Well I too bought the kenmore elites washer and dryer 18 months ago from sears.....there was nothing wrondg with my last washer and dryer except they did such small loads of laundry.....DH had those when there was only three of them as a family and now there are 8 of us...and we need something that did bigger loads of laundry....this new set that cost over 2500$ is a painn in my neck. They don't make things the way they used to ...and they cost more! We have had the repair guy come to fix said washer already..and my husband is constanty working on it.