New GE Top Loaders

[warmsecondrinse]

@ KenmoreBD

Yes, I used a GE Hydrowave for a couple of years... it certainly was quiet...Largely because it spent most of the cycle 'sensing'. When it finally did do something, it used about 2 cups of water.

Struggles with that machine led me here.

 

[cfz2882]

sound

does sound very similar to my 2010 VMW Cabrio if not identical-Cabrio might have a little more gear whine,but hard to tell from the video

 

[murando531]

The video that lady posted seems to be in a near empty room, so of course sounds may be amplified. I do think her particular machine has that suspension creakiness that a lot of the front access machines and the HydroWaves had. The brake doesn't seem to hold the tub firmly enough.

Seeing as how this new GE is almost a carbon copy, sounds and all, to the Whirlpool, I will say that the WP sounds a bit more refined. I don't feel that my 4800 is noisy at all aside from the pump in the middle of spins, but that's to blame on it being vertically mounted to the bottom of the tub. Otherwise, the motor hum and gear whine sound more solid, if that's a way to describe it.

Here's the video of mine from a while back. The laundry room was pretty empty back then without shelving and hanging clothes and a sectioned hamper to absorb noise, so it may sound a bit more "echoey", but still, I think it has a nice rhythmic tone to it.

http://https//youtu.be/7Qm5LR-Mfvw