It's funny that most washing machines don't have a start button (you just pull out the main dial), yet must dryers do, even though they also frequently have one big dial that could be pulled in a similar way.
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It's funny that most washing machines don't have a start button (you just pull out the main dial), yet must dryers do, even though they also frequently have one big dial that could be pulled in a similar way.
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The reason for washing machines to have the switch mechanism they do is that you need to have a button to quickly turn the machine off if it gets out of balance. The quickest way to do that is to hit a button. If there is a button to turn the machine on and another to turn it off, there is the possibility of hitting the wrong one in an emergency. So the pull on/push off knob of the washing machine works well. A dryer doesn't have a similar emergency off need so having a button for starting works just fine.
Posted by Peter Hentges | May 6, 2007 7:33 PM
Posted on May 6, 2007 19:33