OH wow I got it to work. That seemed like less of a "readability" issue and more of a straight up glitch. If I get up close and click repeatedly on the washer it opens and closes the door. If I open it, step back and click in a specific place then it actually loads the laundry.
This is super useful feedback dude. I really don't know what my design looks like for other people. I wish I could get videos with commentary on these so I can see what I'm doing wrong with readability or level design.