Stay away from the GE front loader! Mine takes forever to wash. Even on the "short cycle"! At least an hour and the timer says 38 minutes! AND if you have any pets the hair will clog the drain and you have to take the front of the machine apart pull out the filter; which leaks lots of water all over the floor, then clean the hair or whatever out of the filter and put it all back together! I'm glad I looked online and found out about that filter or I would have paid big bucks for a service call!! I wont buy another GE. I do want another front loader though, when the time comes!