I'm looking at buying a top loading washing machine. I would like a good one. Anyone have and suggestions?
Thank you.
Thank you.
OT - Washing Machine
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My general rule of thumb has been to go one step up from the cheapest model
for most appliances and tools.
Sometimes the cheapest model will be nothing like the rest of the product line and will be a piece of crap.
Move up one model and you get the same basic materials and construction as the high-end models but without the needless bells and whistles.
for most appliances and tools.
Sometimes the cheapest model will be nothing like the rest of the product line and will be a piece of crap.
Move up one model and you get the same basic materials and construction as the high-end models but without the needless bells and whistles.
Just go to Sears and buy one of their cheaper models. Not the cheapest, but no more than the average. It's a freaking washing machine. It's not complicated and there's no need to spend a lot of money on it. You're looking for dependability and Sears is as good as it gets.
Maytag Centennial. Costs around $300. It has an agitator and gets clothes clean. Biggest knock on it is that the cycles take a long time.
Which ever one you wind up with, be prepared to hear a lot of fussing about the cycle length. All of the new ones have the energy saving and water conservation features on them. Don't know what it is about it, but they all seem to have much longer cycle times. Thank you very much EPA and all those environmentally friendly laws, rules and regulations.
I second the Speed Queen suggestion. I currently use an old Maytag (pre-2000 before their quality took a nosedive) but when I have to replace I'll get a Speed Queen like my mother did a few years back. It's extremely well built and the wash cycle is short. Consumer Reports doesn't like them because they use too much water but they get clothes clean and will last decades. Not expensive, either, although a little more than the cheapest models and they may be hard to find ($550 or $600, I think?).
+1 speedqueen. I was told that is what the washer repair guys have. Not fancy, but does a washer need to be?
All I know is this one is the biggest POS I have ever purchased.
http://www.maytag.com/-[MVWB850YW]-1106395/MVWB850YW/
http://www.maytag.com/-[MVWB850YW]-1106395/MVWB850YW/
Put Samsung and LG on your tv stand but NOT in your washer and dryer room. I now have an off brand washer named Crosley that is much better than our old thousand dollar LG front loader.
Just bought GE top load and dryer. One of the cheaper models. It works great. Very quiet and holds way more clothes than my old set. I'm now trying to sell my 20 year old Roper set. I'm convinced they would last another 20 years.
Not really energy saving, just water saving. Used to could wash a load of clothes and dry them in 30 minutes. Then got a new washer, and went to washing in 30 minutes and drying in ~10. Then got an even newer washer and new dryer and now my clothes get to spend an hour in the washer and then almost an hour in the dryer. Yay, gov't mandated progress. On the plus side, they only use about 30% more electricity (which is sort of expensive) to save a little bit of water (which is so cheap once you pay the minimum charge that it's indistinguishable from free if you're not irrigating everyday or filling up a swimming pool).