Our old washer just cracked the pump housing and is leaking on the floor when used. The parts are more than the washer is worth. The wife is looking at the new front loading washing machines. They are supposed to use less water and soap. I have heard that they did not work very well with heavy cloths like coveralls and winter coats. Have any of you got them??? I would like to hear the good and bad. With my repair business I generate a lot of dirt work cloths.
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Anonymous-0
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Do the ones available to you heat their own water? Frontloaders are what is used here and you can't beat them. The ones here are self contained so all you need is a cold water source and a drain (roll them out of the closet to the kitchen sink. You can cook white clothes (no more skid marks) and set on a longer cycle for work clothes. Not sure what is available to you though.
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Most of them now have to HE detergent, regualr detergent will mess them up. I, like tlak, have the Whirlpool Duet combo. Didnt last 2 weeks and had to have the guys come out to work on it. took them 6 weeks to get the parts. Ill never buy another Whirlpool. The Frigidair they repalced lasted me close to 17 years. (It was one of those washer/dryer one piece units. I will say this though, my water bill has gone down!!
AndrewFromNS
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We had them in the family house before my grandparents passed away...front load washer and dryer, both made by LG. They'd be about 4 years old now. I'm not a mechanic by trade, but I've been known to return home quite dirty in the past (TractorSam could attest to that one, I'm sure!), and they never struggled. And yes, there was a significant reduction in the consumption of water, electricity and soap products. The Dryer didnt have to work as hard, as the faster rotation of the drum of the washer removed more water.
Couple things to look for...I'm pretty sure they're all like this now, but make sure you get a "HE" washer....uses special, high efficency soap (HE), but its commonly available up here, about the same price, and lasts a long time. Also, make sure the washer is direct-drive from the motor to the drum.
Beyond all that, they can be quite entertaining to watch, since you have a large glass window thru which you can watch the action. Passed more than a couple hours that way in winters past!
AR
Couple things to look for...I'm pretty sure they're all like this now, but make sure you get a "HE" washer....uses special, high efficency soap (HE), but its commonly available up here, about the same price, and lasts a long time. Also, make sure the washer is direct-drive from the motor to the drum.
Beyond all that, they can be quite entertaining to watch, since you have a large glass window thru which you can watch the action. Passed more than a couple hours that way in winters past!
AR
We've had one set of wash/dryer for a few years now, wife loves it. I too make some pretty dirty clothes and it cleans them right up. We have a kenmore.
We did have a problem with the board In it, which sears reluctantly fixed, we then added an ext.warranty, no problems since.
Never gonna buy a top loader again.
We did have a problem with the board In it, which sears reluctantly fixed, we then added an ext.warranty, no problems since.
Never gonna buy a top loader again.
We've had front loaders since 1955 when we bought our first one which was a Bendix. We've had 4 or 5 front loaders over the years. Here's the Kenmore Elite front loader we purchased in 2008. We sold the Maytag front loader for $200.00. You need to use the HE detergent in this washer and you use the amount they recommend. I would buy the extended warranty. I didn't get mine thru Sears. Hal
showcrop
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Front loaders use 1/3 the water of top loaders. They can be sensitive to light loads. Even though they fill to a lower level for small loads, It is difficult to distribute the mass of one heavy item. I knew this from working with commercial washer-extractors and kept trying to convince my wife. Finally it got far enough out of balance that the plastic wash enclosure hit the frame and broke the enclosure. We got another one though.
I bought the Frigidaire model that Consumer Reports recommended about 4 years ago and have had no problems whatsoever. It surely does get the clothes drier on the spin cycle. That baby spins at 975 RPM (the same as a John Deere Model A running at full throttle). The clothes feel light and almost dry when they come out. Soybeans will collect in the bottom of the door gasket but that's easily cleaned. Some people on this site have complained that their frontloader smelled bad after a while but I've never experienced that but then I've been in the habit of washing white clothes last with about a tablespoon of bleach.
