I certainly have a lot of company about my opinion of washers. I had always had top loaders. My husband built a house and put in a front loader. When we moved into the house I had all kind of complaints about the washer. It did not clean well, left detergent in clothes and smelled terrible. Used it for the five years we lived there. We moved again and a top loader came with the house. I love it and would never have another front loader. Mine is an older set of machines. I hope they last as long as I do!