Thread Number: 82704
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
New Toploaders vs Front Loaders |
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Post# 1068400   4/20/2020 at 23:23 (1,437 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York)   |   | |
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Are the new top loaders as efficient as the front loaders? I had a neighbor whose front loader crapped the bed, and a mechanic said get a high efficiency top loader that does the same job, without the mechanical strain and leaking. |
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Post# 1068404 , Reply# 1   4/20/2020 at 23:51 (1,437 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1068822 , Reply# 3   4/23/2020 at 10:33 (1,434 days old) by Golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 1068826 , Reply# 4   4/23/2020 at 10:56 (1,434 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)   |   | |
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I can't fathom why anyone would choose a modern high efficiency wash plate design top loader over a front load machine. These machines are only an attempt to more or less turn a front loader on it's back to placate American users that are so inflexible that they can't adapt to putting laundry into the front of a machine... A front load machine will outperform these handily especially on large loads and bulky items.
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Post# 1068862 , Reply# 5   4/23/2020 at 15:05 (1,434 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Despite having grown to like my 2017 Series 9 Speed Queen top-loader, my vote goes firmly with front-loaders, as well. Various machines in that format had been my daily drivers since the mid-1980s. My favorite was a 2015 TOL Maytag pair. God, they were awesome in every respect.
I was tempted, a few months back, to get the new LG 3900 front-load pair--but decided that I'll probably just keep the Speed Queens for their full natural lifespan; or mine, LOL. Getting a little more tight with the wallet in my old age. |
Post# 1068908 , Reply# 7   4/23/2020 at 20:27 (1,434 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Got my dad a GE HE toploader from the Sears Outlet in November. Played with it this weekend as we started closing up the house a bit--it has an augured center-post agitator and a glass lid. There's a learning curve to using it (my daily driver is a DD Sears)...mainly that you load it in wads rather than winding things around the agitator. One load that had several pairs of stiff canvas shorts didn't move around much (I didn't use the bulky cycle which I think fills higher) plus I kind of laid them on the top of the load. This unit has a warm rinse (either full-fill or spray) which I tried on one load; I didn't try the "softener" rinse. The caregivers we've had really liked using it; one who has a FL at home strongly preferred this one. As my dad passed away Saturday, we're going to be selling the house (which we bought in NOvember--long story) but I think I'm going to swap out the DD Sears for that one and switch here in Detroit.
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Post# 1068985 , Reply# 8   4/24/2020 at 06:01 (1,433 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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top loaders with a full up agitator only have vanes near the top. At least the ones I've seen. So unless you are doing a very large load and using a t least 2/3 tub of water, I don't see the advantage. |
Post# 1069094 , Reply# 9   4/24/2020 at 18:59 (1,433 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)   |   | |
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Jamie Sorry to hear your dad passed away. best wishes to you. |
Post# 1069140 , Reply# 10   4/25/2020 at 06:17 (1,432 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 1069157 , Reply# 12   4/25/2020 at 08:50 (1,432 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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-Agiflow, I've now pretreated one stain since I got my Duet December 2011. As an example, last night, had white sweats that had significant blood, and other stains, set for over a week. Using comparable settings, that for your machine would be Whites, Heavy Duty,Heavy Soil, Warm wash, and steam all the blood and other stains were gone. I use Persil Stain Release formula, but due to it producing excessive suds, will be returning to Tide Ultra Stain Release Liquid. |
Post# 1069223 , Reply# 14   4/25/2020 at 12:22 (1,432 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1069254 , Reply# 16   4/25/2020 at 15:28 (1,432 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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From my experience, I haven’t had the best luck with front loaders and the 2006 Kenmore front load set I used to have always had balancing issues and I usually selected a low speed spin, or would select no spin would go back to spin out the clothes manually after it was done washing.
In terms of washing performance it did okay with lighter loads but I never overloaded if for fear it would go off balance |
Post# 1069255 , Reply# 17   4/25/2020 at 15:30 (1,432 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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As we know, there were two excellent HE toploaders on the U.S. market ... both are NLA. Whirlpool/Kenmore Calypso. F&P AquaSmart (and reasonably the early Oasis/Cabrio/Bravos built on that platform). AquaSmart can sometimes be found on the used market. Calypso not so much any more. Fortunately I have one of each (two Calypsos but one is in bad condition). WP's VMAX toploader design still uses F&P-style motors (with a mode shifter instead of a floating basket) as do some other brands (Samsung, LG), and also many frontloaders incl WP. |