• SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      11 months ago

      Not really. A motor is a much more complicated device than just a sensor, and it doesn’t fix if there’s anything blocking the door.

      …and the sensor might just be the temperature sensor itself checking if the temperature is too high for too long.

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          11 months ago

          A spring would quickly be annoying to deal with when you want to open the door up and possibly keep it open.

          Like, sure, there are ways, but there are no perfect solutions here. A simple sensor that beeps is the best one, imo.

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            11 months ago

            I’d prefer a spring. Atleast for my fridge the beeping isn’t pleasant as an autistic person. Any situation where I need to keep the door open I could figure out a work around like using my elbow or asking a friend to help if I really couldn’t do it. The beeping I can’t work around and if I managed to remove it, which I doubt I could do, I wouldn’t have anything to close my fridge or tell me when it’s open

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      11 months ago

      They already have a solution on most modern fridges. My parents fridge dings when it’s been open too long.