An appliance with changeable components, the appliance comprising: a support structure; a housing coupled to the support structure, wherein the housing is configured to receive at least one component; a plurality of first sensor operators coupled to the at least one component; a plurality of first sensors coupled to the appliance, wherein the plurality of first sensors are configured to detect a transfer of the plurality of first sensor operators; a lock assembly including: one or more latches, wherein the one or more latches are adapted to engage with the at least one component in a locked configuration and adapted to disengage from the at least one component in an unlocked configuration; a plurality of second sensor operators coupled to the one or more latches; a plurality of second sensors coupled to the appliance, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to detect a transfer of the plurality of second sensor operators; a manual release bracket adapted to selectively engage with the one or more latches in an unlocked configuration; a slider that is configured to be manually or electronically activated by a user, wherein the slider cooperates with the manual release bracket to unlock the at least one component; a manual release sensor operator coupled to the manual release bracket; a manual release sensor coupled to the appliance, wherein the manual release sensor is configured to detect a transfer of the manual release sensor operator; and wherein the control unit is in communication with the first sensors and the second sensors and the manual release sensor; and wherein the control unit is adapted to determine a configuration of the at least one component, and to determine a configuration of the one or more latches when the one or more latches are in the locked configuration or in the unlocked configuration, and to determine a configuration of the manual release bracket when it is in the unlocked configuration. a support structure; a housing coupled to the support structure, wherein the housing is configured to receive at least one component; a plurality of first sensor operators coupled to the at least one component; a plurality of first sensors coupled to the appliance, wherein the plurality of first sensors are configured to detect a transfer of the plurality of first sensor operators; a lock assembly including: one or more latches, wherein the one or more latches are adapted to engage with the at least one component in a locked configuration and adapted to disengage from the at least one component in an unlocked configuration; a plurality of second sensor operators coupled to the one or more latches; a plurality of second sensors coupled to the appliance, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to detect a transfer of the plurality of second sensor operators; a manual release bracket adapted to selectively engage with the one or more latches in an unlocked configuration; a slider that is configured to be manually or electronically activated by a user, wherein the slider cooperates with the manual release bracket to unlock the at least one component; a manual release sensor operator coupled to the manual release bracket; a manual release sensor coupled to the appliance, wherein the manual release sensor is configured to detect a transfer of the manual release sensor operator; and wherein the control unit is in communication with the first sensors and the second sensors and the manual release sensor; and wherein the control unit is adapted to determine a configuration of the at least one component, and to determine a configuration of the one or more latches when the one or more latches are in the locked configuration or in the unlocked configuration, and to determine a configuration of the manual release bracket when it is in the unlocked configuration. one or more latches, wherein the one or more latches are adapted to engage with the at least one component in a locked configuration and adapted to disengage from the at least one component in an unlocked configuration; a plurality of second sensor operators coupled to the one or more latches; a plurality of second sensors coupled to the appliance, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to detect a transfer of the plurality of second sensor operators; a manual release bracket adapted to selectively engage with the one or more latches in an unlocked configuration; a slider that is configured to be manually or electronically activated by a user, wherein the slider cooperates with the manual release bracket to unlock the at least one component; a manual release sensor operator coupled to the manual release bracket; a manual release sensor coupled to the appliance, wherein the manual release sensor is configured to detect a transfer of the manual release sensor operator; and wherein the control unit is in communication with the first sensors and the second sensors and the manual release sensor; and wherein the control unit is adapted to determine a configuration of the at least one component, and to determine a configuration of the one or more latches when the one or more latches are in the locked configuration or in the unlocked configuration, and to determine a configuration of the manual release bracket when it is in the unlocked configuration.