I've been researching/trying to locate a Frigidaire top-loader from the '98-'05ish era, and while looking around here on AW I've seen a lot of mixed feelings toward them, and wanted to see what people did/did not like about them.
My aunt has one that she bought in '99, and I believe it's a MOL because it has four temps and the infinite water level selector, plus the dual-action agitator and larger tub. Through having four kids and washing a load at least twice a day, it's still running perfectly all these years later. In my experience with watching it run over the years, I've been really impressed with it, which is why I would like to find one in good condition now to restore and use periodically. I like the agitation speed on these washers, and though it seems most people don't like tub indexing, I've never known of this one to perform poorly, because the wash-action and rollover seem great, and the one-way indexing/swirling seems to keep the load balanced to the point that the self-balancing tub doesn't really have to work hard.
I think what I love most about these is the simplicity of controls, and the sounds it makes. My aunt's being nearly 16 years old, the transmission sounds well worn, and has this rhythmic whining up and down sound while it agitates, but I've heard this on most washers like this to some degree, and the performance doesn't seem like it's suffering. It has a cool "ki-choom" sound when the motor kicks on to spin as well. I know that in the later year models, they limited the max water level down to below the third row of holes for some reason, which is why I don't want the newer versions, but the one my aunt has fills up to the bottom of the basket ring, and thankfully so because she loads hers to the brim.
What are the pros/cons that anyone here has found that has owned one before?
My aunt has one that she bought in '99, and I believe it's a MOL because it has four temps and the infinite water level selector, plus the dual-action agitator and larger tub. Through having four kids and washing a load at least twice a day, it's still running perfectly all these years later. In my experience with watching it run over the years, I've been really impressed with it, which is why I would like to find one in good condition now to restore and use periodically. I like the agitation speed on these washers, and though it seems most people don't like tub indexing, I've never known of this one to perform poorly, because the wash-action and rollover seem great, and the one-way indexing/swirling seems to keep the load balanced to the point that the self-balancing tub doesn't really have to work hard.
I think what I love most about these is the simplicity of controls, and the sounds it makes. My aunt's being nearly 16 years old, the transmission sounds well worn, and has this rhythmic whining up and down sound while it agitates, but I've heard this on most washers like this to some degree, and the performance doesn't seem like it's suffering. It has a cool "ki-choom" sound when the motor kicks on to spin as well. I know that in the later year models, they limited the max water level down to below the third row of holes for some reason, which is why I don't want the newer versions, but the one my aunt has fills up to the bottom of the basket ring, and thankfully so because she loads hers to the brim.
What are the pros/cons that anyone here has found that has owned one before?
