Thread Number: 64068
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 866724 , Reply# 1   2/11/2016 at 20:59 (2,996 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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I'm not convinced that these new-fangled front loaders clean as effectively as a good old top loader. After we lost everything (including my top loader collection) in one of the recent California wildfires, we had to rent a house while we looked to buy a new house. The rental place came with a Whirlpool Duet. It takes so long to do a regular load of laundry and barely sloshes the clothes around in enough water to fill a thimble. "Normal" wash takes 56 minutes, and heaven forbid you choose the "Bulky" setting -- you're stuck for two hours! And the fact that you're held prisoner by the lack of flexibilty of choosing different water temps, spin speeds, etc. is maddening. And the "add a garment" feature only lasts about 30 seconds and if you cancel the cycle to add anything, it drains and spins all the water out -- not very energy efficient if you ask me.
I apologize if this should have been posted in another forum -- but I agree with Bruce -- there's nothing like a good ol' fashioned top loading washing machine! Thanks for letting me vent. |
Post# 866733 , Reply# 2   2/11/2016 at 22:10 (2,996 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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As I can keep my old Kenmore running, it will be used, but I also like front loaders,,,,vintage ones! |