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Friction is a known factor for wheel bearing issues on a car, so excess heat from friction is likely a cause for bad bearings on washers that don’t leak. If it does leak then it’s the seal as the cause. Don’t think it’s the opposite. Overloading puts extra weight on the bearings (even if it...

Motors use good heavy duty bearings, and the motor bearings are actually good quality. That’s just washer motor bearings. It’s quite common for the bearings on fan motors (both exhaust fan and box fan) to fail over time. Also, bearings do sometimes fail on motors as well. Better quality car...

As well as lower spin speeds and better quality bearings, most newer machines use cheap quality bearings, causing them to fail even with good seals. The VMW Whirlpools often get bad bearings even with good seals and no signs of leakage, but simply because the bearing has worn and corroded...

I think it does. Lower RPM puts less stress on the bearings. Friction produces heat, and heat puts stress on the bearings. Not sure about other components. Newer washers I heard do dry better than the older ones, but older washers I’m not saying left clothes soaking wet. In fact, clothes can be...

A lot of higher RPM washers aren’t that loud as long as the bearings and suspension are good, it’s engineered properly, and it’s level. It could be due to wrinkles, but washers have low speed cycles for a reason. There’s a reason why your casual or delicate cycle has a slower spin speed than the...

I think it’s from both. Since washers with lower spin speed tend to have less bearing issues. The whirlpools with the lower spin speed tend to have bearings go out less than the ones with the higher spin speed. The ones with 800 RPM spin speed are most likely to have bad bearings, followed by...

It depends on the way the bearing fails. If it’s not leaking then it’s probably due to heat from friction. If there’s a leak then the seal is bad too. Bearing failure accompanied by a leak on the bottom usually means the seal has failed. Also, high spin speeds do affect bearings. It affects car...

I have a top loader, and I use Tide Pods and they do just fine. Others have different experiences I guess. Never had an issue with Tide Pods or any laundry detergent pod.

Just keep them away from children. It says on the package of Tide Pods “KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN” in literally a different color than the rest of the package to further remind. Laundry pod ads also always say “keep out of reach of children”. It’s pretty obvious that the companies really...

It’s a big difference. 680 RPM is significantly lower RPM than 800 RPM. That’s 120 RPMs less. Also, some washers that exploded didn’t have that high RPM’s. Some of them only had 700 RPM and still exploded. Explosions are more of a balance ring or suspension issue I think. Also, the newest 800...

I use laundry pods for my washer. I don’t like liquid detergent. I mainly use Tide Pods. I never buy liquid detergent nowadays. I do not use dryer sheets and I do not use fabric softener. Laundry pods are fine, as long as you keep them out of the reach of children and you don’t put too many in...

The top loading Neptune was not a good machine and had a lot of issue, be surprised that it still works. Most have been scraped years ago.

I didn’t know that I had to share another rant on modern Whirlpool washers. I’m also doing it for Samsung. I’m not going to discuss control board issues again since I discussed that plenty of times. But, over the years, Whirlpool has been reducing the RPM’s on their narrow drum style stainless...

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I think the 4.2 to 4.3 cu ft VMWs had more or less issues than others, depending on what the issue was. These were less prone to bearing issues, but for most other failures, these were more prone to issues. The older style like in the image was discontinued in 2022 but they were very common, and...

The six light style units have readily available parts, and the newest units may use the same control boards as the older ones did.

The WTW4100SW uses a different gearcase, suspension, and drain pump, and all are listed as NLA. I can’t find parts for the latest VMAX’s yet, and some are not even labeled “new”. It’s been a few months since they were out, and there are still no readily available parts of them. Whirlpool maybe...

Some of the models with no replaceable parts have been out since 2024.

My washer and dryer are from 2014, my oven is from 2014, and my fridge is from 2016. I plan on replacing the washer soon since the bearings are out in it. My washer still continues to work, it’s just loud.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Whirlpool went bankrupt in a few years, all the new Whirlpool laundry appliances are terrible, except for maybe their dryers. The state of Whirlpool right now reminds me of the state of Maytag in the early 2000s. Not sure about the kitchen appliances, I have all...