I need a new washing machine- Please Help

[washyume]

Also, a major reason I didn't fight harder to return the Cabrio for another, I had that lingering doubt that I wasn't using the machine right. One of the warranty guys even grilled me about it, and when I told him what I did to get extra water he told me I wasn't supposed to do that, that the machine was developed to clean with less water, blah, blah, blah... and I believed him!

Whirlpool:
1) Make a bad product.
2) Victim shame the buyer.
3) Make money.

Anyways, I don't want to talk about the Cabrio anymore. I'm not stupid, this machine sucks.

So I called all the corporate stores, Lowes, HomeDepot, Best Buy, and only a Sears Home Store can get the Maytag MVWP575GW for me- they have to order it. $1002.62 after tax, customer pick-up. Additional $80 to deliver to my home, install, and carry away existing machine.

Or

Online store that has all the proper internet cred, it's legit. (not sure if it's okay to plug websites on this forum)
$759 delivered to my house. And the nice appliance repair people will come take my old machine away for free.

 

[speedqueen]

Don't forget to check your independent appliance dealers! They sell and likely service the machines too, if something does go wrong.

 

[good-shepherd]

$759 delivered to my house

Thats not a bad price delivered (but not installed). The savings could pay for a lot of laundromat washes for the King comforter.

Doubtful you could find a local dealer to match that, they'd probably have to order it as well., but worth a try.

Try to use a credit card for the online purchase so if any hassles arise a dispute could be opened with the CC issuer.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Of course they will haul away your old machine

They are going to clean it up and sell it for a good price.

I had q neighbour have their old top loader "hauled away". A couple of weeks later they were back at the appliance store, and their old washer was in the used section for $325.

 

[washyume]

One privately owned appliance dealer who mostly deals with contractors and not end users. They don't carry whirlpool brands and tried to sell me a 2018 GE that hadn't even arrived in the store yet. It looked just like my Cabrio, plate bottom TL, and is wifi enabled. I was not amused.

Next choice is Sears Home Store. They are an independently owned franchise and want 25% more, and $10 of the $80 total is what they charge to haul off my machine.

 

[rp2813]

Wi-fi enabled?

 

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

 

That is just priceless!  Too bad they're serious.

 

[good-shepherd]

It's nice not having to go to the ghetto to use a laundr

Any cleaners in the area to have the king comforter washed and pressed?

 

[washyume]

There is a local dry-cleaner. I just called them and they said $36.99 to wash a King Comforter, and then she mentioned it takes 1 to 2-weeks to clean it. That seems weird, I didn't ask why it takes that long.

 

[washyume]

I really love my comforter's fabric. The pattern & colors are perfect for my bedroom. It only cost about $100 and came with 2 shams.

I'm seriously thinking about ripping the seems out, getting new batting, then renting a long arm quilter, and I could do the binding myself- would take me about a week. Renting a long arm quilter for a King Size would probably be around $300.

Quilting is now a luxury hobby, sad.

 

[appnut]

Melissa, very pretty. 

 

[neptunebob]

1 to 2-weeks to clean it. That seems weird, I didn't ask

Maybe because it might occupy all of the dry cleaning machine and they have to take have a chance to not have to dry clean anything else. I say go with the duvet cover you can wash frequently. I guess you don't have space for 2 washers, the Maytag and a front loader? Another thing you might do is wash an empty load at the laundromat to clean out the machine and then wash the comforter but who wants to spend time in the ghetto laundromat?

 

[washyume]

Before I got this Cabrio I had a Roper. It worked fine, but I was moving to a new home and wanted all the new things!! I learned my lesson.

Anyways, that Roper couldn't hold a Queen comforter so I have used a laundromat in the recent past. When I said the laundromats smelled like other people's private bits and cheap laundry musk, I wasn't talking about their machines making my stuff stink, I was just talking about the smell of the building in general.

I'd wash the comforter at a laundromat, when done stick it in a garbage bag wet, and dry it at home.

No, I do not have room for two washers. I don't even really like having 2 machines taking up space, I wish the engineers would hurry up and figure out how to make a washer and dryer all-in-one machine.

But things take a while to evolve I guess. It's been 50 years since we landed on the moon and our engineers haven't figured out anything better than rocket propulsion yet. Speaking of, how long ago was it that SpaceX released the news that they have a rocket more powerful than the Saturn V? I need to go read up on that.

 

[DADoES]

 
<blockquote>washyume:  I don't even really like having 2 machines taking up space, I wish the engineers would hurry up and figure out how to make a washer and dryer all-in-one machine.</blockquote> That was done in the 1950s.  All the major manufacturers had them in the 1950s and 1960s, and a couple went into the early 1970s.  There are a couple washer/dryer combination machines on the market now but they're of limited capacity.

 

[wft2800]

Miele is the only sensible option now. Decent capacity, solid quality, excellent long-term durability. Forget top loaders of any description.

 

[panthera]

I disagree absolutely.

Whilst Miele in Europe is about as good as it gets, North American Miele has suffered from various fatal corporate defects through the years.

Worst of all, their decision (in complete contrast to European Miele) to throw away all parts and technical specifications (including repair data) for anything older than 10 years.

Second, their 'it will take three months to get the part' approach (and, yes, dahlinks, twice I brought parts over from Germany for fellow members after they were told just that and in both cases I picked the parts up at Miele's Showroom on Sonnenstr. in Munich).

Finally, As many UK members all-too-frequently point out here, the UK market is totally and completely removed from both Europe as well as the rest of the world. Toploaders in the UK may be worthless, but elsewhere, this does not hold. 

 

[wft2800]

The thing is, a top loader won't wash a comforter well. The HE washplate types may use loads of water, but they won't roll over large bulky items, so they don't really get washed. Traditional agitator machines are similarly stumped by big bulky items, and are increasingly rare. FL is the way forward, but SQ machines have significant reliability issues (despite the propaganda) and lack heaters. I'm dismayed to hear Miele USA discarded all parts for over-10-year-old machines - how did they get away with that when it's so contrary to the policy of the parent company?

The only alternative, then, would appear to be buying a FL from either BSH or LG, Electrolux or Whirlpool...

 

[washerdude]

A risky move

This GE contains an agitator and a 4.5CF capacity. Seems to have good rollover...but again i'm not sure how this thing would perform with a large item.

 

[askolover]

Good Lord, I hate the sounds the new top load washers make.  The NEW coin-op Maytags I used in New Orleans made that same sound.

 

[rp2813]

GE

That corkscrew looks like it's doing absolutely nothing.  And the machine sounds like it's on its last legs instead of brand new.

 

[johnb300m]

I'm actually impressed with this machine.
Not sure about it's longevity though....in the land of Haier/GE.

That corkscrew isn't doing anything cuz it's a rather small load with arguably too much water.