Asklemmy

If you miss this sound, it will lock itself again 10-15 minutes later and rotate your clothes.

LOL, WTF. That machine is too "helpful" for its own good.

My previous washing machine, a Samsung front-loader, did not operate in an annoying way but was much more of an asshole by the fact that it was designed with blatant planned obsolescence. Shortly out of warranty, it failed catastrophically and I decided to take it apart to figure out why. Every metal part inside was in pristine condition, including all the ones exposed to water, except one. The "spider arm," which was what connected the rotating drum to its bearing, was so severely corroded that it literally broke into pieces:

(Note: not my picture, but mine looked the same.)

Samsung 100% used a corrosion-prone metal on that part on purpose.

Unfortunately, I had already replaced the machine at that point and I didn't take particular care when disassembling, so I wasn't prepared to replace the spider arm and scrapped it instead. At least I've still got the drive motor to use for some project, eventually. I sure as Hell won't buy a Samsung again, though!

(In fact, considering the DRM on their phones, ads on their smart TVs, and other enshittification of the rest of their products, I will never buy anything from Samsung ever again in my life, and I recommend that nobody else does either.)

My current washing machine is a Bosch front-loader that I bought used for very cheap. No idea how old it is in total, but I think I've probably had it for longer than the Samsung at this point and it has continued to work without problems.

Have you actually thought about the first point in your second list, the door? Imagine the machine is running and actually full of water, and turning it off releases the door. Would that really make you happy?

That said, your other points in that category are fair, and honestly incredibly weird. I never had a washer do any of that, but I assume it's to stop your clothes from wrinkling. Are you sure that can't be turned off?

I mostly fight with AEG's auto dose, they have built it in a way where the gaskets only lasts a year before it starts dripping liquid detergent.

They gave me a replacement but now it's dripping again.

Liquid detergent with Auto dose is cool and all, but stick to powder if you want to save yourself some worry.

I took the buzzer off my dryer immediately once I heard it the first time. I don't need that in my life. 10/10 would recommend to anyone that is even slightly annoyed with a laundry buzzer.

the scale in this picture is so confusing

anyway my current washer & dryer are pretty good but ive had ones in the past that would have different behaviors like this...unlocking is always one of the more frustrating ones. A previous washing machine would also display a unitless number that counted down until it was done. It didn't seem to be time based because 18 didn't mean 18 minutes, it meant 18 more numbers until it was done.

ours is im the basement (rental apartment), quiet but likes to eat socks, the damn thing. I think electric plug is just carmouflage, it runs on socks

Name and shame!

Friends don't let other people suffer the same fate.

Samsung front loader washing machine here.

It is generally musical while selecting program options. It sings a little song when finished, which is only after it unlocks the door. The little song only plays once. The little song can be changed to other tunes by subtle and undocumented button presses.

After about 10 minutes it plays a few notes while turning itself off that are easily recognisable as the notes it plays when it turns itself off, so if you miss the first little song, once you hear that you know it's definitely finished. After that it is done. No more door locking shenanigans or tumbling or clothes.

Generally I use the "sportswear" cycle which is about 1 hour, my clothes are generally not that dirty. Sometimes I treat towels / linen to a hot cotton cycle which is 2.5 hours and a 90 degree (Celsius) wash.

Had it for 10 years now, no mechanical or electrical issues. I always leave the door ajar when finished and once every few months I do a cleaning cycle.

I also have a Fisher and Paykel dryer. I have owned it for 8 years, in which time it has needed a replacement drive belt as it gets used heavily. The bushes on the drum need replacing soon, but I just turned it upside down so it will last for a while longer

Regarding your door issues, well that's because idiots try and open the door during a load, and then when it's locked, they turn it off and still try and open the door. They subsequently complain about the water going everywhere. Don't forget that manufacturers have to deal with the lowest common denominator end user.

We have a front filter drain model. If draining is stuck you flip the flap open, and uncap the drain tube and lower it into a shallow container. Check the filter, and close the flap. I have had to do this 2-3 times in 5 years

That sounds like a "sell it and make it someone else's problem" situation.

Why don't they have proper ball-bearing bearings on the drum instead of just a bushing?

I had to replace mine last week. Okay, it's been a decade of zero maintenance, and the part only cost a tenner, but still - if this was a decent bearing it would be fine.

Had an apartment with a washer that could wake up the dead. And of course, no alarm setting. Turns out, it was pretty easy to open the front plate and rip out the buzzer.

mine is a few blocks away, and requires sacrifice of an always-increasing amount of coinage (literally every other trip costs more).

the dryer half does the same but also now takes twice as long to do its job--requiring even more coinage sacrifice.

they're also now scared of the dark (it isn't 24/7 like it used to be), meaning i can't go there at odd hours to avoid people.

Name and shame my guy

If its at the end forever it might be because you are putting too much soap in.

I had a washing machine that made audible chirps as you dialed through the programs and an irritating ditty whenever you engaged a program. It couldn't be turned off. That was on a physical dial. But it also had flat touch buttons with no bevel or edge or tactile feedback - and these were always silent - so most of the time you didn't know if you'd really pressed it or not. God. The first time I used it I was like.. "what the fuck". It was brand new in 2023. I cannot comprehend how someone can design, make, and program something so stupid.

Mine just throws a fit every decade or so, and stops generating heat.

Also, it's the most famous appliance in my house because a video on YouTube of me opening my dryer door has almost 500k views

Lol my old Maytag is probably the most polite and introverted appliance in my house.

I learned my lesson the hard way too. After suffering, I bought the cheapest washer and dryer at the local appliance store, it has an end of cycle alarm that was a simple unplug in the back panel.