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Offline FlosCarmeli13

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Good washing machine??
« on: November 11, 2022, 02:52:05 PM »
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    • Can anyone recommend a good washing machine?  Nothing too fancy, top-loader, not High Efficiency.  My current one is a Whirlpool.  I have been looking up reviews online.  I find something that looks good then I see too many horrible reviews (ripping towels, leaking oil, flooding, breaking down right away, mold).  They all sound like junk.

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    Offline Ladislaus

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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #1 on: November 11, 2022, 03:13:01 PM »
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    • My recent experience is that they're all junk, whether you pay for the fancy electronics (if those fail they cost as much to repair as buying a new one).  They're designed to fail after a certain amount of time so they can sell more.  My parents had a set that lasted 30 years, whereas my wife and I went through a pair roughly every 5 years.

    My experience is that the Ropers were cheap and decent -- and yet they're basically the same thing as Maytag / Whrilpool , etc. and made on the same line.  But I can't seem to find those anymore ... probably got rid of them because they were undercutting the more expensive (yet nearly identical) equivalents.

    I THINK Whirlpool / Maytag are still OK, but not what they used to be.  That Maytag Repairman is definitely hopping these days.


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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #2 on: November 11, 2022, 03:20:40 PM »
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    • I found this that may be helpful ...

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/g38757143/best-cheap-washing-machines/

    It rates the Whirlpool at the top, and historically those have been decent for me.  But, as I said, the Ropers used to be the same machine ... but 30% cheaper.
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #3 on: November 11, 2022, 03:23:19 PM »
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    • Amana washers are a good cheap option. I bought one a couple years ago for the old house and it did well.
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #4 on: November 11, 2022, 03:42:18 PM »
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    • Speed Queen, made in use steel tub.  All other makes, have plastic china made innards.  I had a whirlpool and I hears a most awful sound. I opened the lid and the agitator was completely broken, cracked.  Twilight zone!  I love my Speed Queen! You pay more but none of the plastic garbage! 
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #5 on: November 11, 2022, 03:42:39 PM »
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #6 on: November 11, 2022, 03:46:41 PM »
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    • Quote from: songbird on November 11, 2022, 03:42:18 PM
    Speed Queen, made in use steel tub.  All other makes, have plastic china made innards.  I had a whirlpool and I hears a most awful sound. I opened the lid and the agitator was completely broken, cracked.  Twilight zone!  I love my Speed Queen! You pay more but none of the plastic garbage!
    Sounds like a lie to me.
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #7 on: November 11, 2022, 04:07:10 PM »
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    • I've heard good things about Speed Queen ... except that they're extremely expensive.
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #8 on: November 11, 2022, 04:08:47 PM »
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    • Here you go ... get to work !  :laugh1:

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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #9 on: November 11, 2022, 04:28:55 PM »
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #10 on: November 11, 2022, 04:50:44 PM »
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #11 on: November 11, 2022, 04:51:30 PM »
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    • Quote from: Ladislaus on November 11, 2022, 04:08:47 PM
    Here you go ... get to work !  :laugh1:


    https://columbuswashboard.com/collections/washboards 

    My old '91 Maytag quit a couple of months ago. Since I live alone I'm seriously thinking of going that route. I still have a good dryer.
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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #12 on: November 11, 2022, 05:56:13 PM »
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    • I have a basic GE the washer (white)  and steel inside. (agitator)I love  It!  It is really large.  I can put in a king size quilt, pillows, etc.  



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    Re: Good washing machine??
    « Reply #13 on: November 11, 2022, 06:11:27 PM »
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    • Kenmore still makes good ones
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