whirlpool862
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I liked Whirlpool for a long time, but the newest washers they make are probably even less reliable than Samsungs (at least the lower end Whirlpools)! They have a major control board issue and it’s way more common than before, I see Reddit threads about it and reviews about this issue all the time that say “whirlpool washer constantly draining” or “washer makes a noise when it’s not on” type posts. This was never a problem before. And this problem keeps spreading and at eventually there may be more 2023 whirlpools that need control boards than those that don’t. No other washer had had that high of a control board failure rate. Whirlpool should get a class action lawsuit for making machines that fail within a year! And all the control boards are back ordered too, I’m so glad I got a Whirlpool before this issue started.
At this point, I’d actually rather own a Samsung and replace it every 5 years than buy one of those new whirlpools where the control board fails in a year.
Thousands of the newer Whirlpool machines and possibly millions are now constantly draining.
The whirlpool dryers with the top lint trap are still great and always will be. In fact i think whirlpool dryers have great reliability. Whirlpool still makes good dryers for sure. The refrigerators seem okay, as well as their ranges.
And no, I’m not recommending Samsung washers or any of their appliances, they’re all junk and every Samsung is problematic. The GE’s are also pretty bad and they are actually exploding just like the older Samsung machines did. I wouldn’t recommend most LG’s either, although their top loaders and front loaders are pretty solid, but other appliance they make is bad and their customer service i heard was terrible if they break early. I always tell people who are looking for a new washer and dryer to not buy any washer and dryer that’s from Midea or Samsung, or midea-made washers like Insignia, Frigidaire, or whatever other brand there is too.
The GE profile line top load washer and dryer set is overpriced and doesn't rinse so would not recommend, and I see them exploding too. Every GE top loading washer with the impeller seems to be exploding.
At this point, unfortunately, nothing is good anymore except for speed Queen. If my VMW breaks down I’ll have to buy something used as I’m not paying $1500 for a single washer. It’s already starting to wear out in the bearings so it could die soon.
Whirlpool needs to fix this issue immediately if they haven’t, all the 2023 and 2024 models seem to be getting affected, and it tends to occur within one year after installation.
Say a thread on reddit about whirlpool washer installed in newer construction, and they said half of their costumers reported a control board problem.
Even the higher end Whirlpools with the terrible user interface are better than the newest six light style machines. These new Whirlpools are destroying their reputation. Whirlpool is aware of this issue, but they haven’t said they fixed it or not and there models affected were not revised. They only revised the higher end machines.
VMWs/VMAXs were always hit or miss machines in my opinion, some lasted a long time, others failed in a few years, but now we have many people saying that their 9 month old Whirlpool WTW4xxxxx or amana NTW45xxxxx washer is having a control board issue. The older cabrios would be great machines if they used better quality seals and bearings on those. Ratings for whirlpool washers are going down for a reason. Their newest washers are junk
The big VMWs have major issues with the pump wires and don’t have good user interfaces either. And when the capacitor or shifter fails on those, it doesn't try to start, instead, the machine just drains and immediately stops the cycle. Also, they have weird spin programming on those machines, and when it’s sensing instead of spinning a few times it just spins, reverses, don’t know why whirlpool programmed those that way. They also are notorious for heavy vibration during spin cycles and have cheap lids, the VMAXs seem better overall, but they still have that bad user interface and have issues with the sliders.
If you want to buy a whirlpool washer, at least buy the Maytag for slightly more money, as they offer a better warranty for the same machine. And Maytag actually now has their own version of that cheap Amana, which is essentially the same machine but with a better warranty.
The Maytag Commercial seems decent but it’s overpriced. The most common part to fail on this is the hub, I don’t even know why whirlpool still uses the plastic hubs on some of their machines.
And this control board issue is not due to overloading, overloading does not cause control board issues, it mainly causes issues with the suspension, drive hub (for stainless tub models only), and the transmission.
People obviously often overload VMWs tho, like if a VMW is 3 years old and already needs a basket hub, it’s likely been overloaded.
At this point, I’d actually rather own a Samsung and replace it every 5 years than buy one of those new whirlpools where the control board fails in a year.
Thousands of the newer Whirlpool machines and possibly millions are now constantly draining.
The whirlpool dryers with the top lint trap are still great and always will be. In fact i think whirlpool dryers have great reliability. Whirlpool still makes good dryers for sure. The refrigerators seem okay, as well as their ranges.
And no, I’m not recommending Samsung washers or any of their appliances, they’re all junk and every Samsung is problematic. The GE’s are also pretty bad and they are actually exploding just like the older Samsung machines did. I wouldn’t recommend most LG’s either, although their top loaders and front loaders are pretty solid, but other appliance they make is bad and their customer service i heard was terrible if they break early. I always tell people who are looking for a new washer and dryer to not buy any washer and dryer that’s from Midea or Samsung, or midea-made washers like Insignia, Frigidaire, or whatever other brand there is too.
The GE profile line top load washer and dryer set is overpriced and doesn't rinse so would not recommend, and I see them exploding too. Every GE top loading washer with the impeller seems to be exploding.
At this point, unfortunately, nothing is good anymore except for speed Queen. If my VMW breaks down I’ll have to buy something used as I’m not paying $1500 for a single washer. It’s already starting to wear out in the bearings so it could die soon.
Whirlpool needs to fix this issue immediately if they haven’t, all the 2023 and 2024 models seem to be getting affected, and it tends to occur within one year after installation.
Say a thread on reddit about whirlpool washer installed in newer construction, and they said half of their costumers reported a control board problem.
Even the higher end Whirlpools with the terrible user interface are better than the newest six light style machines. These new Whirlpools are destroying their reputation. Whirlpool is aware of this issue, but they haven’t said they fixed it or not and there models affected were not revised. They only revised the higher end machines.
VMWs/VMAXs were always hit or miss machines in my opinion, some lasted a long time, others failed in a few years, but now we have many people saying that their 9 month old Whirlpool WTW4xxxxx or amana NTW45xxxxx washer is having a control board issue. The older cabrios would be great machines if they used better quality seals and bearings on those. Ratings for whirlpool washers are going down for a reason. Their newest washers are junk
The big VMWs have major issues with the pump wires and don’t have good user interfaces either. And when the capacitor or shifter fails on those, it doesn't try to start, instead, the machine just drains and immediately stops the cycle. Also, they have weird spin programming on those machines, and when it’s sensing instead of spinning a few times it just spins, reverses, don’t know why whirlpool programmed those that way. They also are notorious for heavy vibration during spin cycles and have cheap lids, the VMAXs seem better overall, but they still have that bad user interface and have issues with the sliders.
If you want to buy a whirlpool washer, at least buy the Maytag for slightly more money, as they offer a better warranty for the same machine. And Maytag actually now has their own version of that cheap Amana, which is essentially the same machine but with a better warranty.
The Maytag Commercial seems decent but it’s overpriced. The most common part to fail on this is the hub, I don’t even know why whirlpool still uses the plastic hubs on some of their machines.
And this control board issue is not due to overloading, overloading does not cause control board issues, it mainly causes issues with the suspension, drive hub (for stainless tub models only), and the transmission.
People obviously often overload VMWs tho, like if a VMW is 3 years old and already needs a basket hub, it’s likely been overloaded.
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I photo shopped the control panel with the cycles and options that I would want to see on a DD, as well as deriving everything from a single 48 step 7.5 degree increment timer like in a commercial environment. Less that can go wrong this way. I like the concept of having a single cycle on a full timer revolution and having temps, speeds, cycles, options, ect dictated by separate knobs.
