Posted: 6/9/2012 11:19:57 AM EDT
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It might not have been the most stylish, but for decades the top-loading laundry machine was the most affordable and dependable. Now it's ruined—and Americans have politics to thank.
In 1996, top-loaders were pretty much the only type of washer around, and they were uniformly high quality. When Consumer Reports tested 18 models, 13 were "excellent" and five were "very good." By 2007, though, not one was excellent and seven out of 21 were "fair" or "poor." This month came the death knell: Consumer Reports simply dismissed all conventional top-loaders as "often mediocre or worse." How's that for progress? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704662604576202212717670514.html |
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to have that much time |
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It's even better if you watch it while listening to the ghostbusters theme song. |
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It's really nice still having hydraulic oil and dirt on my clothes after washing them four times. I like showing up to work just as dirty as when I left the day before, it's really professional. I also really enjoy spending half of my weekend washing fucking clothes because once isn't nearly enough. Thanks Washington. |
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Meh. I bought my Roper top loader washer and dryer set used for $250 about 5 years ago. Since then I have put maybe $50 in parts in both, along with swapping the dryer's power cord every other time I move.
They wash everything from regular clothes to the giant blankets that I got in Korea with no problems. |
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The video that's from is pretty funny when the washer goes berserk on the plants. |
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Omfg that was priceless. 
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Dont forget insecticides and gas cans diesel engines––is there anything they touch they dont fuck up? There's something they really fucked up. Including the fuel. I've been informed on this website that anyone who complains about nonsensical regulation really just wants free reign to destroy the environment. Seriously tho... if mandating efficiency made it happen (and in a cost-effective manner) why not mandate that all IC engines be 90% efficient at converting chemical energy to motion? |
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I know a guy that repairs appliances. I asked him about a front loader. He said "does your old washing machine work?" I said yes. He said "keep it!". The first thing that goes out and goes out often on a new front loader is a $400.00 computer board. I have repaired my old whirlpool top loader a couple of times with parts off the internet. Its got to be at least 20 years old and still going. |
" before self destructing.
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and furnaces, air conditioners and water heaters. They make front loading furnaces, air conditioners and water heaters? 
They fucked up air conditioners when they banned R-12. Yeah, my house has been hot as hell ever since they changed what they use in cars. |
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I guess most of you have never used one of these huh? Top loading washing machine problems must be a tough life to live... http://www.anuncio.net/images/anuncios/pica-antigua-de-lavar-ropa_8a0b9bc95b6e93acd59fe9e1dcfe400d.jpg You're right. I prefer my first world problems to Brazil's third world problems, for sure. |
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Quoted: I can't wash my hulls in a front loader, it'd be too noisy! http://i.sawblade-tx.com/DSC_2289s.jpg  I have washed a ton of greasy resized brass in an old top loader. Very easy cleaning! |
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I can't wash my hulls in a front loader, it'd be too noisy! http://i.sawblade-tx.com/DSC_2289s.jpg That is precisely how I was .223 brass. With lemishine and green dishwasher soap. Does a fantastic job. Front-loading DRYER absolutely makes a hell of a racket. But with a few towels, gets a thousand pieces of brass dry in about 3 minutes on low heat. |
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I expect even more regulations for washing standards... extended warranties... and the price of washing machines will rise accordingly.
I remember back in the 1980's, the car companies had figured out how to put crappy emissions systems on cars. Cheaply made systems were highly profitable, and the companies were making millions on replacement parts/services. Guys like me were simply disconnecting the systems, or people were simply driving around with systems that weren't working. So the EPA required the car companies to warranty the entire system for 100,000 miles. The car companies said hey, no prob, we'll just raise the price of the cars! |