"Miele W1, Miele Little Giants or Miele Professional will all provide proper heating of the water to the temp selected. No need to set house common water heater to an unsafe temperature." Miele has temp options Cold tap, 85, 105, 120, 140, and sanitary 170. Very customizable, and heater wastes no time going to work. Most machines you have no idea what the temps are at all period. If a huge drum which most do not even utilize is not important to you, Miele is the bomb. It will hold as much as a full size top loader.

Thanks! I added more hot water as suggested :) I am using 1 1/2 cups of bleach to soak it. I will wait another hour or so and then let it complete it's cycle to see if it takes care of the problem. So the bleach isn't super strong in that washer but hopefully strong enough to cut through whatever is in there. I figure the hot water soaking will dissolve any detergent build up in the machine. The true test will be when I let it agitate and finish it's cycle. I will report back after it has ran it's cycle. I will fill the washer again after it is done and see if there are any more soap suds, but I think this probably should take care of it. Thanks!

I've used one for about 15 years (I'm actually on the second one now), but I live in an apartment and don't have laundry hookups, venting, or 220V power for a conventional dryer. I currently have a 2.3 cubic ft LG. I live alone and regularly do small loads of laundry throughout the week. Because a large load can take long (if you use the full washer capacity, you really do need to split it to dry in two loads, but i can do about 2/3 a wash load and still have it all dry together most of the time), This isn't a "save everything to do laundry every two weeks" solution but it works well if you do a load here and there as needed. I also think any more than three people may want a larger machine. LG does make a larger unit, but because the dryers are 110V, they will never dry as quickly as a dedicated dryer on 220V circuit. I've never had the clothes stick to the inside of the drum as mentioned above, but I also use a small amount of fabric softener for everything by towels/linens, which apparently can prevent that issue. I also have found the dryer to work pretty well: it helps to sort clothes by weight as well as color. My first combo lasted 12 years (no repairs, but I did have to remove lint from the condenser a couple times). The new LG is better in everyday: quiet, dries faster, cleans really well, and greatly reduced vibration. If you have the option for laundry hookups, but not room for full size machines, I'd recommend going with compact units before a combo; but I'm pretty sure all the compact dryers will need a 220V hookup. Keep in mind that what is now called a compact (at about 4,2 cubic feet) used to be marketed as jumbo capacity. It's fairly recent that home machines got big enough to wash 30 full size bath towels, though I'm not sure why most people need that.

Be very careful about the build quality, customer service, and promises made by GE. They plumbed up the appliance cash cow for sale. If the sale to Electrolux doesn't go through there will be consequences. The quality of most of the GE laundry appliances is just so-so in my opinion. As in everything YMMV. There are winners, losers, and lemons in every product line as well. You will not find an easy consensus on anything because there are so many choices and no perfect solutions. Many bells and whistles and duplicate cycles to attract your attention. Who does most of the laundry? What are your must-haves? HE toploaders are a disaster. Consumers who don't read manuals or follow common sense have given some perfectly acceptable frontloaders a bad reputation with their bad habits. You will find a following for F&P on the forum as well as those who hate them. Speed Queen has a cult following on this forum. Most of us had to plod through, make a few mistakes, and decide what worked best for each. Do your appliances have to match? My compromise was to get the functionality in the frontloader (LG) I needed and pair it with the same color, but different manufacturer cheaper dryer. It's mostly worked out for us. BTW Speed Queen does make front loaders, but they do not have on-board heaters. I assume you are already acquainted with the differences in today's machines for limits of water temperatures and water levels and what you have been used to. First thing I would do is make sure I knew exactly what I needed at my best price point. Good Luck