All the bells and whistles are not worth it. About two weeks after my one year warranty expired My washer broke and would not start. I would think that spending this much money on a washer, it would work for more than a year. Before this washer I had a washer for 16 years and it was still working. This dryer is a piece of junk too. I use the manual to dry my clothes because any other option requires at least two additional cycles to get the clothes dry. My previous dryer was 30 years old and still working. Should never have replaced my old stuff for these. What a waste of money!