why do washing machines have a view?

[Tefal]

Microwaves have a view too...

And cookers

That's more so you can see if something is burning/about to boil over

 

[Cosimo]

It's TV for cats

One of our cats had an obsession with staring at the thing when the wash was in. Luckily he grew out of it.

 

[TurbotH]

To entertain small children and to encourage them to put tv remotes, wallets etc inside

 

[shadowsnypa1]

a safety aspect i presume, incase anything climbs in and door closes with on it and you just come back from work and press power on!

 

[Angilion]

What if you were doing your washing in space?

If you're close enough to a massive enough object to have non-negligable mavity, then there would still be an 'upwards' and water still wouldn't spill upwards (unless propelled by a stronger force).

If you aren't, then there's no such thing as 'upwards' so the question is void. If, for some reason, water was being pushed into the inside of the lid when you opened it, then it would come out the top of the top-loader washing machine.

 

[touch]

What if you were doing your washing in space?

Then the water will just float around and the floor wont get wet anyway.

 

[skippy2421]

it's so you can watch your wallet go round and round after leaving it in your jeans back pocket .

 

[SkeeterUK]

Watch all the frilly things a women wears and play the game spot the g string.

 

[the shadow]

Cheap Powder any bubbles?

 

[Jock]

Another one i dont get if you get a condensing tumble dryer they dont have windows, yet normal tumble dryers do.

 

[Infam0us]

Gives women something to watch when they're waiting to make the dinner.

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Don't worry, its in this place called a kitchen.

Ahhhhhhhh Its in there.! The womans domain, you learn something new everyday

 

[friddela]

Wish my dish washer had a window. Now that's a show I would watch!

 

[SB118]

One of our cats had an obsession with staring at the thing when the wash was in. Luckily he grew out of it.

 

[cm1179]

great photo!

 

[mctiny]

So you can see if it's still full of water before opening the door obviously, top loaders don't need one as water wont spill upwards.

But some toploaders do have them, I believe the window is the purely to see if something or indeed someone is in the washer that shouldn't be.

as pointed out cats do vernture into washing machines and tumble dryers, a wet cat maybe clean but a drowned cat is not much fun, likewise you've all heard those stories of stupid parent how turn the machine on only to find that htere baby has crawled inside to hide.

 

[Tripnologist]

the american ones dont

Older ones don't but almost all the new ones do.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/category/washers/1949.aspx?path=935e31695b0ac7a8c055c3583998b783en01