[Electronics-Talk] Washing machine

[Jim McCarthy]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 10:00 PM Georgia Kitchen via Electronics-Talk <
electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all,  I was wondering if you could share what brand and model of washing
> machine you are using. It looks like ours is on it's last leg. I understand
> that some of the washers beep when you push the buttons and one can count
> the beeps so you can figure out what setting you are on. I read braille so
> I could keep a sheet of the settings and what each button is used for. I
> have talked to the man at the sears home town store and he has agreed to
> help me if possible. The store is pretty jammed with appliances--however,
> he has agreed to plug in an exgtension cord so I could try out the
> settings. We are open to either a top loader or a front loading washer. Any
> help would be very much appreciated. The repair man told us not to put any
> more money in getting our old washer fixed. Thanks in advance.
>
> Georgia
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Terri and  I have owned front loading washers for 20 years now. To avoid
leaking, they ceal very tightly, which also can result in oders and perhaps
mold as well. Manuals for these generally urge one to keep the door open
between uses. I like our present one allot. I can't tell what model it is.
It is a Whirlpool brand, though could be maytag. I'm reading the user guide
and it is for several related units. I also am not seeing a list of the
covered units. The machine is digital and  apparently can be operated
through the use of a mobile app wirelessly. I labeled ours using a
combination of mostly braille and som of the sticky marking dots. There is
anold  fashon  cycle selec  knob that has a pointer to choose among cycles
on a circular dial. There are in  addition to that several raised
rectangulartouchablebuttons  near which we have placed abreviated braille
labels. temp for teperature would be an example. one can also invoke a
setting where the    machine provides melodic sounds to indicate cycle
changes or inputs. I find ou  washeranddrierboprettyyyness accessible but
they take getting