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Treestar I know what you're saying. I'd buy a Speed Queen front loader, but probably none of the other ones. FLs look pretty, but it doesn't seem that real quality is there and it certainly doesn't seem that longevity is. If Speed Queen's are built like their TLs and other quality American...

USA manufacture How do you know they're to be made here? They've not been making FL washers here yet.

The Kenmore is a 3-speed and the Inglis is 2. The Kenmore has the automatic water level, which most people don't like. The Inglis has manual water levels and does have extra rinse. Unless you wash a lot of delicates and need that extra low speed, I'd go with the Inglis. It's probably a bit...

I took the clear plastic cover off of the cycle dial on my portable DD. It was nearly impossible to read it with that thing in the way. With the dial that the older models and the Whirlpool had (dark letters on light background), it would've been ok with the cover. Slim silver and gold...

I'd fix the DD and agree 100% with the others' diagnosis. Not the transmission or coupler, though I'd do as you said and replace the pump, hoses, and coupler while in there.

Small TL capacity I remember that Thomas Ortega said that small TL washers in Brazil are seriously overrated when it comes to capacity. Some are rated as high as 11KG as you said, but which don't have a tub size that matches the big TLs on the American market. US ones are usually rated by...

I have to laugh at the wash-kido and laundry-kwon-do in that video.

I'm sure that a Speed Queen is well built, but the washer only costs as much as the pair of basic Whirlpools. There's a basic one for sale at a small chain store near me that's over $600. They're hard to find in some areas, too. That store is the only place I've ever seen one.

My parents have not been terribly happy with their 5-year-old GE refrigerator. The little door in the ice dispenser has frozen open more than once (due to a broken part) which lets cold air out. It's not a cheap fix, and they've had to wait for the part two times when it happened. I wasn't...

For money value and longevity, stick to a top-load Whirlpool-built model. You could have a basic set for as little as about $640 around here from their Roper or Estate brands. Stepping up to one with extra rinses and better cycle choices will still be right at around $800. You'll pay a little...

It's a matter of agitation and spin speed, and the PP cycle is usually set up to replace some of its wash water without a spin before it does the rinse (the "cool down" rinse).

I've not owned a bad one. I lived in a rental house with the index-tub Frigidaire in it that I didn't like very much. The worst one would have to be the portable that I use right now, but that isn't it's fault. It's 20 years old, so I can only expect it to need some repairs when used as much...

I'd have dropped Roper over Estate, but they're paying people to know more than I do.

Your picture is very revealing in a lot of ways. They make the parts that the customer can see out of stainless, while a meaty part just out of sight is cost-cut into oblivion. A difference of just a couple of dollars on a multi-hundred dollar machine would make a huge difference in life. It...

Whirlpool brands Whirlpool does have too many brands, but it seems that they're consolidating. They aren't using Magic Chef anymore, and were only using Admiral as a Home Depot only store brand on 3 different machines. They don't put KitchenAid on laundry appliances anymore. In the last few...

I remember having a Fisher Price toy that showed 8mm cartridge movies when I was little. It cranked and you pointed it at a light to be able to see. Like a lot of F-P's stuff, it was a fantastic toy.

"These Admirals are just uncommonly good values." Maybe too good. A quick check of Home Depot's page this morning shows only the gas dryer. At that price, it was surely cannibalizing sales from Whirlpool's own Roper and Estate brands.

They went to no expense to provide that answer. Has anyone written a similar letter to the washer manufacturers? The use of Clorox is pretty common in North America, so it's more a manufacturing problem in that they know people will use it and should design the machine to permit its safe...

Size Yeah, that washer is pretty clearly a 24", which wouldn't have but about 2.5 cu ft. My portable is 1.5, but I know that they built a 24" with a regular console that was bigger. If memory serves, those have timed fill, so they could be run with a dangerously low water level, which...