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Thread Number: 74590
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
New Washer....Decisions, decisions |
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Post# 983834 , Reply# 1 2/22/2018 at 10:45 (2,252 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Either of the frontloaders is the better choice over a TL, especially regards to water usage concerns. Or consider Fisher & Paykel's WashSmart model WA3927G1 for a toploader. Since you're concerned about water level choices, it has five manual selections (low is very low and high is to the top) or auto-sense (which chooses one of the five levels). Allergy cycle allows full tap-hot fill. Allergy has two rinses but there are simple workarounds to get a hot fill on other cycles. Normal and Heavy Duty cycle can do a water-saving shower rinse, which is very effective at rinsing. Max spin is 1,100 RPM. JoeyPete bought one recently, you could ask him detailed questions or find his videos on YouTube. | ||
| Post# 983915 , Reply# 2 2/22/2018 at 22:00 (2,251 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
 I like both TL and FL and I think I'd like the TL MVWP575GW or the FL WFW8540FW (with heater.)
I'm not impressed with the user manual for the FL WFW8540FW. There are hot and extra-hot water settings, but the manual only mentions the heater when it talks about the steam function. I would guess that the heater works when you select extra-hot but the manual doesn't say so. It also doesn't say what "hot" and "extra-hot" temps are. I would try to get the answers to these questions before I bought it.
On my Maytag MAH6500 FL, there is simply a toggle for the heater, and if it's on it will keep cold at 65, warm at 105 and hot at 130 for main wash, regardless of cycle. Very simple.
I wouldn't buy the low-end front loader without a heater, there just isn't enough water used in them to fill hot or stay hot.
If I had to buy a new machine tomorrow I honestly think I'd just get a used DD and clean it up. There are so many good ones going for cheap. It's a value I'd find hard to pass up. | ||
| Post# 984131 , Reply# 3 2/24/2018 at 10:24 (2,250 days old) by Laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
I amnot impressed with the WE and their other brands like Maytag and Kenmore. I call them the east buckets because their body is thin metal that easily rusts. They have a button catcher but no owner access to it like other brands.
If it was necessary for me to have a top loader, it would be hands down on the LG. I had one and really liked it. A local goat dairy farmer buy bought it from me for the cheese cloth. LG also makes fabulous front loaders. I bought some.of my realities eachand they have had them since 2012. No repairs. One of my aunts bought new home and got LGs top of the line top loader with a mega 5.3 cut.ft wash tub. She can barely reach the bottom of the tub. No mold issues either. | ||
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Post# 984143 , Reply# 4 2/24/2018 at 12:16 (2,250 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Yeah, no matter which FL you end up with, make absolutley sure it has a heater. | ||
| Post# 984158 , Reply# 5 2/24/2018 at 15:48 (2,250 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
No button catch
That is a big issue I have with Electrolux/Frigidaire/Whirlpool/Maytag FL washers. You have to take the machines apart to get to them. I've tried to think of what reasons they would have for not making an access door like Miele , LG, Samsung, etc. Even if you're super diligent checking pockets, things can still happen. A rug may disintegrate by washing or a small item might pass by. Either these other companies just think the access door is unsightly for their particular designs OR they literally do not want customers to have easy access to it but instead have a service call. At any rate, there is no way I would go back to a TL washer unless I had no choice. I seriously have no clue which FL washer I would ultimately go with if my duet died today.
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