I have a Whirlpool Deut front loader and I love. The first load of laundry I did in it I could see that the clothes were cleaner. My water bill is lower every month. I wash my quilts in it and is is pretty gentle. I don't soak things, I don't know it it will do that or not. My DH and DS both have really, really dirty clothes. My DH is a landscaper and my DS is a mechanic. My Dh has had skin cancer so he has to wear long sleeves every day. He wears dress shirts and when he comes home the cuffs and collar are black. I don't pretreat anything and it all comes out clean. He has been wearing the same dress shirts to work in for 2 years and they still look good. You do have to bend over to remove the clothes. That is why they sell the pedestal to put it on. I have gained a lot of counter space in my small laundry room also with the front loader. I would buy one again.