Recent content by whirlpool862

Yeah, the removable agitator is just an agipeller machine. Those came out in 2021.

Bearing failure isn’t usually an issue on LG top loaders, though it can happen on their front loaders.

I’ve never heard an LG roar after 4 years. I’ve seen far more whirlpools do that. Same goes for GE. I’ve heard of more speed queens that roared after 4 years than LGs. I’ve even heard of more speed queens roaring within 4 years than LGs. Even my own VMW (2014) has developed a bearing roar.

That doesn’t sound like a bad bearing. A bad bearing causes a roaring noise. See it much more on VMWs and older Cabrios.

I’ve seen reports of GE, Whirlpool (and all its subbrands), Speed Queen, Samsung, Maytag, Frigidaire, and Midea top loaders all getting loud on spin cycle, but NEVER LG. When the top load LG’s do get loud they probably mean a grinding noise rather than a roar. I’m not even sure if LG uses ball...

Based on the video it sounds like your washer has a combination of bad bearings and a bad tub bushing

Yes, the coating and thickness were the same. They even had the same sidings as the earlier pre-2015 VMWs. They had the same indentations. My VMW has the same sides as the newest drive drive and the same type of cabinet.

I don’t think any top load Whirlpool was that bad until 2018. The super big VMAX’s (2015-2020) were bad tho, the 4.7 to 5.3 ones were okay, but the 6.0’s to 6.2’s were bad. The lids on the huge kenmores were known to explode. I’m referring to the 6.0 to 6.2 cu ft models. They were horrible and...

They had the best features. All direct drives were good machines. Direct drives definitely declined as time went on but none of them were bad, although I personally wouldn’t buy a high efficiency model used.

This is a VMW model, not a VMAX model. MVW6230 is a junk machine.

I like all the direct drives actually. Also, you could still get the non-HE version. Not all of them were auto sensing. Only the fancy energy star versions were. The auto sensing versions weren’t as good but were certainly better than VMW’s. Any direct drive is better than a VMW, even the HE...

Don’t remember the model numbers but they ended with “VW” and they were the newer WTW models. I do know the Maytag models tho, like the MVWC400VW for example.

The later model years (2008-2010) had a 3.5 cu ft drum. They had the same dual action agitator. Some had fabric softener dispensers some did not.

The plastic drum Model-T’s were 3.2, the stainless ones were 3.5. Some direct drives were larger than others. I believe some direct drives had 3.5 cu ft capacity. The direct drives came in a wide range of sizes. Most of the model-T’s are 3.2 and 3.5 cu ft. The Model-T’s were larger capacity for...

Maytag could’ve done that. All the manufacturers could’ve made H.E. versions of their old designs. That’s what Speed Queen did with their TC5.