As far as washing and spinning goes, those machines were really good. It was difficult not to overload them because they had such a small tub, but the agitator was so big that it pulled the clothes back and forth anyway. So they NEVER had clothes at the top that got no movement, such as Maytag and a few others. If not for the pump problems, they were pretty good machines for the most part. When they went into spin they drew a great deal of current, sometimes causing fuses or circuit breakers to pop though. But Frigidaire was like that too back then.