Thank you Ralph! Just because I’m not an appliance service tech doesn’t mean that I haven’t got 48 years of personal experience in owning and using almost every type of washing machine. I’ve paid close attention over these 48 years as to what I like and don’t like. I’ve owned 2 Westinghouse FL’s, 3 Frigidaire FL’s and an LG FL. The Westinghouse’s and first 2 Frigidaire FL’s were excellent machines. They weren’t temperamental and while they used much less water than a TL they still used enough water to wash and rinse every load. thoroughly.
Back when I first owned FL’s most people hated them, because they’d not used one.
I’ve owned and used two of the new generation FL’s. a Frigidaire Affinity and a BOL LG. The Affinity used an adequate amount of water but I couldn’t get heavy items like throw rugs or bath towels to go into a spin reliably, had to go to the GD laundromat to wash these sometimes.
It really disappoints me that FL’s aren’t the simple, fast and water saving appliances that they once were. But at least my current energy efficient Roper TL reaches a happy medium in water conservation, is fast and washes and rinses thoroughly. I feel the clothes are cleaner than they were with the LG.
For those that love their modern FL’s I’m very happy for you! These machines are expensive so the owner/user SHOULD be happy with their machines.
One other thing that makes the modern FL’s a no go for me is the depth of these machines, unless you purchase a compact model, they are too deep to fit my laundry closet, and I don’t want some jerry rigged curtain covering them when not in use. I want to keep the bi-fold doors on this closet as it was designed to be used.
I've put a great deal of thought and experience into my choice. Just because my choice differs from the majority doesn’t mean that it’s wrong, its right for ME, and I’m the one paying for the machine and using it so I’ll please myself. I’d prefer having an FL, but NOT the ones sold now.
Eddie
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