Then they can lift design mandates for washing machines that actually wash and get clothing clean in a reasonable amount of time, again let the user control the machine (no locks; no pre-set water level and temperature;ability to start/stop anywhere in the cycle and real, actual one-piece agitators that do the real job; (no flimsy dog-ears, please).
Do not tell me that getting rid of the agitator and the transmission is in my best interest. I can decide. Do not tell me I need a latched or locked machine ‘for the children’, when I have none at home. Do not decide the temperature and height of water I need per load. I know about the environment and what hot water costs and when I need it. Do not mandate I must jump through hoops in order to add to a load anytime in the cycle. Do not reduce the rinse cycle water level and add a mandatory 10-second super agitation at the end of that cycle. With any heavy load, this just jams all the wet clothing to one side and unbalances the machine.
Engineers, I cursed you every time I needed to do what was easy in the past and impossible now with the expensive and pitiful new washing machine I returned. Because of these mandates and your brilliant interpretations of them, I had to search for a top-loader with manual settings, have it special ordered and I still had to hack the latch (thankfully, not a lock). Because I have specific needs, I also had to hack the agitator. Go ahead and *innovate*, just don’t pridefully announce that all machines are now digital and lack agitators and wash (HA!) in a quart of tepid water. Allow both designs onto the market and consumers will choose what’s best for each of us.
Great post!
Speed Queen. You are welcome
I just spent a week helping my daughter with my grand baby after she had to have dental surgery. She has one of those crazy washing machines. I truly wanted to shoot it for all the reasons you stated. The worst is how long it takes to do a load, craziness. I despise those washing machines and vow I will never own one myself. I would rather go back to a wringer washer than use the idiotic new ones.