryers are more energy-efficient than traditional appliances in a couple of ways. Yes, they use less water to wash and sensor dry technology, but they go a step further.

GE® 5.0 Cu. Ft. White Smart Front Load Washer

This GE smart washing machine has a few useful tricks up its sleeve. The dryer has a damp dry alert. So if you’re doing a load of delicates, you can reduce the drying time and take them out early.

The washer also has a high spin speed to get as much moisture out of the clothes as possible before you put them in the dryer — again reducing dry time and energy spent, which saves money on your utility bills.

But it also allows you to both wash and dry a small load in your washing machine. That saves you from having to fire up the big dryer for one soccer uniform.

2. Convenience: You Don’t Have to Be Home to Do Laundry

Smart washers and dryers allow you to control and monitor your laundry remotely, which means you can start, stop, and adjust the cycle from your phone or tablet. So, when you’re at work and your phone dings to let you know the washer is done, you can text your kids and tell them to move the laundry over.

And when they forget to start it, all you have to do is open the app and press start.

Look at the GE® White Smart Front Load Laundry Pair.

This smart laundry pair features GE ®’s UltraFresh™ Vent System with OdorBlock™. That means if you ever do accidentally leave your clean clothes in the wash a little longer, the venting system keeps them from smelling like mildew.

It also allows your washer to air out completely without having to remember to keep the door open. Of course, the antimicrobial gasket also ensures that your washer won’t start smelling.

Customer Reviews

“So far I love my washer and dryer! The clothes wash well and I love the venting feature!! This is great for me because I’m very busy and sometimes leave wet clothes in the washer. It’s also very very spacious!!”

“My wife loves this item. It makes her life easy and easy use smart features.”

But while we’re on the topic of accidentally leaving the clothes in the washer, let’s look at another piece of brilliant smart washing machine technology.

Here’s the Whirlpool® 2.8 Cu. Ft. Cashmere Smart All-In-One Washer & Dryer.

Are you the one that always forgets to move the laundry over? Then this washer is your dream come true! The title calls it an “All-in-one,” and that’s what it is. You put in your clothes. You choose your wash cycle, your dry cycle, and you let it go! It washes and dries in one cycle.

Yes, the cycle time is longer. But if you normally forget to move the clothes over and you have to rewash them before finally moving them to the dryer, then it’s about the same amount of time — probably less. And did you notice that it tells you when you need more soap? And that it only needs a cold water hook-up? And that it doesn’t need to vent out? This All-in-One smart washing machine doesn’t just save time and money — it saves space!

Customer Reviews

“Very Impressed! This machine is efficient and space saving. A wonderful idea and I enjoy using it. Now, I can start a load before bedtime or going to work and not have to worry about needing to move clothes to the dryer. I really am loving this machine. It has 2 dispensers to hold liquid soap and softener. It will notify you when it is low. Also, it can connect to our Wi-Fi and the progress of the cycle can be viewed over the Whirlpool App. I love it!”

3. A Smart Washer and Dryer Set Gets Personal

Smart washer and dryer sets offer personalized options for washing and drying clothes based on the type of clothes and how dirty they are. This means you can ensure your clothes are washed and dried to your preferences.

A beautiful example of this is GE® Diamond Gray Front Load Laundry Pair.

This pair lets you customize each load to your specific needs. Does your spouse work in an especially dirty job all day? You can tell the machine to pre-soak before going into a heavy-duty wash cycle and ending with an extra rinse.

Some smart models even let you save that custom wash cycle. That way, when your significant other needs clothes done, but you’re not there to do them, you don’t have to waste time explaining how to do it. You can tell them to load the laundry and press the special cycle.

4. Safety and Maintenance: How Smart Dryers Keep You Home from Going Up in Flames.

According to Envista Forensics, washers and dryers cause 15,970 house fires each year. And 92 percent of those are from the dryers. It’s something you don’t regularly think about as a homeowner. But if you have a vented dryer, an extremely flammable substance gets blown through your air duct every time you dry a load of laundry. Sure, there’s a lint trap to catch most of it. But it doesn’t catch all of it.

Over time, that lint builds up to wear a single spark, or an overheating dryer can light that lint and send your laundry room up in smoke. That’s why regularly cleaning your dryer duct is essential to having a safe home. But it’s one of those things that’s out of sight, out of mind.

Until now…

The GE® 7.8 Cu. Ft. White Smart Front Load Electric Dryer helps you stay on top of maintenance. When it senses constricted airflow, it sends you an alert to let you know it’s time to clean out your dryer vent.

It also alerts you when other problems are happening in the machine. And that’s how you prolong the appliance’s life and ensure it’s working at its best.

5. Integration: Yes, Smart Appliances Talk to Each Other

Smart washers and dryers can integrate with other smart home systems, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. This means you can control your washer and dryer using voice commands, making laundry even more convenient.

And they can even connect to other appliances to share relevant information — like the washer telling the fridge to put laundry soap on the grocery list. So, if you’re in the middle of something on one side of the house, and the dryer tells you it’s done, you can give Alexa a voice command to tell the dryer to switch to wrinkle care.