Product review (1 stars): Rube Goldberg machine
For those of you who may not have heard of Rube Goldberg, he drew famous cartoons of machines that did simple things in the most complicated fashion imaginable.  Rube has nothing on Fisher Paykel.  I purchased a "Smartload" dryer and "Ecosmart" washer and I must say, there is nothing smart about them ... well, other than the fact that their over complicated planned failure is smart for Fisher Paykel.  Both machines have done insane things thanks to their logic boards but the dryer is completely gone and headed for the landfill after practically no service at all ... the logic board has gone insane and my repairman (Fisher Paykel warranty certified) says the part alone is around $450.  Of course you can buy a decent laptop for that but then that seems to be the plan; make a killing on selling a board that probably costs a few dollars to make.

Even when it worked, it stopped and started frequently through the drying cycle .. presumably sensing things.  The think is, it does nothing that a normal, inexpensive, mechanically operated machine does ... nothing.  But they've figured out how to make it go through this big show to give the customer the impression that they are getting some sort of added value.

Clearly, it is designed to fail immediately following the warranty period.  I thought the top loader feature was kind of nice but it so overcomplicates the workings that it's a disaster if anything goes wrong ... like the logic board going insane and entombing a wet load of my favorite clothes.

Now I'm anticipating my Ecosmart washer to become not so smart very soon ... the led panel has already done some crazy stuff and it doesn't seem to know the difference between hot and cold water but what could go wrong there.

Save yourself a lot of trouble and buy a simple, as mechanical as possible, old fashioned dryer and washer for that matter.