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I bought a 60-load box of the new compact Era powder at Family Dollar last night for $5.50. Used it on a load of whites in hot water. My opinion: Meh. It cleaned OK, but not as good as Tide w/bleach powder. The box said "Original Scent." Original to what? Since this is a brand new...

Jim, I'd love to have it if Hudson weren't so far away from Indianapolis. Does yours have a stainless or porcelain tub?

@danmantn: I agree with Polkanut on the price. It looks as though this machine doesn't have a pump, but rather uses gravity to drain. The indentation on the machine below the Speed Queen sticker is where the pump switch would be if it had one. This one also has a porcelain tub. I also would...

Gordon, We haven't bought one yet, but it'll probably be either the Whirlpool 7.0 or Amana 6.5. We're leaning towards the Whirlpool. Our house came with an old Whirlpool dryer when we moved in, and my wife HATED the lint filter on the top. We so despise our 3 1/2 year-old Hotpoint that she...

Gordon, Thank you VERY much for your insightful information. It was very helpful and informative. I'll be sure to let you know which model we go with.

Thanks to all for the recommendations I have my eye on this Amana 6.5 cubic ft. at Home Depot. We were also looking at a similar Whirlpool 7.0 cubic ft. on sale for $359 at Sears, but Home Depot has free delivery all the time. I really don't think there's a huge difference between the 6.5 and...

Looks like the Speed Queen dryer that Mrs. and I had our eyes on is a bit out of the budget for the time being. Does anyone have any thoughts, opinions, or recommendations on the traditional Whirlpool/Amana/Roper/Estate/Inglis dryers on the market these days? We're in the market for either a...

An appliance salesman told me today that detergents lose their cleaning ability after 14 minutes of washing. Is this true?

Sears Homart The toilet, sink, and bathtub in my parents' house are all Sears Homart. My dad installed them when he built the house in '55. They're all turquoise and still in use today.

"Monkey Ward" From the late 70's to the early 80's, my sister was the switchboard operator at the Montgomery Ward store in Kokomo, Indiana. Thanks to her employee discount, just about every appliance in her house was a Montgomery Ward "Signature" brand. My dad always used MW paint. He...

I hope I'll be forgiven for bringing up a topic that is probably redundant on this site, but do you all think that top loading machines will REALLY be phased out in the U.S.? If so, then when do you think it would happen? The reason I'm asking is that if this happens soon, then I suppose I...

Yep, The inverter blew out on both the '07 Hotpoint and '10 GE.

TGM8000, I agree with you. Both good and bad exist in all brands. We've had our GE smooth top stove since 1997 and our GE side-by-side fridge since 1998. Both have performed flawlessly. My wife and I just seem to have bad luck with washers. Since 1996, we've had the following washers...

GE: GRRRRRR!! I ranted in another thread about our 2010 GE Hydrowave that replaced our 2007 Hotpoint Hydrowave. Last weekend, after I replaced the front and rear drum bearings on our 2007 Hotpoint dryer, I wandered into a mom & pop appliance store that sold Speed Queen. I could tell a huge...

@frigilux Glad you liked it!

Pulsator, Congrats on your new Whirlpool! I've seen this in the stores and am curious about the second rinse with fabric softener selection. Pardon my ignorance, but will this machine actually add sofener to the second rinse automatically?

My fault I accidentally deleted my original post.

Here's what my co-worker found: She's going to look at it this evening. Looks like a deal! http://forsale.oodle.com/view/stackable-kenmore-washer-and-dryer-white-excellent/2384057927-new-castle-in/

My co-worker just came into my office asking me for advice on purchasing a used stackable washer/dryer unit for her lake house. I know next to nothing about these. Would anyone be kind enough to tell me what brand(s) to tell her to look for? Are there any issues she should be on the lookout...

I couldn't help myself. Here's one more video of my Speed Queen washing AND popping bubble wrap simultaneously.