What A Load Of Tripe!
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Front Load or Top Load Please Help??
Comments (8)Some people love toploaders and curse front loaders. Some people love frontloaders and curse top loaders. Some people wouldn't have a machine without a heater and some don't care. Personally, I look for what cycles the heater works. Often they only work on a cycle or two and that would not justify the cost to me. Some have physical issues with bending and yes, even sitting to do laundry. I solved my dryer issue with some cement blocks and a homemade pallet. Raised the dryer up 14" and I have a nice table now with the hamper door. (I have the 7.4 cf Whirlpool dryer. Beats the daylights out of the previous Frigidaire and yes, even the Maytag dependable care dryer I had) Some are sold on brand name. That's foolish IMO. Many times you don't know where or by whom they're built. What should be important? IMO your budget is the #1 consideration. Always. Then consider any preferences, how much laundry you do, what features you find important and the other things. There's a bunch of threads here addressing this topic. Seems like this question is asked many times a month and often gets the same people arguing the same points. FWIW, my sister bought a Cabrio unit a couple months ago. I tried to convince her to go with the heater but she is old-world, haven't had one - no need for one... She couldn't be happier with her Cabrio. She decided (and rightly so IMO) to repair her dryer rather than buy a new one. Dryers are pretty basic all in all. There's pros and cons to everything. I don't care what brand you take for example every brand will have people who have had bad luck with it somewhere, sometime. For my money, they're all pretty much the same reliability-wise when you factor price into the equation and sometimes the cheaper units are more cost-effective. High end unit owners will scream theirs is so much better and 10 times the price. To compare to what I have, they'd need to last 300+ years to be comparable in service. I haven't seen one go that long yet. How often you wash, how big a loads you wash, what wash habits you have, can all factor in too. Generally, FL take longer to wash. Some units with heaters can take upward of 3-4 hours to do a load. If you're a person who does one (or maybe 2) loads every day, this isn't an issue. If you're one who wants to wash 10 loads on a Saturday, this will make a difference. If you're used to one technology, a different one will have a learning curve. If you don't like to learn new things, then factor that in too. How big a laundraholic/laundromaniac are you? If you get into technical details, you might like new gadgets. If you want clean clothes, a rock and a river or a tub and washboard will do the job. Many people bring on their own troubles by not learning how to use their machines properly. There's a lot of info on here, I highly recommend reading through the threads. Yes, it'll take some time and there's a variety of opinions and disagreements. See where you weigh in on the controversies! Happy hunting....See MoreLoading a front load washer
Comments (11)This advice would upend a lot of people's laundry routines. For some it's impossible to follow without buying new clothes and linens, or a smaller washer. And it doesn't make sense to me. Even with a 2/3 full drum of identical items, the spin won't start out perfectly balanced. The asymmetric forces from such a load could be just as bad, or worse, as from a smaller load. And, during the tumble phases, the big load exerts more force on the bearings than a small load. So I don't know what the answer is, but I don't think this is it. BTW, Cavimum, I doubt that you have a Miele with a 4 cu ft drum. The W48XX series drum is a little over 3 cu ft. The originally advertised 4 cu ft was IEC capacity, which means it holds as much as an agitator washer with a 4 cu ft drum. IEC isn't used anymore in the US. For a present-day example, look at the LG WM3170CW on the US and Canadian LG sites. It's 4.3 cu ft in the US, and IEC 5.0 cu ft in Canada....See Moretop loading washing machine or front loading?
Comments (20)I have always had top loaders with agitators. Stayed away from FL because of the smell problem (and because the way the laundry room is set up, a FL wouldn't work). I now have a new GE HE toploader. I bought this particular model because they advertise "use all the water you want". I'm guessing they made that distinction because of all the complaints of not being able to use enough water. If I used the machine at HE defaults, I'm not sure I'd like it (haven't tried it) but I override the HE settings to "use all the water you want" and I'm extremely happy with the results. Does it take longer than a FL? I don't know since I've never had one but seems to take a shorter amt of time than the washer it replaced....See MoreFront Load Washer vs Top Load
Comments (16)linda918, In answer to your original question of whether a Speed Queen FL or an Electrolux FL, I would choose a SQ FL in a second. The reason being I had 2 different Fridgidaire FL washers over the span of 12 years. Fridgidaire is owned and made by Electrolux. The first of the two was forever in break down mode. The amount of $$ I spent at laundromats could have gotten us 3/4 of the way to a new washer. It would 6-8 weeks from a call for repair to having a poorly, barely functioning washing machine again. Fridgidaire would rather rebuild the whole darn washer seven times than issue a lemon refund or a replacement. 2nd Fridgidaire FL washer was more reliable. Lasted 8 years, but we never once had clean and fresh laundry with either washer. Our clothes stunk. Our towels stunk. Our sheets stunk and my formerly always pristine and fresh cleaning rags and napkins were filthy, looking and smelling. I only washed on hot or warm, using extra rinses and highest soil settings with top shelf detergent. Pieces of garbage. If I had to go FL washer today (I have a Speed Queen TL washer for several years now), I would choose Speed Queen or Miele. Both will cost you dearly, but your cleaning results will be good. LG makes good FL washers too but I have space restrictions that most do not. If you do choose LG, get a model that has an internal heater (not all do) so you can have the higher temps needed to do sanitize cycles for sheets, towels, socks and underwear. Good luck with your decision!...See MoreCharlie Muse
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