Bought a Samsung washer & dryer *YEH SAMSUNG*

[pcgeek11]

Manual timers suck because they are mechanical and all eventually wear out/break.....however, replacement is $55 and that's hella cheaper than spending $150 for a printed circuit board that's gotten moisture in it. I fear what's not been proven and I have an assumption that lint, moisture, and corrosion will build on those printed circuit board control panels over time and they'll eventually require replacement OR a solid cleaning with alcohol and a scrub pad. The plastic buttons that go over the control pads and the cover to the panels will also wear out with use and require replacement...those can also be pricey... (I've seen this on dishwashers when the same cycles are selected frequently)

We do too much laundry to deviate from what works and I like manual knobs and solid-state switches versus electronics.

I can replace a mechanical timer 4 or 5 times for what it cost to replace the main board in one of these HE washers once. My last washer I replaced the timer once at the 14 year mark in its 20 year life...