We had been having intermittent problems with the washing machine not wanting to start, for probably a year. Most of the time it would start, then it wouldn't. The advice was unplug it, and plug it back in. That worked, until it didn't. Then the advice was leave it unplugged for five minutes, that worked, until it didn't. Finally after being asked to repeat that process, a technician was sent out to look at it. The technician repeated the unplug and stare at it routine, consulted with the manuals and announced it needed a new circuit board and door latch mechanism. The repair estimate was nearly half the price of a new machine. And I was so frustrated with the old one, I said, "no - thank you." I wanted to say "fuck no" but I am too polite to say what I am really thinking sometimes.
A quick trip to Lowes, we had narrowed the choice down to two options, and they had both on display, side by side, and both on sale for the same price. We went with the LG, it was delivered a few days later. The simple joy of things that work. Everytime, at the push of a button.
I had not really allowed myself to acknowledge how stressed I was about the intermittent problems with the washer. A low level underlying stress, for months. Hesitancy to run a load of laundry. Angst over will it start on the first try or will I have to fiddle with it to get it to work today. That had been going on for months. That is gone. A little concern the first few times I pushed the buttons on the new machine, but it works. There is nothing to stress over. Life as it should be.
For those wondering, the washer dryer is in the kitchen. The condo is relatively small (a little over 1,100 square feet, about 100 square meters.) In nearly all of the floorplans the apartments came with a stacked washer dryer in the kitchen. Unusual in the USA, convenient as could be. The integrated washer/dryer stacks work very well, and fit the space nicely.
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