I was never interested in washing machines or other appliances until I bought a couple of rental units that had appliances that were older and worked better than mine. The owners were elderly people who took really good care of things and one can tell the appliances were used very gently/lightly.
My primary washing machine is a mid 1990's Amana LW8303W2 with a stainless steel tub built by Raytheon. Apparently from reading forums, it was equivalent to a Speed Queen. It cleans well but is loud, has a slow wash cycle and the water trickles in and fills the tub very slowly vs coming out very fast in a jet like all at once fashion on other washing machines from the 1990s that I've used. A regular wash cycle on the extra large load setting for highest water use and using cold/cold takes 40-45 minutes vs 15-20 minutes on two other washing machines I've used.
These two other washing machines lightly used by their elderly owners are a Maytag A8340 from 1991 and a Whirpool LA9100XTW1 also from 1991. I am very impressed with how rapidly the water comes out on these and how fast it washes clothes (a cycle being 15-20 min max). To me the clothes come out clean and so far no complaints from anyone else.
I've read that even a no frills new $300 top load washing machine wouldn't be as good as any of the above washing machines from the 1990's because of the lid lock and water level restrictions. I've read that to get an equivalent to better new unit today, pretty much the only choice is a new Speed Queen.
What do you all think of the Maytag A8340 and the Whirlpool LA9100XTW1 vs my mid 1990's Raytheon built Amana? Would it be worth it/wise/a good decision to switch out my Amana with the Whirlpool or Maytag?
I also can't find the cu ft information for any of the above mentioned washing machines. I'm not good at spacial relations but my friend who is says my Amana tub is a lot larger and that I would have to run the other machines twice as much because he thinks the tubs are a lot smaller.
My primary washing machine is a mid 1990's Amana LW8303W2 with a stainless steel tub built by Raytheon. Apparently from reading forums, it was equivalent to a Speed Queen. It cleans well but is loud, has a slow wash cycle and the water trickles in and fills the tub very slowly vs coming out very fast in a jet like all at once fashion on other washing machines from the 1990s that I've used. A regular wash cycle on the extra large load setting for highest water use and using cold/cold takes 40-45 minutes vs 15-20 minutes on two other washing machines I've used.
These two other washing machines lightly used by their elderly owners are a Maytag A8340 from 1991 and a Whirpool LA9100XTW1 also from 1991. I am very impressed with how rapidly the water comes out on these and how fast it washes clothes (a cycle being 15-20 min max). To me the clothes come out clean and so far no complaints from anyone else.
I've read that even a no frills new $300 top load washing machine wouldn't be as good as any of the above washing machines from the 1990's because of the lid lock and water level restrictions. I've read that to get an equivalent to better new unit today, pretty much the only choice is a new Speed Queen.
What do you all think of the Maytag A8340 and the Whirlpool LA9100XTW1 vs my mid 1990's Raytheon built Amana? Would it be worth it/wise/a good decision to switch out my Amana with the Whirlpool or Maytag?
I also can't find the cu ft information for any of the above mentioned washing machines. I'm not good at spacial relations but my friend who is says my Amana tub is a lot larger and that I would have to run the other machines twice as much because he thinks the tubs are a lot smaller.
