>To put it quite simply you have gone from one of the worst Tl designs EVER to possibly the BEST.
Enjoy your Whirlpool and the freedom from that horrid excuse of a washer. You and your clothes will be much happier.
That thought had occurred to me. I was quite happy to see a DD appear, frankly. I am not sure I'd consider a DD the "best ever." Of the washers I've used, I think actually the best I've used is a BD Kenmore.
But...the WP DD is probably the best for the current circumstances. A BD is 30+ years old now, and had my landlady snagged one, it would likely be a tired wreck. With luck, this DD should cause me zero trouble, and if something does go wrong, they are supposedly quite easy to work on.
Past this, this one seems clean. I am not thinking cosmetics, I am thinking about the inside of the machine. There is a slight scent of detergent, but that is all. This is a big deal: about the time the Frigidaire appeared, the first option tried was a Hotpoint from elsewhere on the property. That Hotpoint had been used on nothing but cold water for at least 2 years. It REEKED of mold/mildew. I spent at least a couple of nights running that thing with warm water (water heater is 120 degrees), detergent, bleach, endless soaking/agitation (I still remember working at the computer, hearing the machine pause, and I'd race out to reset the timer to get more wash time). And...after that...it still positively reeked. Maybe I could have done something, but when the Frigidaire appeared, I decided I'd swap machines just to have something that would work.
I am also relieved the DD is a top load. I don't think a front load machine would work well in that laundry room.