OT front loading washers

use your bath if you have one or a large bucket/tub/container/sink

Snicker -- I was just harrassing ya =P

T.

Jessamy wrote:

Maureen-

Even with the co> On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:19:29 -0500, Tricia wrote

Yeah, we've replaced the belts a couple of times already and had some other work done on it a couple of times. DH finally relented that it's time to start shopping. This machine is well past it's prime that's for sure. I bought it way back in 1986 so it's due for retirement. I'm just hoping it will last for another couple of months.

Mika

As my SO always says we "bit the bullet" and bought the Whirlpool pair. We could have saved money by not replacing the dryer. I always use the extra high spin on the washer, the clothes/fabric are almost dry enough to iron dry.

We stacked them, of course the dryer is on top, if you are vertically challenged you might need a stepstool to reach the dryer controls.

They are expensive, so we had to streach our funds and do without a few other wants/wishes, basically we skipped our week at the beach last year.

I also prewash all of my fabric.

You should use low suds deturgent, we had just bought 1-1/2 gallons of regular deturgent, so I used half the recommended amount until it was used up. SO pays the bills and he says that our water bills have been lower. It will take a few years for the savings to equal the extra cost of the front loader.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

Our dealer services what they sell, they sell Maytag too. I wanted the "neptune", but the "neptune" stackables were the old models and they had elected not to produce them in the new series. The Sears, Kenmore models, were made by Whirlpool, but to Sears specs. I don't know who LG is but our LG cell phones never worked right.

You might remember Goldstar. That is LG. Dh is still nosing around and I'll get his results and update later in the week. A couple of things I have picked up so far. There are just a few companies that make all of the machines. Maytag is not the old MAytag of the washers that lasted forever. Their front loading machines have the worst repair records. First of the models were really bad, newer ones are just not as good as many other brands. That is rotten cause I really liked maytag products : ( Whrilpool has come up in quality it seems. I would never even have thought about considering them when I bought my last machine.

I am hoping to have a decision out of DH by the end of the week. He really likes to study this stuff to death. I went down and checked out the buttons, knobs and detergent drawers along with door hinges and latches Saturday. He has my in put on that stuff. I feel like I should start saving up dirty clothes : ) Taria

B> Our dealer services what they sell, they sell Maytag too. I wanted the

We have the first Neptune set. It's been wonderful so they aren't all bad. :-) The stupid people who installed did it wrong and so there was no hot water at first (Not a Maytag problem it was a Western Appliance problem) About 3 years into ownership the washer started to make a horrific noise when spinning. I called the 800 number and a man came right out. Tested it, yep nasty noise for him too. He took it apart and found a bobby pin wedged in. Again, a Marcella problem not a Maytag problem. He said they had a new one that would cost me $35 bucks but the newer model spun out the water from the wash better, or he could just leave the old one in. I spluged on $35 bucks and that was all it cost, no extra service fee or travel to your house fee or anything.

I know some people say the washers had too much water in them when finished washing and would smell mildewy but I guess I wash too frequently for that to happen. That, honestly (and according to Consumer Reports too) was the only problem I ever heard about on the original models.

marcella

I can't wait for his results. I am in the market myself right now and have been eying the machines at Costco. I have also drooled over the LGs at Home Depot, but I think that is because they have the pretty blue ones on display :-) The difference between 3.8 cu. ft. of drum with the Duet washer and 4.0 cu. ft. for the LG doesn't seem to warrant the hundreds of dollars more in price. I'm curious to see if your DH proves me wrong.

Rita L.

Taria wrote:

I've got an LG front loader and I love it. Debra in VA See my quilts at

We've had the pair for over a year already. Had the door on the dryer switched to open the same direction as the washer, because they are stacked. Otherwise the washer is placed on the left and the dryer on the right, the doors open away from each other, makes it easy to transfer the "fabric".

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

Taria,

I have the Maytag Neptune pair. The washer is not a Front Loader, but has the same efficiency settings as the Neptune Front loader.

We bought a house with a septic system and a well (no city water and sewer services) and I told DH no way was I using the washer we had at the old house.

It's nice to be able to load the washer as much or as little as I want and not worry about load settings and water usage.

Jenn > Time to upgrade my washing machine. Water going up 29% and I need to

Mine does. Keeps the water off the floor once it's done filling. I can open it until the water hits a certain level and then the door locks.

marcella

If you push the selector in it will stop the cycle, and if the level is low the door will unlock. Linda in Tx

My top loader Neptune has a lock, but it also has a pause button that allows me to stop the cycle long enough to add something I missed.

Jenn

Pat > About a week ago, I used a similar set

yep - it's to avoid small kids from opening the washer door during a cycle and causing all sorts of mayhem