I am looking at washing machines, Should I get a front loader or top loader? What brand do you like? Sears has this fun color! Boy have things changed.
Hi Lee Anne, I am new to the site, hence my lateness in seeing your post :P I do have a front loader and love it, but here is what I wish I know before or shortly after I bought it. It is best to drain after you are done your wash for the day - most have this cycle. Also, use the clean cycle monthly - whether you use a commercial clean produce, bleach or vinegar probably doesn't matter. But if you do follow these steps you won't have an odour problem - need to start this within a few
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months of purchasing. Had a problem - but solved now that I do these steps. Happy washing LOL
Lee Anne, safety tip we got from Clark Howard--our local save money guy---when you replace your washer, buy hoses that are made of flexible metal because they will not dry rot and break! They are more expensive, but worth the money!
PS...Kay Cass asked how to get smell out of front loader...there were a lot of responses, so you are wise to buy top load...I WILL NEVER OWN A FRONT LOADER UNLESS THEY STOP MAKING TOP LOADERS! I HATE MINE!! I resent having to buy an additional product to clean something that is supposed to clean! DUH!!! I HATE having to leave the door open...these washers look sleek and modern in the ads or in the store, but look stupid with the door open in your laundry room! A suggestion is wipe
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under the gasket at the door where it gets wet with bleach evrey so often...well, great tip, but can you imagine a Sr. citizen trying to get that job done! It gets difficult to stand on your head for these types of jobs!!!
Jeannette said...."I resent having to buy an additional product to clean something that is supposed to clean! DUH!!! I HATE having to leave the door open...these washers look sleek and modern in the ads or in the store, but look stupid with the door open in your laundry room" Yuuppp!
Kenmore Leida, I have always had good luck with their products & the prices on sale are always the best & the service men are well trained, but I have not needed one in many years.
Lee Anne C thanks for your kindness, and I totally agree with you. Kenmore are GREAT machines, and GREAT service from Sears. Had one many years ago and I had it for a very, very long time. I got rid of it because I moved from NY to FL and had to leave many things behind.
I do, but I am adjusting to the low volume of water, in my mind I wonder if it is getting the clothes as clean as the old technology and I feel that it is rougher on the clothes.
Yep, if I had any one complaint about my front-load machine it would be regarding the low volume of water it uses. Always. No matter what. In most cases, I'm okay with the machine chosing the water level for me but there are some loads I'd like to be able to chose for myself. However, the government and the washer manufacturers have taken that ability away from us with the new front loaders and top loaders, alike. For the first time in the two years I have owned my FL, I used the
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"soak" setting this past week. Soak? Ha! Having the clothes tumble around barely wet for 1/2 the time of the wash cycle was hardly my definition of soak! Next time I'll soak clothes like my grandmother did--in a wash tub....or in my case, the laundry room sink.
Yikes, I sure hope they continue making parts for my old Whirlpool for years to come, because new and improved is not always what it is cracked up to be.
Talked to a friend of mine yesterday, front loader smells and door open? Constant cleaning of the seal? N o thanks! So Glad you are happy with your new washer Lee anne..
Well Bernice in all fairness, I've had my FL for 5 years and I've Never ahd a problem with smell....i do leave the door open, but frankly I did on my old top loader as well...
It is so funny all the comments about low water! I was so stunned when we first got our new washer that I took out the clothes and smelled them to make sure they smelled clean. I think the secret is that it spins, stops, spins, dumps water and puts in more water...the secret is in the sequence...must be...but whatever, it works. My clothes smell great and I have never had a stench start up in anything I have worn...so whatever it is it works!
The high-efficiency washers, front-load or top-load are really important out west and in other areas where water is a limited (and expensive) resource. The whole point is to get clothes clean with less water. But it is a shock to see how little "less" is.
Thank you ladies for your comments, I must say that I feel better hearing it from you. Do the clothes sometimes seem a bit twisted? I guess they were before, but in a different way.
Well yesterday I washed the HEAVY pom-pom bathmat....just a couple of towels in with it...but not the heavy towels, the "fun" ones that have critters on them that I use for grandbaby...ANYWAY, I was surprised when I started the washer and it did the normal fill, rolled them back and forth and then stopped to add more water...so my conclusion is that it adjusts the water based on the weight in the tub, because I've never seen it use as much as it did for that load...
Yeah it can twist them up pretty good, my solution is to fold them when I put them in and not to have a lot of other things in there with them....i put in like three pairs of jeans and call it done...that helps some...but they still come out of the dryer wrinkled...but I iron the jeans anyway so it doesn't really matter too much to me...
If you have clothes with drawstrings, they can really get twisted. I have to unwind some of my clothes. The twisting is worse on Normal or heavy cycles - my washer has a casual and a delicate - I tend to use Casual a lot for clothing other than blue jeans and non-delicate underwear. I use Normal for sheets, jeans, non-delicate underwear. I use Heavy for towels. Yes - "learning curve" - good way to put it.
I have front loaders by BOSCH - they are about 8years old and I have had no issues! I do try to leave the door open (close lightly so it doesnt lock) - never an issue with mildew.
I bought these before BOSCH changed their lines of distribution so they were considered high end and only purchased at appliance dealers (you couldnt buy the bosch name at big box stores) - I say that becuz ive heard their quality has lowered since hitting main stream and competing with the big dogs. That being said? My next set with be ASKO!
Good morning BeckySue! You were so much fun on the radio show yesterday, thank you for joining us. I have a Bosch dishwasher & it is the best one I have ever had, a great blessing. It is quiet and really cleans well.
Jeannette said...."I resent having to buy an additional product to clean something that is supposed to clean! DUH!!! I HATE having to leave the door open...these washers look sleek and modern in the ads or in the store, but look stupid with the door open in your laundry room" Yuuppp!
Best,,,,Gary
Talked to a friend of mine yesterday, front loader smells and door open? Constant cleaning of the seal? N o thanks! So Glad you are happy with your new washer Lee anne..
I bought these before BOSCH changed their lines of distribution so they were considered high end and only purchased at appliance dealers (you couldnt buy the bosch name at big box stores) - I say that becuz ive heard their quality has lowered since hitting main stream and competing with the big dogs. That being said? My next set with be ASKO!