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Most women came from using wringers it would seem. There are many threads on why we switched to the top load format. The fl machines didn't do well with the high sudsing detergents back then and they scored average to below average in washing. At the time also I believe top loaders could wash...

Then why did they buy them to begin with ? I went in knowing these machines used little water. I will bet they thought the machine used much more water than it did. Many people complained for that very reason. I'm not saying they were or are lying, but if you look at the complaints it is...

Yogitunes...i assume you directed this at me. I don't comment on things I don't have experience or some knowledge of. So there's that. I did own a HE top load washer in 2011 when I bought a belt driven Maytag Bravos. I still like the concept and when the machine worked it was an excellent...

....and that my friends is why agitator washing is soo exciting ! Look at the physics going on !

What strikes me is the very in-depth explanation of the machine and all of its functions. I loved it when manufacturers did that! I live in the NE section of the US but I have never seen a live Blackstone washer in my life. Saw an old dryer once but not the washers. They must have been mainly...

Fisher and Paykel is hard to get in my area now. I would probably have to look for a mom and pop business to get one . I don't see them in Sears or Lowes, Home Depot..etc... I used to see them in Lowes several years ago but have not seen them in a few years now. In the meantime I have my old...

Norgeway, I don't want to wait over an hour just to get one load washed either .Ridiculous.Fl washers are inherently efficient because of their design. So why do they insist on using miniscule amounts of water? I would think this would be an area where a more liberal use of water would be...

A friend I grew up withs parents had this portable dishwasher or one very similar in the model line. I remember it saying Lady Kenmore on the console and I had a few chances to see it operate. Her mom had a 63 Lady Kenmore washer and a Kenmore dryer which I don't think was a match to the...

This is the thing that is frustrating. Correct me if I am wrong but does any washer maker other than Speed Queen offer a top loader where you can get straight hot tap water ? Like you said chetlaham..if HE washers will be our only option in the coming years then all of these machines need...

Just have to accept the inevitable I guess. If I do go fl in future I will probably go with WP or Maytag. Speed Queen is too steep a price for a machine that doesn't raise the water temperature. From my understanding,...people who have fl washers usually recommend getting one with a heater...

Kirk has a video of this washing 2 heavy moving blankets and it is quite impressive . Better than most HE top loaders I have seen yet.

Clothes can only get so clean. What stains in all honesty can a FL washer get out that an agitator machine can't ? I have used fl washers....though they were laundromat machines and was not particularly impressed with the results. It must have something to do with hotter water in the home...

Funny thing is I like the eighties more now than when i was a teen and my early twenties back then. I had quite a few things I liked also. Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Halen...and whatever moved me at the time. Now that I have Sirius XM I can now listen to music I never...

So combo52,..are we going to find out next week about the new Speed Queen models ? I can't wait to hear what you have to report. Really am very curious now . Trying to be optimistic here ! LOL.

Love the smells of holiday cooking. The smell of something roasting/baking in the oven on a cold afternoon/evening gives me a cozy feeling. But now being only 2 people those days are pretty much over. Just isn't the same without lost loved ones anymore.

Johnrk...much..much appreciated. Many thanks. CU was certainly more in depth back in the day compared to now. These were when washers were still MAJOR appliances! Now they are just commodities.

I think the roto swirls had the scrubber . A friend of mine parents had a 63 Lady Kenmore washer with the scrubber cap and the detergent cup that sat on top of the scrubber. Our washer was lower in the line. A 600 series ? I still see that machine in my memory . The straight vanes didn't come...

Much obliged sir ! This stuff is always a fun read!

Just remembering my family's first automatic washer which was a 63? Kenmore with black bakelite straight vane with three cycles, three water levels and I think 3 temps. It also had that cool slide out waterfall lint filter cartridge with the key latch. That was the first washer I ever saw and...

Speaking of washing performance to anyone who knows. How did WP rate overall in the fifties in CU ratings ? Were they near the top of the ratings ? Or were they usually middle of the pack ?