Harold Hubbard
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You need a good solid floor under it. Our bathroom floor is marginal to say the least, and the washer tends to dance around if it gets a little unbalanced. I can see a 3/4" plywood overlay in the near future.
Kickinbull
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SIL bought one new. Had trouble with it being off balance with cloths always being in one spot. It was shaking the whole house. Our neighbors are having the same problem. All front loads in laundrymats are on concrete. You will need to put in some extra supports under the washer under the floor.
John Harmon
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In our younger days I guess we never paid attention to "Top" versus "Front" Loaders and always bought the top loading variety of Laundry washer.We,ve never had a front loading washer so have nothing to compare. However we have had several front load dryers and as my wife got older she had back problems start to raise it's ugly head. We now have a different approach to growing older. Our last washer/dryer was a Maytag stack unit,top load washer with a front load dryer above the washer.Our newest stack washer/dryer is about 3 weeks old now and I can say you can do the Laundry with out affecting your back very nicely. A knee high bench to set the hamper on completes the deal.Works for us.
bjb in TX from Ne
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I have had mine for about 2 years now. It is an LG with steam. With the steam it uses less hot water. It also load senses and has cycles for allergen, sanitary and one for over-sized loads like overhauls and blankets where it adds more water to get them clean. You also can vary the HE soap according to soil and load size. As for the smell problem, I haven't noticed it partially because I usually use the steam cycles. It does have a drum clean cycle as well since it is a steam model. The steam cycles take longer than the regular ones, but either way the dryer usually beats the washer done. You also can fill them as full as you can, as long as you don't compact the cloths.
The only problem I have had is I accidentally had 2 8-penny nails in the pockets of my jeans. Both went into a hole in the drum and inverted the dimple inward. I had to carefully dimple them back and use a drill to smooth them out so they wouldn't catch my cloths.
If you don't like the front loaders, there are a few new top loaders that are also HE washers.
The HE soap is special because it is a low sud formula to work well with the lower water contents. To use up the last regular soap I had I would dilute the regular with HE and run an extra rinse cycle. If you don't dilute it you can see the washer filling up with suds.
The only problem I have had is I accidentally had 2 8-penny nails in the pockets of my jeans. Both went into a hole in the drum and inverted the dimple inward. I had to carefully dimple them back and use a drill to smooth them out so they wouldn't catch my cloths.
If you don't like the front loaders, there are a few new top loaders that are also HE washers.
The HE soap is special because it is a low sud formula to work well with the lower water contents. To use up the last regular soap I had I would dilute the regular with HE and run an extra rinse cycle. If you don't dilute it you can see the washer filling up with suds.
from what I have herd the caskets at the door have to be cleaned regularly or they start to leak.they are expencive to fix. You can now buy a top load that is a carbon copy of the front load,If I were not wanting to add strenght to the floor and don't like to bend down to load I would buy the new top load,It doesn't even have an agetator just the small thing at the bottom that somehow flips the close constatly.
We bought the elite washer dryer from sears,had it for two weeks and returned it.It took longer to wash cloths than our old maytag washer,sometimes 90 minuites on express wash.It was supposed to sense how much water to use and balance the load itself,but it used more water than the old one.It was also supposed to balance itself,but sometimes it would start jerking around and need to be stopped.The dryer would also take a long time,would over dry leaving cloths wrinkled and needing ironed.We went back to the older 800 series front load dryer and top load washer and it works fine.The front loades require a 200 dollar pedistal if you don't want to bend over to load.The top load washer is easier to use.
buickanddeere
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We bought a basic Sears front loader with the largest capacity drum. Would never dream of going back to a top loader.
Don't really care about the cost of soap and water. Always use the highest temp the fabric allows.
We like being able to cram full sized quilts, sleeping bags etc in there with room to spare. And have everything come out clean.
Don't really care about the cost of soap and water. Always use the highest temp the fabric allows.
We like being able to cram full sized quilts, sleeping bags etc in there with room to spare. And have everything come out clean.
Tramway Guy
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We have had a Whirlpool Duet for about 6 years, no problems at all. The internals were made in Germany, probably by Bosch. I think that Whirlpool now has the capability to make them themselves.
