Posted: 12/7/2012 5:15:40 AM EDT
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In the time honored tradition of GD, I come forth asking for advice and assistance on a new purchase. Of course my wife was a little dubious (but now finds it more humorous than anything) that I swore we could get the best info on a washing machine from the largest gun board around. With that stated, I know I can be the most awesome husband in the world and make my wife the envy of the neighborhood by giving her the perfect washing machine for Christmas. Combined with a new toaster that my 7 year old swears she needs this could be an epic season of gift receiving. Maybe I can get myfamily to give her a new vacume to round out the holiday. Taking this into account, I would like some suggestions for a new TOP load washer! *
We have had a front load for about 6 years now and I am tired of leaving the door open, cleaning the seal, running cleaning cycles, etc. and still having my clothes smell bad and not get clean. Based on my experience, I think we want to go back to a top load. I know there are some fully featured, large volume top loads that compete with the front, but there are just not many around locally. I would love to hear any suggestions on brands, best places to order from, etc. Cost will be a part of the decision, but honestly performance, durability, and capacity are first (though a Miele is a little out of my price range). Thanks for your help! *No, I am not really dumb enough to give my wife an appliance Christmas, but we do want a new washer and have agreed it can be part of our Christmas to one another. |
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Speed Queen. I work in that business. I have a Fisher & Paykel high-efficiency top load at home. Prior to that, had a two Frigidaire front loaders in succession (moved, left one at old house, second needed a repair and I got the F/P for free). If I were buying today, I would buy a Speed Queen. They have a 3 year warranty - the rest of the entire industry offers 1 year. They don't use circuit boards - so if you do have a problem, the parts are not expensive. From the Speed Queen rep: "We're not interested in saving you a nickel on your water or electric bill. We're interested in cleaning your clothes." |
| We get larger top loaders about every 10 years from a local sears scratch and dent outlet. Go with one that has the mechanical timer and switches. They're relatively easy to replace and fairly reliable if you don't abuse it. I hate all the new shit that has an electronic controller board because the buttons wear our fast and if one button goes the entire board has to be replaced. |
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Quoted: I will look into the Speed Queen. How have your F&P been? I have the flat-bottom (non-agitator) F/P. It's been fine. It does twist some things up - bras, or string pulls on sweats/PJs, for example - and once in a while it gets off balance (a large beach towel swallows a load of 'regular' towels and forms a ball that it cannot spin. It's not perfect, but I've had no service issues on the thing in 2+ years. |
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Quoted: We get larger top loaders about every 10 years from a local sears scratch and dent outlet. Go with one that has the mechanical timer and switches. They're relatively easy to replace and fairly reliable if you don't abuse it. I hate all the new shit that has an electronic controller board because the buttons wear our fast and if one button goes the entire board has to be replaced. Manual switches are now in front of control boards. AFAIK, the only machine without a computer in it is Speed Queen. |
I just bought a new washer and dryer and did some searching for what to buy. Speed Queen was at the top of my list, unfortunately the only dealer in the surrounding area burned down in Sept. I finally put a list together that did not include ANY high efficency units w/o aggitators and I wanted little to no computer controls. Bare basics is what I wanted. I finally found a pair that were on sale and pretty basic . GE 3.7cu ft top load from Sears (GTWP1800DWW) and still on sale for $426
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