Recent content by eemac

Sure, maintenance issues are a deal-breaker but ... If you do laundry for just one or two people, this could do a week's wash all at once. Do they have a four-way dryer too? :-)

Cycle choices > What did you think of the heavy duty cycle? It works well! I've been using it for everything except whites so far. The long, high-speed final spin is great for getting water out of clothes. > I could sit there for hours just watching the washer It's soothing, isn't it? Just...

I like to watch my front-load washers work. My new Speed Queen FF7 is kind of neat/odd. There's no water visibly pouring in - maybe I'm missing it? - but the clothes get wet and clean anyway. Coming from my old top-loader, this thing is amazing! 1. Clothes come out noticeably softer. 2. There's...

$1275 + freight shipping: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166371817439?epid=2325054361&hash=item26bc8877df:g:fmwAAOSwEYllJWdy $1450 + freight shipping: https://www.ebay.com/itm/305078674547?hash=item47081b2473:g:jUUAAOSwDA9k7MvR

I'm strongly considering getting a front-loading washer again. The contenders are a (used?) Speed Queen or a LG MW4000HWA. I'd appreciate hearing from real-life owners: how are the SQ front loaders for cleaning performance?

> Do they smell when dry, or only after they’ve been used once or twice? They smell immediately after washing, and continuously afterwards. I just tried the "Persil Proclean + many rinses" approach. The towels smell okay instead of bad. That's an improvement! I'll plan on an extra spray rinse...

I have a 2017-era Speed Queen AWN432 top-loader. It's been mostly a good machine, but . . . 1. Clothes are getting stained over time. I don't remember that happening with my front-loader. If food falls on a shirt, there's a shadow of a stain left after washing. 2. Towels smell *bad*. This is...

I love those controls I love the simplicity of the controls on that Hotpoint!

It works again! Others did the investigation/repair, but it was evidently super easy. You just tip the washer back and everything is *right there* underneath. It turned out to be a (rubber?) coupler between the motor and transmission. Repair cost was less than $10. The mother-in-law is happy...

My mother-in-law's Kenmore washer may have finally died. When it tries to agitate it just makes a horrible noise. The agitator doesn't move. We bypassed a broken lid lock about six months ago. The water fill/pump out still works. It's been a good washer for 19 years! She doesn't sound like...

Congratulations Congratulations. It's a beautiful machine!

Top loaders for the win! The Olympia, WA Home Depot is now basically ALL top-loaders. There's literally a couple of front-loaders tucked as far from the main aisle as possible. Even better: real water level selectors are showing up again *with full-color marketing copy*! We're almost back to...

I'll join in AWN432, bought in (I think) 2017. No hiccups, still going strong.

Hooray! Congratulations on a successful fix!

1950s versus 1970s Dishwashers weren't common in the 1950s?! But all the commercials! The American National Exposition! . . . I believed the lies! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_National_Exhibition