A smart appliance is a Wi-Fi-enabled appliance that connects with a smart hub or voice command system, such as a Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, or smart home app (iRobot, 2022).

Appliances:

Fridges and Freezers

• It releases the most CO2 in any household appliance and is the most difficult to recycle (Foster et al., 2007).
• It can have special features like ice makers and filtered water systems (Foster et al., 2007).
• These features can add to the energy required to run (Foster et al., 2007).
• Smart screens to look up recipes, create recipes and send notifications on food expiring (iRobot, 2022).

Cookers

• Convection ovens are greener, consuming 33% to 50% less energy than regular ovens (Foster et al., 2007).
• Self-cleaning ovens can be more efficient due to being well insulated and sealed, though the self-cleaning function uses a lot of energy, so it should not be used when unnecessary.
• Smart ovens track cooking, switch off when finished, and adjust humidity levels to suit food requirements (iRobot, 2022).

Air Purifiers

• It connects to Wi-Fi so you can set timers, turn it off and on, and save energy remotely (iRobot, 2022).
• Some people use plants to decrease moisture levels in their homes.

Robot Hoovers and Lawnmowers:

• Conveniently does those chores for you, some hoovers can mop too.