High Efficiency Washers
07-30-2013, 10:39 AM
#81
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Originally Posted by Tartan
I hope they still make top loading ones when I need to replace mine. I like being able to wash a quilt in mine with lots of water. The drawbacks I have heard for front loaders are: small things get sucked into the pumps, mold can grow at the doors and there have been reports of children crawling into them.
07-30-2013, 01:02 PM
#82
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I just recently got rid of my front loader---hated the smell---no matter what I did---and hated that I could not add things after the machine started----We were in Sears a few weeks ago and saw a set-Kenmore Connect--GREAT sale---top loader high effenciency---I LOVE LOVE it----no agitator so I could wash my king size comforter with no problem. It puts the correct amount of water in according to how much you put in----and I can put in a LOT!! I am usually hunting for things to put in to make a decent size load....
07-30-2013, 01:06 PM
#83
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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
i have a top loading HE.
i do not like it, sam I am.
i'd rather eat green eggs and ham.
i can't control the water level.
it does not get clothes as clean as the old washer did.
still ... it's better than rocks at the river. LOL
i do not like it, sam I am.
i'd rather eat green eggs and ham.
i can't control the water level.
it does not get clothes as clean as the old washer did.
still ... it's better than rocks at the river. LOL
07-30-2013, 02:23 PM
#84
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I like my HE for the most part. UNTIL I needed to add bleach to a load. It came out before the clothes were wet and mixed and ruined 5 shirts. just t-shirts but still ruined. thought I did something wrong-nope; I was dumb enough to try it AGAIN! So, no bleach adding for me. will stick to cloro2 or peroxide etc.
07-30-2013, 05:14 PM
#85
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whirlpool now owns Maytag, and the repair man I talked to said to get the whirlpool. Maytag washer still going and W/P dryer is great
Originally Posted by Misty's Mom
Awe bought our whirlpool gold washer & dryer about 10 years ago from lowes. We've had no problems and they work great. They were beside the maytags and the whirlpools beat them hands down on water usage, efficiency and power usage. Did I mention that I love them 
07-30-2013, 05:27 PM
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Whirlpool Duet for over 10 yrs. They run daily up to 7 loads, over ten people in house hold, and no problems. Whatever you do do not get Maytag Neptune. We went through two front loader ones in about 5 yrs. One lasted about a year, the newest one. The computer part is very bad.
Leave the door of the front loader washer stand open. I also think if you use it little it is probably more prone to smell. I have used plain white vinegar in the rinse to cleanse the washer at the same time but very infrequent. Maybe 5 times in the time we owned it.
Leave the door of the front loader washer stand open. I also think if you use it little it is probably more prone to smell. I have used plain white vinegar in the rinse to cleanse the washer at the same time but very infrequent. Maybe 5 times in the time we owned it.
Last edited by Annaquilts; 07-30-2013 at 05:41 PM.
07-30-2013, 05:31 PM
#88
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One of my large family friends has this one and really likes it too.
Originally Posted by RJ
I just recently got rid of my front loader---hated the smell---no matter what I did---and hated that I could not add things after the machine started----We were in Sears a few weeks ago and saw a set-Kenmore Connect--GREAT sale---top loader high effenciency---I LOVE LOVE it----no agitator so I could wash my king size comforter with no problem. It puts the correct amount of water in according to how much you put in----and I can put in a LOT!! I am usually hunting for things to put in to make a decent size load....
07-30-2013, 05:35 PM
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Yes this. Something is wrong. My DH found some washing machines on one of the campgrounds we visit and they only had cold water no matter what setting. By the way they were top load with agitator. He and the campground manager looked at it and they both agreed it was hooked up wrong.
Originally Posted by Wintersewer
Some HE Front Loaders will actually heat the water to very hot, so perhaps there is something wrong with yours. How do you know how hot the water is, anyway. The door locks when the washer starts, and all rinses are cold now.
If my HE can get clothes as clean as it does in warm water, all the better!
If my HE can get clothes as clean as it does in warm water, all the better!
07-30-2013, 05:37 PM
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Yes this is also true. I can no longer clean or felt wool in them or dye.
Originally Posted by sewmom
I have a Whirlpool duet sport. It's HE. The only drawback that I see to the front loader washer is if you dye fabrics or wool felting- you can't do that in them, so I'm told. I have had mine for a number of years now-6- and I really love them. You have to wipe out the inside seal constantly or you get a musty smell from the water sitting in the seal.
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