No…maybe yes?
If you just want to do a normal wash it couldn’t be easier. Just toss your laundry in, spin the dial to “normal” and hit start. These machines can use soap cartridges so you don’t even need to pour your own soap (you can skip the cartridges and use whatever soap you want as you are used to if you prefer).
You can get more fancy though and select settings for things like drapes or linens and whatnot.
The dryer is a tiny bit more fussy. It has a lint filter (like all dryers) and a second lint filter (since it is not exhausting outside it needs to be better at filtering the air). It also has a third filter for intake air. That needs to be cleaned every few months or replaced (which is an added cost). The dryer tells you when that is necessary (it magically senses it…not a timed thing but genuinely when it needs doing). Super easy to replace/clean (replacing takes about 10 seconds).
Overall very easy to use but you can get fancy with them if you want which takes more button pushing. Thankfully the usual settings are on a dial. Just spin it to the thing you want and go.
Also, I never iron anything anymore. The dryer has a steam setting. Pop something in for 30 minutes and wrinkles are gone.
I will say the dryer has one quirk that takes getting used to. On normal setting your laundry still feel just a tiny bit wet when you take it out. BUT…it is so barely wet that while folding it the thing is dry. Weird but it works.
As noted these are about twice the cost of most w/d units but they claim twice the lifespan. I am all fopr well built, never breaks stuff so I love these. And, again, very efficient (like 5x more efficient than other dryers).
