plumbly22, 1000kwh/month drop? Wow! That's the equivalent of running an electric dryer 8 hrs/day, every day of the month. For those estimates, I assume you must be doing a lot of laundry and heating water with electricity? Possibly a lot of hot loads, maybe even warm rinses?, and heated with electricity? I'm still not sure I can total 1000 kwh. It's definitely difficult to draw conclusions, and I can't compare, since your stated difference from the appliance change is 2-plus to 4 times my total electric use, and I have an electric dryer, 30 year old topload washer, electric stove, etc. Actually, water savings should be far easier to calculate than electric. Take the amount of the top load and subtract the amount of water in the frontload, and include all extra rinses, not just the wash amount. Probably about 20 gallons per load difference? (I have no idea.) Then multiply that by the number of loads you use. Then times the gallon rate for water.

It could be leaking from a number of places like the bottom of the basin, over topping the basket, or at the supply. Does it only leak during filling? You really need to see it leaking to identify the problem. Anytime you call a repairman it will cost $100+. If you can't troubleshoot it yourself you might consider buying a new one. Post this on the Appliance forum, they might have better suggestions. HTH

So what brands does your favorite repair shop service? That would be where I would start. It is imperative that you have convenient local service. You have more than gotten your money's worth from that Asko. In my experience 10 years plus or minus is the average useful life of current washers. My front load Whirlpool lasted 9.5 years before the repair was about two thirds of the price of a new one. Not a difficult choice. I had appliance life confirmed by a Sears employee where I purchased my last machine. This was after a very bad experience with a big box store and a return because I was not satisfied at Sears. The Speed Queen is the favorite top loader now available. You may know Speed Queen is famous for commercial laundry equipment. Not too long ago, SQ introdced a new residential front loader that was favorable reviewed on this forum. Note, they are not cheap by any means. SQ was too small for the amount of laundry I do. The TL was like my old Maytag from "back in the day" very reliable and steady with no bells and whistles. In terms of efficiency, you get what you pay for. In my opinion, none of the top load He machines, regardless of price, get clothes clean. The lower priced front loaders and top loaders have lots of plastic and are prone to break. There is also initial manufacturing quality. Please be sure you preview the actual model you are considering to be sure you like things like where the filters are located, the finish on the metal edges, and whether the machine comes unbalanced easily under a heavy load of work clothes or towels. I found the no fault return policy both at my local Big Box and Sears helpful in making sure the machine would really handle my regular loads of towels and pillows and sleeping bags without dancing across the floor. Unless it is important to you, your dryer doesn't have to match your washer. I paid a little more for the washer and then balanced it with a no frills dryer that does a great job. My pair are both white Kenmores that were much cheaper than the matched set. My washer is a Kenmore built by LG. The Kenmore dryer is built by Whirlpool. I avoided Samsung due to too much plastic and poor service, Whirlpool due to filter design. GE for poor construction and performance and regretfully, Electrolux, no service in my area. The Askos and Mieles were out of my price range and the Blombergs are just too small. Good Luck shopping.

If it were me and I didn't like the washer, I would take it as a sign from heaven that its time to buy a new washer. Otherwise I'd go for repair. I have the same thoughts every time the water goes out on my fridge. I keep getting it fixed because, although I wouldn't mind a new fridge, I don't actively dislike it.