I have a couple of the Philco Blades Of Water washers and they are excellent cleaners. They have rapid agitation with great turn over. The lint filter is in the centerpost similar to a Maytag and works in the same manner, with water flowing thru it from the swirling action of the agitator. It filters OK, but just OK. And like a Maytag, it filters very little if any on low water level.........