I do but when I proposed, it rejected me. Unrequited love.
I have a Whirlpool front loader and no, I don’t like it. O don’t think that it gets the clothes really clean and if you put it on whitest whites or sanitary, it takes an hour and a half.
Buy an older top-loading Kenmore, Maytag or Whirlpool. The new front-loaders are an expensive scam.
We have an LG set, front loaders for 18 months and no problems. The capacity is enormous and they are so efficient, they use less water and less electricity.
Even a comforter for a king size bed is no problem.
The model is WM8000 series. We got the storage pedestals to gain storage and to raise up the machines to a comfortable level.
They are slightly wider(and higher with the pedestals) than a normal set so check the dimensions of your space to see that the two machines can fit.
That was not an issue for us.
Good luck.
The latest is a Maytag, the main controller board this time. The repairman comes out, replaces parts and if a part is on back order for too long, a store credit card come in the mail. Inside, no matter what the brand, they're all the same and plagued with the same issues.
My Samsung direct drive is great and reasonably priced. I had an LG front loading but it shook. The Samsung has 10 year warranty and is a extremely quiet.
Well, we have a "close" relationship, though not as "warm" as the one with my dryer. ;-)
There is a special issue of Consumer Reports out currently that rates household appliances, among them washing machines. One of my biggest complaints about Consumer Reports is that they never seem to evaluate the products that I'm realistically looking at. I believe a lot of the washers they listed were in the $1200-$1600 range, when I'm looking at $500-$700. I don't need or want a lot of the newest expensive features. With that said, my current washer does a lot of "sitting" when nothing appears to be happening. I think with all the current HE washers that is the time when clothes are soaking in detergent. There is never much water involved - you can thank the enviro nazis for that.
I have always bought as needed the cheapest top loader agitator, and will keep buying them as long as they are available. Sounds like I’ve had to buy a lot of them, but only about three in the past forty years. Mostly Whirlpool in one form, or another. (Kenmore, Whirlpool, or Inglis are all Whirlpool)
The machine with the actual Whirlpool name on it had the up, and down agitator, and was the best of the bunch, but I couldn’t find one like that again after time took its toll on that one.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I think all the washers and dryers these days are pretty much the same machines with different brand names on them. Whirlpool and Maytag usually have the same part numbers when you go to replace parts.
This one takes forever for the water to fill, and it spends so much time doing nothing. I don't get the point of having the clothes just sitting there in "soak" cycle, and I don't like the time it spends in the wash cycle not going full speed. What's the point?
We have a front loading Maytag. It has already given quite a bit of trouble, fortunately it was under warranty, I wouldn’t get another front loader of any brand. It takes an hour to wash a load, but does hold more than the previous top loaders we had. IMHO, the front loaders cost too much,and mostly do not live up to the claims of the manufacturers..
The Samsung top loader uses the new style propeller not an agitator. Can’t say how happy I am with it.
I was told that if I liked my washing machine, I get to keep my washing machine. Period.
I have always had a SEARS type tub washer. I learned long ago how to repair them and keep them working. I buy a good one, but in the end, it pays for itself.
The parts on these washers that wear out are: agitator dogs, brake/clutches and sometimes the transmission couplings. I am so glad that belts in washers were largely eliminated from the design.
Once, I had to replace the pump (very easy) on my daughter’s washer because a sock got sucked up into it. I still marvel at how this came to be. I suspect she filled it so full that the sock worked its way over the tub liner and into to outer liner and got sucked in. All told though, it was easy to replace.
We had a similar thread a week ago. I think a top loading Whirlpool won.
Bosch. Left @ house when we moved to an apt, but I’d buy another tomorrow if I went back to a house.
Expensive but worth every last dime. Over time, about pays for the difference, using less water and detergent, not to mention power. And cleans like no other I ever had. Quietly. Cycles take more or less time depending on settings.
But sad to say, I don't think it's the brand that counts much anymore. Most appliances today (washing machines, microwaves, etc.) are just poorly built Chinese junk.
Here's a suggestion: Go to Amazon.com and research washing machines. Read the reviews, especially the 5-star and 1-star ones. I have found Amazon reviews to be generally truthful, and very helpful.
We were advised to never buy the frontloaders, salesman told us they had more repairs on them than anyone suspected.
We have spent our $$$ buying the appliances with all the whistles and bells that only go out within a few years. Just how many of those whistles & bells does one really use. All I need is the on/off..hot/cold...regular/perm press...heavy/light load buttons, nothing more is needed.
Also these days, we buy based on our lifespan left, or before we get to the nursing home. Therefore we purchase the CHEAPEST thing they have, guess what they seem to be the best anyway. No whistles & bells to wear out.
Bought a new washer and drier from Lowes, Samsung.
My wife is totally happy with both, speed wise and cleaning wise.
Researched before purchase and decided to stay away from front loaders, too many horror stories.
Also, Maytag ain't the company it used to be.