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Thread Number: 84575
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
need to replace a washer for elderly parents |
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| Post# 1089887 , Reply# 1 9/19/2020 at 11:09 (1,307 days old) by meldew (Georgia) | ||
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so I couldn't edit but I'm seeing that the SQ TC5 is the best top loader.... probably. All the LG look complicated but apparently have the best repair record for big box front loaders. | ||
Post# 1089899 , Reply# 2 9/19/2020 at 14:16 (1,307 days old) by RP2813  (Sannazay) |
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 You may also want to consider the need to bend down for loading and unloading a smaller size FL, which is likely the only FL option with simple controls. I realize that it's already necessary to bend in order to reach or load dryer contents, but the opening is bigger, which requires little digging compared to a FL washer with some spun contents stuck to the drum. I don't think the smaller FL sets offer a pedestal option, but it's something to research.
I'm bad at keeping track of the Speed Queen model numbers, but I think the TC5 may be the one that just swirls things around and can't wash its way out of a paper bag. I would steer clear of that one.
There are literally tons of Kenmore and Whirlpool direct drive TL machines out there on the pre-owned market, and they are reliable and easy to fix, with simple controls. That's an option to consider as well.
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| Post# 1089901 , Reply# 4 9/19/2020 at 14:37 (1,307 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
L.G. makes good appliances. My Mom bought the G.E. Harmony top load washer(MADE by L.G.) when it came out in 2003. When Mom bought her Miele front loader washer 2010 she gave the Harmony to my brother and his family of 6 they do 4 to 5 loads a day . It has never had the first thing to go wrong on it. 17 years old is not the rule (unless its a S.Q.) as it used to be with washers. If my washer Hotpoint lasts 6 years I will be shocked. If you go with a top loader you wont have to buy that lift for the washer. You said it was for your elderly parents . Speed Queen washers will last 25 years easy . The TC5 is the good classic Top loader with a Transmission the same one they have made for years.Miele makes great front load washers,my parents have never had a problem with there washer.
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Post# 1089946 , Reply# 6 9/19/2020 at 22:25 (1,306 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI) |
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Post# 1091838 , Reply# 8 10/3/2020 at 15:33 (1,293 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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