Why not find a nice used dryer of some brand that makes you happy? Check Craigslist and local 2nd-hand/resale shops.

Whirlpool hasn't made much change on the top-filter design since 1965-ish. It's a well-established, simple, and reliable design. The front-filter design is newer (mid 1990s) and allows a deeper drum for larger capacity in a narrower cabinet.

Thank you. Interesting about the lint screen. I've never had one any place but inside the drum. Maybe I'll reconsider the Speed Queen after all. I have a SQ top load washer, and am happy with it except for the extra rinse cycle button, which never worked. (I still need to have them fix it.) I definitely like the idea of a stainless steel drum! I'd read a review in Consumer Reports that said that SQs dryers don't have a moisture sensor, but I see now that most of the models do have them.

Mareh, when you turn the extra rinse option on do you do it when your turning the washer on to start a load or after the load is done and you realize it needs another rinse...I'm asking because it has to be turned on at the start of washing it will not give an extra rinse if you turn it on later in the cycle.

Try craiglsist.

Try electrolux.

GE electric dryers have the heating element behind the metal grill at back of the drum, which exposes tumbling items to more intense/direct heat even at lower temp settings. Large/bulky items such as a comforter or bedspread that doesn't tumble freely can get scorched by contact with the grill. Majority of other brands (including Whirlpool) have the element in a heater box mounted on the bottom panel under the drum and draw the airflow through it.

Thanks for all the replies and info. Mamapinky0, I press the button before I start the load, but it shuts off without ever doing the extra rinse. The dial always halts at the end of the spin cycle.

Mareh,

My sister just got a new Speed Queen dryer and has been very happy with it.

As far as the extra rinse button goes, it takes a minute or so for the extra rinse to begin after the final spin shuts off so you have to give it a chance for the timer to advance.

Mareh82,

Yes, as tideman_59 says ... the timer must advance through what is otherwise an "off" period to get to the extra rinse function so there will be a few mins when the machine otherwise doesn't do anything until it starts filling for the additional rinse. If you wait 10 mins and nothing has happened, the timer is obviously not advancing further, then there's likely a problem.

I have a SQ and when I first used the extra rinse I also thought mine didn't work

but it just needed to advance. Are you finding you need an extra rinse very often with the Speed Queen?

Hmmm. I'll have to test it further. I didn't know you had to wait that long. However, I'm pretty sure there have been times when I haven't gotten to the machine within a half hour of it finishing. Still, I will wait it out tomorrow to make sure. Thanks so much! Mampinky0, I have really sensitive skin, so I like the extra rinse as a precaution. I think there was only one time when I saw suds left over. I've never felt that the water level wasn't high enough, so I don't add extra as many people here do.

Have had 2 LG dryers (one LG and one LG made Kenmore) and no issues with them ripping clothes. Just great drying performance. Only reason we replaced the first one was it was flooded when we had a sewer backup in our basement, flooding the unit.

Mareh82,

Also, a machine with a mechanical timer there shouldn't be a need to engage the extra rinse switch before starting a load. It can be set any time during course of the cycle. Setting the extra rinse switch to On hours after the machine has turned off, after unloading, should trigger the timer to advance into the extra rinse function. The only obstacle would be (assuming the timer is pull-to-start) if opening the lid bumps against the timer and depresses it to Off ... in which case it would need to be pulled to turn back on for the rinse along with flipping the switch.

Mareh, I think most people here doing multiple rinses have Front Load HE machines. I do do extra full fill rinses if I use chlorine bleach for some reason which is rare. If you can still smell the chlorine in the clothes it needs rinsed again and that usually happens to me. Than once in awhile I overdose on detergent, but when that happens I usually do a Eco rinse instead of a deep rinse. Alwayd such fun in the laundry room lol.

I have both a SQ top load washer and SQ electric dryer that are about 6 months old. We love, love, love... them. They both have the electronic control pads and seem to do everything very well. My husband's clothes are much cleaner, with much less work and the dryer seems to "always" get the clothes just dry with it sensing.

Thanks! I've decided to buy the Speed Queen dryer. On another subject, I'm embarrassed to say that my extra rinse button worked today. I guess I never had an instance before where I let it sit after the spin cycle was over, when the button was also pushed in. So thanks for that enlightening bit of info as well! I should have known to ask about it here. (Hanging head in shame.)