I think the real issue here is that you are probably more likely to clean out the filter after each load when it is inside the door, and sort of 'in your face' when you empty or fill the dryer.... I know when I had mine on top (4 dryers ago, so this is going WAY back in time!) I didn't empty it every load.... it didn't always 'occur' to me... and I was obviously WAY younger then too! I heard form a salesman many years ago (take it for what a salesman is worth!) that is was better to be in the door as the air comes from the back to the front and then vents around to the back to get out... collecting the lint in one forward pass, while the top mount the air blows in from the back and then exits the back... needing to "turn around" with you clothes... supposedly not as good at catching lint and not as good for quick drying of clothes.... who knows if that is true or makes any sense... but I clearly remember being told that... it was the guy who sold me my Maytag set in 1979, the washer is what I replaced 18 months ago... the dryer was replaced in 1987 when I moved to an area without a gas connection... and had to switch to electric... just added this tidbit becuase he obviously pointed me to a solid machine... so maybe what he said about the dryer had some validity....????

Thanks for the useful, thoughtful points, ladies and gentlemen. Upon further thinking, i think this might be the best solution: - Warm/Warm and press the Eco Friendly button. Reason: this reduces the normal "Warm" temperature, and will be, between cold and warm. this, in theory, in this frigid winter weather with freezing cold "cold water from the tap/outside", should result in a barely warm water, right? This would ensure both a "Barely warm wash cycle, and then a Barely Warm rinse cycle", ensuring a thorough rinsing of detergent. Furthermore, when Warm/Warm (with Eco Friendly selected) is done, I think I ought to do one more Rinse Only cycle, with extra spin, at "High" speed spin. This would ensure that detergent would be thoroughly out, and that water would be centrifuged out. Any comments please? Advice? How should I fold my natural wool fleece mattress pad when putting it inside? Only one person has made a suggest thus far, and he suggests that i fold all the wool fleece INWARDS. My fear is that detergent might get in and not get out! Thx in advance.

I'm curious if anyone else has had the issue I'm having with my Blomberg ventless dryer. For some reason, lint gets past both filters and gathers on the evaporator. It's impossible to clean, because the link is wet and sticks to the evaporator. I bought a special tool to clean it, but the fins are easily damaged, and it only cleans so much of the lint. (I have photos, but for some reason am unable to post.) Blomberg has done pretty much nothing for me, telling me they've never heard of the problem and that my dryer is out of warranty (this was 2.5 years ago). They did finally send a repair person at their cost, who could find no reason this was happening. I talked to the rep while the repair person was at my house; we spent about 20 minutes on the phone going over every possibility. He ended up sending me a new filter (the one that goes in front of the drum) and after that refused to answer my texts. The result of all of this is that there is wet lint inside my evaporator and it stinks in a way similar to cat pee. I have to run the dryer empty for an hour after every load to sort of dry it out or my entire laundry room will smell. Bath towels dried in the dryer also smell reminiscent of cat pee when they're wet. Blomberg has done nothing for me beyond this, and if I want a decent (not cat pee smelling) dryer, I will have to buy an entire new set because I only have room for stacking. Hugely disappointed in Blomberg service. You'd think they'd want to know why I had this issue, and even take back the somehow bizarrely defective dryer and give me one that works.

Oddly enough, I just got done helping a friend with the exact same choice. She wound up picking the LG WM3700. Here's what we came up with in making the decision. First thing is to understand that Consumer Reports's survey and the Yale Appliance Blog reports are measuring different things. CR's survey covers five years of ownership but excludes any problems or product failings which were covered by service agreements (i.e., it excludes anything covered by manufacturer warranties and/or extended warranties.) YA reports first year service calls on the brands of appliances that YA sold (i.e., it only covers warranty calls within the first year of ownership.) Also, YA reports all service calls for the type of product by brand. Some of the calls for a particular brand and product , say, Electrolux washing machines, will be be for breakdowns and some will be for customer problems (maybe not understanding how to operate the thing) and user errors (maybe overdosing on detergent.) It bears noting that YA's business model is to service what it sells. The service part is done under contract with the manufacturers. (These days, pretty much all appliance manufacturers contract out their warranty service.) The reason YA quit carrying Electrolux and Firgidiare washers was a combination of two things. One was the high rate of calls they were getting on the Electrolux full-size washers that they sold in 2016, 2017, and 2018. he rates of calls was a high 20% in 2016 (25% for products from Electrolux's subsidiary, Frigidaire) up to nearly 40% for the Electrolux and Frigidaire washers that YA sold in 2018. The other factor was Electrolux's meager reimbursements to the service contractors. YA seems to have concluded that the combination of high rates of service calls and low reimbursement payments from the company made it unprofitable for YA to sell Electrolux washing machines. As a complete aside, it is interesting that Yale found that Electrolux's compact front load models, EIFLS20Q and EFLS210, generated the fewest service calls for any brand or type of washer. So where does that leave the OP, Terri, in deciding between LG's WM3700 and Electrolux's EFLS627? My friend concluded that you get better odds with the LG over the Electrolux, so she chose the LG. Some other considerations factored into my friend's choice. Both LG and Electrolux have poor local reputations for warranty service and support. Beyond the warranty period, the LG looks easier to work on and is suitable for DIY work. (If you have not already seen the videos by Eugene Pallas/Lorain Furniture, he has several on the WM3700 and the 3770/4370 models where he make this point.) Also, in our area, the LG is carried by numbers of sellers including Lowe's. Lowe's provides free delivery and installation even to our rather rural location, which somewhat lowers the price bar. Lowe's does not carry Electrolux washers any more, and everybody who does will charge between $70 and $150 to deliver and install an EFLS527. Finally, we have a local expert appliance repair service guy who does post-warranty work on just about everything. He told my friend he favors working on LGs over the current Electrolux models. YMMV in your area.