Our 15 year old Maytag Neptune is on its way out. It has never given me a problem and the matching dryer is still going but the washer has become super loud during the spin cycle and I’m afraid it is going to die on me. I’d like to be prepared and know what I want to replace it with when that day comes. I teach at a low income school so when the washer dies I plan to donate the dryer to a family in need and get a new washer and dryer that match.
I don’t need a huge washer, we have two teenaged girls so there are four in the house but I tend do a load or two a day and rarely fill up my Neptune to full capacity. We don’t have any king sized comforters or stuff like that. We do have a lot of land to manage so we have some dirty work clothes to wash but if they’re ever heavily soiled I rinse them in my mudroom sink before washing them in the machine.
I’d prefer something energy efficient, quiet, and fairly simple (it’d be nice if it had a delayed start since I do like to set a load to be done when I come home from work but that’s not a deal breaker for me, I think I could live without it if I was trading it in for reliability and longevity). I want a machine that can get my garden clothes clean but will not tear up my delicates. There is also an issue with the look of the machines. Our washer and dryer are out in the open in our mud room and that has become the main entrance to our home, no one enters through the front door so the first thing people see are our washer and dryer. I know that shouldn’t matter, but the perfectionist side of me would like for them to look nice. And when I say “nice” I don’t mean fancy, I mean simple and clean looking, no frills.
I think I’ve narrowed it down to two machines: a Miele (the simplest one) and the matching heat pump dryer. The Miele does have a lot of features but I like what I read about it getting the clothes clean but also being gentle and I really appreciate the energy and water efficiency. I also like that I can build a cabinet around it. The second machine I am considering is the most basic Speed Queen top loader since I like reported dependability and the look of the classic top loaders. Our house is unique and eclectic, we built it ourselves and added onto a 200 year old log cabin so I feel like either look (the compacts in the cupboard or the old school top loader out in the ripen) would work for us.
Does anyone have suggestions, maybe an option I am over looking? Or do you have a strong opinion about the Miele or Speed Queen? We have a local store that sells both brands and has technicians that can work on both brands.
I don’t need a huge washer, we have two teenaged girls so there are four in the house but I tend do a load or two a day and rarely fill up my Neptune to full capacity. We don’t have any king sized comforters or stuff like that. We do have a lot of land to manage so we have some dirty work clothes to wash but if they’re ever heavily soiled I rinse them in my mudroom sink before washing them in the machine.
I’d prefer something energy efficient, quiet, and fairly simple (it’d be nice if it had a delayed start since I do like to set a load to be done when I come home from work but that’s not a deal breaker for me, I think I could live without it if I was trading it in for reliability and longevity). I want a machine that can get my garden clothes clean but will not tear up my delicates. There is also an issue with the look of the machines. Our washer and dryer are out in the open in our mud room and that has become the main entrance to our home, no one enters through the front door so the first thing people see are our washer and dryer. I know that shouldn’t matter, but the perfectionist side of me would like for them to look nice. And when I say “nice” I don’t mean fancy, I mean simple and clean looking, no frills.
I think I’ve narrowed it down to two machines: a Miele (the simplest one) and the matching heat pump dryer. The Miele does have a lot of features but I like what I read about it getting the clothes clean but also being gentle and I really appreciate the energy and water efficiency. I also like that I can build a cabinet around it. The second machine I am considering is the most basic Speed Queen top loader since I like reported dependability and the look of the classic top loaders. Our house is unique and eclectic, we built it ourselves and added onto a 200 year old log cabin so I feel like either look (the compacts in the cupboard or the old school top loader out in the ripen) would work for us.
Does anyone have suggestions, maybe an option I am over looking? Or do you have a strong opinion about the Miele or Speed Queen? We have a local store that sells both brands and has technicians that can work on both brands.
but we saw how long the wait time was for delivery on the kit and thought we'd see if we could find it somewhere else. 
