Hello--I have had the same problems with HE2 washer made in 2004 -- with a dryer stacked on top of it, it has traveled just a little, not across the laundry room. But the vibrations have been very violent and scary so I got a repair person in to take a look, and then spoke with additional repair people to be sure I was hearing the right answer. Repair people told me the bearing (which holds the basket) is wearing out and the cost to repair this is more than a whole new washing machine. This is a problem with most front loaders--the vibrations that get so much water out also wear out the parts. I have just ordered a unitized laundry center with washer and dryer--I much prefer top load with agitator to the front loaders anyway. And I have to replace the dryer because the stacked units will only go with each other and I can't stack the dryer safely on another washer. FYI, repair people tell me that 8-10 years is unfortunately the expected life span of a front load washing machine, which seems awfully short given the cost of these. If you can keep your dryer, you are lucky; mine is working fine but as noted I can't keep it since no room to put the machines side by side.

This is the link to the product page: http://www.kenmore.com/shc/s/p_10154_12604_02642198000P?vName=Laundry&cName=Washers&sName=Front-load+Washers

Thank you very much, weedmeister. I just posted the same question in the laundry forum.

@Jane Check with your local sears and big box stores about the exchange/return policy. They all had some sort of exchange ranging from 15 days to 30 days when I was shopping. You need to read the fine print very carefully. IIRC there was a catch in the Lowes that limited the exchange to higher priced item only. Also note that they do price match each other during "sales events". I know Sears does the measurements for every appliance in the specifications on the web site. You can't determine whether that fridge will fit from the depth measurement (front to back) and your counter depth? I have a narrow galley kitchen so had to be careful with the open door swing measurement. I'm terrible with imagining "the space" so ended up cutting a piece of cardboard to various sizes so I could "see" how much it stuck out. Other posters are also right about the differences between the "normal" US cu ft and how much will fit in the European machines. Mieles and Askos were far above my budget so I didn't seriously consider them. However, I've used a Miele before and you really can stuff it almost full and have the clothes come out beautifully clean. None of my North American front loaders could be loaded as full with the same results. Yes, you can put a lot in those big drum tubs, but you can load up the European models too. I guess it depends on how you do laundry: all in a day or some loads every day. We're on a well so I can't run the machine endlessly for just one day. Also remember that all the modern front loaders have relatively long wash cycles; most are +/- 1 hour. The sanitary cycle on my 41072 is 2 hours minimum and almost 3 if I do more than 1 extra rinse. HTH