I have had my two cheapos stacked for 3 years and no problems yet. I think mine cost under $900 for the set. They definitely vibrate as I have them on the top floor and you can feel them.

 

This is all true. We purchased the Maytag Neptune washer and dryer set two months ago. Not having an agitator in the middle is not only easier on clothes, it means I can wash the cover for my S in there!!

It will hold a King size comforter and wash it well. Our old Maytag toploader was a large capacity machine and if you stuffed a king comforter in that, parts would still be dry after the washer was done.

My only real complaint is the cost of the pedestals.

 

Not so Bill-

In addition to the water and potential energy savings from a front loader, they also don't have a problem which applies to this forum from time to time - an agitator. They don't beat your garments up and occasionally tear holes in them.

Since the tub spins on the opposite plane from a top loader, they also don't walk the floor with unbalanced loads. The better ones will even reverse in the spin cycle when an unbalanced condition is detected.

When our 20+ year old Kenmore set finally died about a year ago, we replaced them with the Maytag Neptune. They are a little pricey but you're still only talking pennies per day over the lifetime of these appliances.

They are extremely quiet - you can put a cup of coffee on the washer in the spin cycle and the liquid barely moves. I highly recommend them.

Do keep in mind, however, that some of this information is hearsay. I'm not allowed in the laundry room without supervision unless there is some sort of emergency.

 

Thanks for the response. I am learning a lot about front loaders from this thread. Much more that the guy at Best Buy knew about them when I bought a new set of top loaders 4 or 5 years ago. Have the front loaders improved over the past 5 years? Also, when I was looking, the front loaders cost twice as much as the top loaders.

I still don't buy the whole issue about top loaders damaging the clothes. My clothes don't get damaged in our machine.

 

 

I would imagine the materials and electronics have improved in the past 5 years. It's really just a better way of going about cleaning clothes to begin with. The best analogy I can think of would be the difference between mixing cake batter (top loader) with lots of friction vs. kneading and folding bread dough (front loader).

 

The biggest common denominator I see in the thread is Sears. Me too. But, except for an occasional hand tool, appliances is all I use Sears for. For years I had a Sears charge acct. I probably still have one I haven't used in years.


What else do you use Sears for? I'm a believer in their maintanence contracts. But I don't buy anyone elses. Oh yes I do. I buy 0 deductable warranties on our gm stuff.


Hmmmm


fltsfshr

 

If we posted a thread on every consumer product, we could all save the cost of a Consumer Reports subscription OTOH, I read the library's copy....only 1 block from our house.

FWIW, both of ours are Whirlpool 'Imperial' series....older than dirt! The washer is about 20 years old, but the dryer (gas) was bought USED at least 10 years ago. When we're ready to replace 'em, maybe I can find this thread

NEW QUESTION:

Where is your laundry LOCATED in da house? Ours is on the second floor (moved it there about 10 years ago) and we that location.

 

Well, the washer and dryer are in the laundry room, duh. Our house is one story. I like doing laundry. Am I unusual?

 

I buy Sears tools because it is the closest store and their Craftsman hand tools are good. Otherwise, they can kiss my butt.

Recent example. I have a furnace humidifier from Sears and the control/humidity measuring unit is on the furnace duct-work. The unit failed. No other unit from another manufacturer will work, so I called them up and gave them the "exact" model number I need. I wait a couple weeks and what I get is a unit designed to run on a 12 volt system whereas mine runs on a 120 volt system. I call them and tell them they sent the wrong unit. They argue with me, saying it will work and to try it. I said no way. It was $50 and I'd fry it...... ok, so they agree to talk to the mfg'r (this after the usual operator-less phone crap and then long wait in the que) and I wait another week.... yep.... it will not work and they do not have the other. They agree I can return the unit I never opened but they insist that I pay the postage. WTF. It's not my fault they don't have the part I ordered and sent me the wrong one. I wrote them a letter with the return. No reply. Postage was only $3 but it's the principal of it all. I will not give a company like that my business unless I have no choice.