My choice of product this week was based mainly on personal use and experience. In terms of washing machines and dryers I believe that Fisher & Paykel have done an excellent job in designing an easy to use interface, especially for those of us who weren't so practiced in the art doing our own laundry. My old washing machine and a lot of the others that we looked at when it died had a few dials with a few numbers around them and that was about it. With the Fisher & Paykel interface there is no more room for excuses in terms of using the machines. For the last 5 years using this product has been effortless. The layout is read left to right with easy to change default settings and simply explained options. Now I'm not saying that it has to be this way as its not hard to remember which dials are turned to which numbers, but then again, who really cares.
In terms of the execution of the product itself, the quality is great. They are reliable and well manufacture machines that are easy to install. The other thing that made installation hassle free was the inclusion of 2 interface stickers to allow for the option of hanging the dryer on the wall (as in picture). Because of this you can also notice how they placed the power and start button together with the options on the side so that it didn't read an unconventional right to left when up side down.
The only downside I would have to say for these machines is the water and energy ratings, which are far from the leading options on the market today. With the electricity and water prices at the stage they are now, I would have to say this would most likely be the deciding factor, but in terms of interface I believe Fisher & Paykel hit the nail on the head.
Ps. Sorry for the poor image quality
Sean H
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