I may be out of line here - first post - (blush), but has anyone posted the Home Economics Archive kept by the Cornell University?
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this site are various how to sewing and drafting books, along with aton of other addictive stuff dating from the 1850's to 1925. I have found heaps of interesting stuff and you can print a page or two if you need to keep it for reference.
I really enjoy reading the posts. The washing machine thread was very helpful as my toploader is on its last legs.
Sorry, but that is not correct information.. Top loaders are much more complex mechanically, having a transmission and other related parts (which front loaders do not have), and cost considerably more to repair when they do fail.
The maytag neptune did have a problem with musty smells, and they offered owners a modification/repair to fix affected machines. I personally would not buy another maytag machine, as I find them to be overpriced for what you get. (My last top loader was a Maytag, was very noisey, and most importantly, it did not get the clothes clean)
I have been using my front loader for a number of years now, without any problems, and my neighbor is on her second front loader (her first one last her 20 years before it failed). Our front loaders are both based on the original white-westinghouse design (these have been sold as "badged" machines by Kenmore, Frigidaire, and GE), This basic design goes back to the 1950's, and the machines are not problem prone at all.
My machine really gets a work-out, and I would never consider going back to a top-loader.
it sounds like you got a lemon Cea that is not typical of a front loader - my first one was a 15 year old second hand one which worked for another 5 years before giving up the ghost I am now on my second machine it's almost
15 years old and it looks like it will last for a few more good years before it needs replacing
a washing machine that needs it's mother board replacing that often should be a machine that gets handed back to the shop for replacement with a *good* machine - there is such a thing as warrantee's and factory warrantee's - any washing machine should be expected to last 20 years regardless of what kind it is and a shop/factory should act accordingly
(to put it into perspective: I got a hard drive replaced for FREE in a 2 year old computer - nobody buys a computer expecting it to die within a few years)
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