What should I look for in a front loading washer? WP or Maytag?

9 years ago

Hello I'm in the market for a new front loading washing machine my 8 year old whirlpool just broke down. I've read to stay away from samsung and LG. What should I look for in a front loader? I've read to look at buying one with a steel basket stuff like that

Right now I'm thinking about buying a whirlpool or maytag

http://www.maytag.ca/en_CA/Laundry-1/Laundry_Laundry_Appliances_Washers-3/102290050+4294967052/

http://www.whirlpool.ca/en_CA/Laundry-1/Laundry_Laundry_Washers-3/102280047+4294966878/

What do you guys think about the ones up too $1300 in the above links? Are the $1500 really better?

What about this one?I can get it for $1000
http://www.maytag.ca/en_CA/laundry-1/laundry-appliances-2/washers-3/-[MHW6000AG]-1501658/MHW6000AG/

This post was edited by nsb23 on Sun, May 18, 14 at 13:28

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mrb627
9 years ago
Since Maytag is made by Whirlpool, they are essentially the same machines with some variations on the appearance and a few cycles.

MRB
nsb23
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9 years ago
Thanks

Are the machines i posted good?

This post was edited by nsb23 on Mon, May 19, 14 at 11:29
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nsb23: "I've read to stay away from samsung and LG.'

Consider the source. It happens that the worst appliance repair service that we have experienced in more than half a century was with Whirlpool service, but I do not tell everybody to stay away from all Whirlpool appliances because of our poor service experience with one appliance; be aware that anecdotes of bad service by one brand or another are just that: anecdotes. I suggest that one take others' blanket statements about two major world brands to be puffs of hot air.

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Looking for a stainless steel drum is not a bad idea. Looking for a dimpled stainless steel drum is a better one, but it will limit you to two brands, Miele ("Honeycomb" drum) and Samsung ("Diamond" drum). When local areas of your laundry's fabric get pushed into the drainage holes through which water is extracted in the spin part of the washing cycle, wear of the fabric is accelerated. The drainage holes in the Miele Honeycomb and the Samsung Diamond drums are positioned around the dimples in such a manner as to reduce the pushing of tufts of fabrics through the drainage holes, and, fortuitously, the design also allows the diameter of the drainage holes to be reduced, further limiting push-through. Dimpled drums are a very worthwhile feature.

Here is a link that might be useful: YouTube video that explains the Samsung version

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