Too Simple To Figure Out Dept...!?!
The more smart or automatic an appliance becomes the more time and money you'll spend trying to make it work. Net result: You lose time and you lose a ton of money. Great for technician's income...
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I'm going to agree, too.
Oil-filled heaters with electronic controls are more difficult to operate and fail a lot more than those with mechanical thermostats. I just bought a new humidifier and went out of my way to find one with old-fashoned knobs and switches. Electronic clocks are a pain to set. Things like the radio are much more difficult to work on our newer car. A friend just tossed her new smartphone to go back to the flip phone. With RVs I see that newer ones have central touch panels for lighting, tank level readout, etc. When that panel quits working, a lot of items won't be usable, and the only fix will be spending a few hundred bucks for a new one. That's assuming it will even be available for an older RV.
Oil-filled heaters with electronic controls are more difficult to operate and fail a lot more than those with mechanical thermostats. I just bought a new humidifier and went out of my way to find one with old-fashoned knobs and switches. Electronic clocks are a pain to set. Things like the radio are much more difficult to work on our newer car. A friend just tossed her new smartphone to go back to the flip phone. With RVs I see that newer ones have central touch panels for lighting, tank level readout, etc. When that panel quits working, a lot of items won't be usable, and the only fix will be spending a few hundred bucks for a new one. That's assuming it will even be available for an older RV.
