Sunday, November 4, 2018

physical - Why do washing machines have so many modes of operation?


Every single modern washing machine has a significant number of functions, e.g. this machine from LG:


lg control panel washing machine


There are 13 modes, 5 spin settings, 5 temperature settings, 4 extra functions, a Start button, and a Power button. There are also 4 non-wash related settings (child lock, tub clean, etc). So in total you can choose from over a thousand (!) different combinations each time you start a wash, which seems like an overkill to me. Even after reading the manual I still don't understand what most of the modes do, so I just use the same options most of the time.


Why are the settings so complex? Is this UI actually intuitive to users?




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