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The main issue with the residential commercials is the drive hub

Maytag commercials are the same

These are VMW commercial units. Seem more reliable than the residential ones but the shocks often fail on these eventually. Not as good as the commercial Speed Queens that last 15+ years.

I have a Whirlpool WTW4900BW that’s still going after 11 years but I may get a new one soon because the bearings are noisy. Only started getting loud recently.

Numerous reasons. 1: You repeatedly post washing machines with the same issues and sometimes all with the same issues. If you were actually repairing washing machines, you’d see different issues with washers, not just the same issue on 5+ washers. This is not a realistic pattern. Like on one...

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Unfortunately, I don’t think this would be the case if Maytag was separate they’d probably be just as bad as Maytag has declined significantly right before Whirlpool acquired them and was going out of business, Maytag would probably also use another brand to make their appliances. Maybe they’d...

So, Whirlpool has completely emptied everything with this model and replaced it with “p”, meaning it was likely finally discontinued. This model had massive control board issues in the FW3 model so maybe good thing. But impeller and the random stick versions are still active and those have board...

The bearing on these units tend to fail a lot. A lot of the washers of this style have this issue. The 28102 washer is one of the floating tub models and is Whirlpool built, same as the Cabrio and Bravos XL. The bearing on my machine is getting noisy but it has no leaks and works fine...

VMWs don’t get bad bearings out of the box unless it’s defective. You’re correct on this one. My VMW has lasted 10 years before the bearings went out. And the new VMWs don’t usually get bearing issues. It’s the VMAX’s that do. Most VMWs with bad bearings are the older models made BEFORE 2018...

One of the parts must’ve failed last. I’m guessing the last part that failed was the drain pump. I’m guessing the shift actuator would let the drum spin but not agitate. As if all parts failed the same time it wouldn’t operate. I’m guessing the motor bearings were noisy which is unusual -...

The newer GE units also seem explosion-prone

My favorite washers are: Whirlpool direct drive Maytag dependable care GE filter flo Whirlpool belt drive

I didn’t know VMWs exploded, when I saw that title i immediately assumed a Samsung, LG, or a GE but it was a Whirlpool WTW4800XQ4 according to the user, that has shook violently and eventually it just blew up. I’m guessing the suspension rods blew off. They said the machine bowed on the side and...

You don’t need to make posts about Whirlpool washers over and over again. If you keep doing this your account will be reported.

But VMWs are better than HydroWaves and Model-Ts, the reason why you see those with more issues is because the VMWs are much more common.

VMWs are one of the most common washing machines so as a result they have the most reported issues. Washers like the GE Model-Ts and HydroWaves are kind of dying down so those now are less commonly repaired than before.

Not a huge fan of this design, but GE used shipping rods instead of styrofoam or protective film on the control board. This type of design was used on their Model-Ts and HydroWaves, as well as their current stackables. I’m guessing the reason why GE used these in their washers is because they...