[Nfbc-info] My apartment complex got new washers and dryers

[Fred's Win7 Catastrophe]

Hey there Federation peeps,
It took me 2-hours to  start a load of friggin laundry this 
morning!  Trial and error, pushing little membrane buttons, swiping 
various cards, listening to beeps, and then it finally ran.  My 
clothes were  wet and dirty at the end.
Luckily, a neighbor  popped-in, and  showed me how  the machines work.
We got new electronic display washers and dryers in my apartment 
complex's laundry room.  They don't take coins, but run on debit cards.
Since they are brand spanking new, I  told the owner and manager 
that  they are defective, or they installed the wrong machines, since 
they don't talk.
The washers deduct $8-from my account, and  charge different prices 
depending on how dirty I say my clothes are.  The prices may also 
change according to variations in electricty pricing through the day.
The contraption has 2-displays:  one for the card scan gadget, the 
other displays pricing, and then goes to a countdown timer.
NONE of this information is available to me.  Do I have a right to 
know how much I am being charged?
Do the owners have to replace the machines, if I request it?
Thanks,
Fred at the beach, Carlsbad