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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Interesting...computerized engine management units are not lazy living, but electronic fridge management units and digital furnace management units are. I'm afraid I don't see the obvious differences, other than Mex likes one but not the other.
For what it's worth, the digital thermostat I installed in my RV works much better and more reliably than the analog one it replaced. It doesn't short cycle, it maintains the temperature more precisely, and it's easier to read what it's set to and harder to knock off whatever setting you want. The electronic fridge controls have given me not one hint of trouble; when turned on, it keeps the temperature of the fridge and freezer correct, whether I have 120V power or not. The electronic ignition on the water heater has likewise been trouble-free for me. The power entrance step has needed some cleaning as it tends to get mucked up with crud from time to time, but at least it's stable even if the ground underneath isn't perfectly flat.
I wonder if perhaps some here are comparing cheap, poorly designed and constructed electronics with well-designed and well-built non-electronic equivalents. The difference isn't in the electronic vs. non-electronic nature; it's in the cheap vs. not cheap nature. There are a lot of crummy electronic gizmos out there to be sure.
For what it's worth, the digital thermostat I installed in my RV works much better and more reliably than the analog one it replaced. It doesn't short cycle, it maintains the temperature more precisely, and it's easier to read what it's set to and harder to knock off whatever setting you want. The electronic fridge controls have given me not one hint of trouble; when turned on, it keeps the temperature of the fridge and freezer correct, whether I have 120V power or not. The electronic ignition on the water heater has likewise been trouble-free for me. The power entrance step has needed some cleaning as it tends to get mucked up with crud from time to time, but at least it's stable even if the ground underneath isn't perfectly flat.
I wonder if perhaps some here are comparing cheap, poorly designed and constructed electronics with well-designed and well-built non-electronic equivalents. The difference isn't in the electronic vs. non-electronic nature; it's in the cheap vs. not cheap nature. There are a lot of crummy electronic gizmos out there to be sure.
