manual and i`m glad i did.
give this company a go!
i bought this about one month ago and am overall very satisfied. the machine washes small loads well and is very quiet until the final spin/rinse mode. the auto dry cycle has been letting me down. the time shown is not accurate on auto dry and it will start out showing 3 hours for the complete wash and dry cycle and sometimes it will take 4-5 hours. i have been trying the wash and dry separate and have been happy with those results.
it does take 3.5 hours to complete a small load of laundry. 