Steve Walker wrote:

why do the door interlocks have such long delays? Our machine finishes
pumping and stops spinning and comes to a complete stop within seconds,
yet won't allow opening the door for 3 full minutes

My "proper old" Hotpoint had a mechanical interlock that let you open
the door the moment the drum came to rest, the new
"Indesit/Ariston/Hotpoint" makes you wait ages with a thermal interlock.