Error Code

 Nothing feels worse than the moment you see a red error code flashing on a machine. You do not know what to do. Since product manuals are now pdf files on a computer, you can no longer flip to page 122 and see what to do. Yesterday my father's aide called me and was a bit upset. She was doing the laundry and midway through, the machine LED read "CD". This was the first time she had used the washing machine as it is a bit complicated to run. It is a washing machine and dryer all in one unit, like a dishwasher would be. It has many dials and settings and no one other than my father has ever used it. We told him that he needed to teach other people to make things easier. His aide set the machine according to the instructions that we gave her. When she went back to check it an hour later the dreaded "CD' was on the display. She called me to see what to do. I had no idea. My friends at the pool all got out their cell phones and googled the model of the washer. It seems that "CD" stands for "cool down" and it was not an error code. It was just letting you know that the machine was in it's final cool down stage before the wash was completed. I called the aide to let her know. She was so relieved.