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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 08, 2007 - 8:06 am
I need a new washer (great timing!). Anyone have access to consumer reports that could let me in?
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, June 08, 2007 - 1:08 pm
Tex, I bought a top loading Sears Oasis last year. It was rated at the top or second one down. I LOVE IT! My clothes seem cleaner and it really takes on the BIG loads...the dog beds, feather pillows...everything! It is pricey, but I really think it pays for itself. I didn't want a frontloader, so I didn't look into those. Not sure if I helped you out or not.
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Tera
Member
08-10-2000
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:29 am
Last year I splurged and bought the LG - Tromm steam washer and dryer set.
It almost makes doing the wash fun! This is my first front loading washer (excellent for short people) and I really like it. It is huge (4.0 cu ft). I never imagined I could actually do almost all my towels in just 1 load. The washer actually weighs the load and adjusts the water level accordingly. For any front loading washer you have to use the H-E (high efficiency) soap. But that isn't really a problem, more and more brands are now making the H-E detergent.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:51 am
Kstme, i just now saw your post. I will check into that one. I don't really want a front loader, there are too many times I forget something and need to toss it in once the machine is running.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:53 am
I'm interested in hearing about other's experiences with newer machines. I have an antique. After using a front loader while on vacation I noticed how dry the clothes came out of it. they barely needed any time in the dryer because so much of the water had been spun out of them already. The front loaders scare me. I can just see them leaking all over the place after a few years. Some of them are so complicated I just can see them breaking down often. I want something low maintenance.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 2:46 pm
We just bought the Kenmore He3T (front load) set. They are absolutely amazing! We bought the maintenance agreements, so if anything happens, they are coverd.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 4:07 pm
I'll be a fan of Maytag appliances for the rest of my life.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 4:59 pm
I've had my frontloaders for 4 years and not one lick of trouble. They are FANTASTIC! I don't use HE detergent, just use less of the stuff I've alway bought -- so i suppose if anyone *could* have problems, I'd be it b/c of that. Mine is much quieter than my toploader was, too.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:27 pm
Can you add any clothes to a frontloader once they've been started? I, like Texannie, almost always manage to find something to throw in two minutes after I start a load...
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 9:49 pm
Um, I guess we have had our front loaders for six years and no problems. I did not know you could add clothes after it started. Bigdog says you can, and you might get a little spill but not a lot.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 12:05 am
With ours, Julie, you can add clothes up to 8 minutes after it starts.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 4:59 am
i WAS a fan of Maytag until I found out that they bought Magic chef and slap Maytag labels on those c@rappy products. I have a 'maytag' washer that has been nothing but problems and found out from my repairman that is why. i had always had kenmore till then..will never purchase anything but kenmore or whirlpool again.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 6:14 am
Hmmm, that's what my repairman told me, too, Annie. I bought a used 25-year-old Maytag that ran without a hitch for another 20. Bought a brand-new Maytag and it's been nothing but trouble. The repairman also told me that there isn't a machine brand on the market today that's worth a fig. That's his opinion; I wouldn't know for certain.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 6:49 am
The repairman who installed our machines says he hates to make calls on Maytags.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 10:44 am
Good to know about the Maytags. I'd likely buy Kennmore. That's what my antique one is. I bought it used 17 years ago -- got the washer and dryer set for $70 and they looked old then! LOL. Now they are still going strong and really OLD. Hearing that a machine hasn't given anyone trouble in 4 or 6 years doesn't impress me much. LOL. I want to hear about them running trouble free for 20. Guess I am dreaming? 
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 10:58 am
Well I dont have matching sets..have a Hotpoint dryer, and a Whirlpool washer... both over 13yrs old and never a problem... but now that I wrote that...who knows..
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 11:44 am
The front loaders haven't been available for 20 years yet. Yes, you can add clothes up until a certain point. I just push the "pause" button, wait until it beeps, then I can open the door and throw in whatever is needed. The only "drip" comes from the drips on the door's window -- not a stream of water from inside or anything. IMHO, Kenmore & Whirlpool (same brand, I think) are reliable. My first Kenmore washer lasted over 15 years and was still going when I sold it w/the trailer to move into the new house w/the new frontloader. 
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 12:18 pm
i have had m kenmore for almost 18 years
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 1:12 pm
They have a pause button??? LOL.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 4:55 pm
Juju, it took me longer to figure out how to use my washer than it did my Motorola Q cell phone/PDA. And both of those were more confusing than my laptop! LOL But, truly our clothes are noticeably cleaner, we don't have to take our down comforter to the laundry mat, and we use lots less water and energy.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, June 18, 2007 - 5:53 pm
Mine does -- it is pink/red and says "Pause/Cancel" -- if only it had rewind like tivo, I wouldn't need pause! LOL
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 4:48 pm
LOL, Teach. Spygirl, you do REAL down comforters in the washing machine? Ours are kings, and I am not sure the washer is big enough for one to fit in, but I would be kind of scared to wash one.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 5:30 pm
juju, i wash my california king down comforter in the washer all the time! comes out so nice and clean!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 9:37 pm
Like goose down feathers from a real goose?
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 9:57 pm
yes juju.goose down from a real goose. but i didn't pluck them myself. and no feathers, just down. i don't buy the ones with feathers as i tend to get poked.
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