Sears holdings just reported a 1.4 billion loss in 2013. Might want to be cautious about buying an extended warranty through them, you would be just about last on the creditor list. It will be intersting to see how long they can sustain the losses before vendors get nervous and potentially start to impact their ability to get credit. Circuit City fell fast and hard once they could not get favorable terms of credit from their vendor base.

I don't know anything about the LG but I just put a load of sheets in my Duet Sport HT, which is basically the same machine as the He2. It is now 15 months old and working great. I did get the heater because I got it cheap but I only use it rarely. I do think it is a good idea to wash a really hot load once in a while to keep the machine clean. It does have a Clean Washer cycle, also, which is fun to watch. I don't think any of the new machines will last 30 years like my last machine but so far this has been reliable. I think it is a good balance between price and features. Be sure any machine you get is installed and leveled correctly. Don't overload it and use the correct soap in small amounts. This will make for a long and happy washing life with your new machine. Good luck.

Thank you Joe! And Dross too! Now that you both mention that the machine brings cold water in before draining, I've heard mine do that and wondered why the heck would it bring water in just to drain immediately afterwards? I didn't realize that it was to cool the hot water down due to plumbing codes or whatever, makes perfect sense to me. What makes even more sense, finally, is that this is probably why when raleigh & northwoods took the temp of their drain water in the bucket it wasn't as hot as they expected or wanted it to be. They probably would get different readings on the temp depending on how cold their cold water is coming from tap, depending on how cold it is outside too. I know my cold tap water is very cold, with it being winter and also I'm on a well which the cold water tends to be very cold coming out of the well. It would be so much easier if the sport would allow the door to be opened past the add-a-garment stage but it doesn't. The Bosch 500 I had prior to the Sport allowed the door to be opened during most of the cycle unless it was spinning or too hot. I might mess around with the kill-a-watt meter sometime just out of curiousity. Now with what Joe has said I'm pretty certain that the heater is working when it should. I have been very happy and please with the Sport since I've had it, it's a very nice little machine that suits my laundry needs fine. I doubt I would have returned it anyway, sounds like some people might have given up on a perfectly good washer for nothing. I'm glad to be past this heater issue and will continue loving the little Sport! Thanks again Joe for the info and thanks dross for finally adding your knowledge.

The model would be 110.20922990. The leading 110. indicates it's a Whirlpool-manufactured machine, as are all Kenmores of this design. The top doesn't come off, the entire outer cabinet of the machine is removed to access the lid switch. Per the parts diagram of the machine shown at http://www.searspartsdirect.com, it has the decorative trim hiding the console screws. Photobucket Slideshow - Removing Console Trim & Screws The lid switch is of course under the top. Get the part from Sears, linked above. Search your model number, find the lid switch listed on the "Top and Cabinet" diagram, item #11. YouTube Video - Removing the Cabinet. Ignore the part about replacing the motor coupler, of course. When replacing the cabinet, make sure the slots on the lower rear corners of the cabinet fit onto the tabs on the machine's base. And don't forget to reconnect the wiring harness under the console.