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True Dough

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1. Do they have actual knobs, prof?

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 07:29 PM

Dec 20

My wife chose a washer/dryer set manufactured by Electrolux about a year ago. They look nice and so far they operate fine, but there's no knobs. They're all sensor-like buttons that you hold your finger on and then functions change or the appliances start/stop.

I just envision those malfunctioning in the years ahead. It's not like appliances are built to last long these days anyway.

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