[USNBandit]

One note on the Duet (and several other brands I have read about). My duet stopped draining properly and the door stayed locked with clothes in it. Of course this happened to the wife while I was gone on a business trip, two days later I got home and got to pull the thing apart to drain the tub.

My duet has a trap to keep the pump from ingesting materials. You need to clean that every once in a while. If it gets jammed up with junk and the tub is full there isn't really a good way to drain that tub.

[IncPen]

One note on the Duet (and several other brands I have read about). My duet stopped draining properly and the door stayed locked with clothes in it. Of course this happened to the wife while I was gone on a business trip, two days later I got home and got to pull the thing apart to drain the tub.

My duet has a trap to keep the pump from ingesting materials. You need to clean that every once in a while. If it gets jammed up with junk and the tub is full there isn't really a good way to drain that tub.

Thanks. I noticed the same thing. Our kids have done their own laundry since they were very young... I couldn't believe the junk that had collected in that trap-- but good thing it did-- rather than ruin the impellers. Luckily it's not a big deal to clean it.