If you don't get a matching dryer, then the dryer will not be able to handle the size load that the washer can do.
If you don't get a matching dryer, then the dryer will not be able to handle the size load that the washer can do.
Take a look at Fisher-Paykel. We recently had to replace our ancient washer/dryer set, looked hard at the front loaders, but they are hard to load if not set up high. We wanted stainless drums in both, and top loading. Fisher-Paykel offers high efficiency top loaders (both washer and dryer) with stainless drums, so that's what we bought. Very easy to move load from washer to dryer since both are top load. We've been very happy with them.
Anonymous-0
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Do yourself (and your wife) a HUGE favor and find a Bosch washer. A few more bucks than most brands, but the absolute best machine money can buy.
We always had Kenmore top loaders before....But , my wife kept wearing out my work clothes by overloading the machine..We then bought Maytag Neptunes from one of my customers who owned a Maytag store..Everyone is right...Not enough water to properly wash clothes.. So , the remedy for that is overfill the washer...After 11 years of good service , the Neptune washer drum bearings decided to go bad...Sounded like a freight train in my utility room when it was spinning...We went shopping for a new machine..Most all machines have front controls on them.. We didn't want that..The wife went online to see what remarks were left for LG , Samsung , Whirlpool....She found no positive feedbacks..So I bit the bullet and had the Neptune repaired..Thataway I didn't have to buy a new dryer too..They gotta match 'ya know.. My customer still repairs machines but doesn't sell new..He ordered new Speed Queen commercial machines for his own home.. The Neptunes have been a sore subject for Maytag and a lot of people have had problems with them..I personally have had pretty good luck with them..Maybe it'll last another 11 years..
Like anything, there are pros and cons. We just got a front loader about 2 years ago. Here are my experiences:
1) coins, wire, plastic, etc. from pockets, or even the odd sock sometimes gets sucked through the drum seal at the door. These get pulled down into the pump where there is a screen and jam it up. You have to pull off a little cover in front and take the inlet of the pump to clear this out. CON!
2) Stackable washer and dryer combo saves a TON of space. and it's nice to have both doors right there when switching clothes from the washer to the dryer PRO!
3) They use MUCH less water and they really spin the heck out of the clothes when their done leaving you with much shorter drying times. PRO!
4) You're supposed to use a special kind of liquid detergent with them. CON!
5) No more helicopter taking off if a load gets unbalanced. These front loaders detect an unbalanced load and try to re-balance it themselves by spinning the load slowly in alternating directions. If it can't balance, it will stop with an indicator. PRO!
Overall, I've been happy with our stacked washer/dryer combo. Now that we're checking pockets better it should be better in the future as well.
1) coins, wire, plastic, etc. from pockets, or even the odd sock sometimes gets sucked through the drum seal at the door. These get pulled down into the pump where there is a screen and jam it up. You have to pull off a little cover in front and take the inlet of the pump to clear this out. CON!
2) Stackable washer and dryer combo saves a TON of space. and it's nice to have both doors right there when switching clothes from the washer to the dryer PRO!
3) They use MUCH less water and they really spin the heck out of the clothes when their done leaving you with much shorter drying times. PRO!
4) You're supposed to use a special kind of liquid detergent with them. CON!
5) No more helicopter taking off if a load gets unbalanced. These front loaders detect an unbalanced load and try to re-balance it themselves by spinning the load slowly in alternating directions. If it can't balance, it will stop with an indicator. PRO!
Overall, I've been happy with our stacked washer/dryer combo. Now that we're checking pockets better it should be better in the future as well.
NawlensGator
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We've had a front load Bosch washer for over 15 yrs. Uses less water and less soap. The final spin can be set up 1200 rpm and the clothes are nearly dry when finished which means less drying time and less dryer energy consumption. If it broke today I'd buy another one.
Anonymous-0
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I read they have a problem with mold growing on the front sealing gasket, then they start to smell. I dont own 1, just passing along the info.
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