So if one had to buy a washing machine

[RCAWhirlpool]

If one had to purchase a new washing machine top loader for a home which machine is the most trouble free machine out there today. My brother and nephews have purchased several saying GE is the worst. My RCA Whirlpool isnt going to last forever (I hope it does) but when the the time comes I will need to buy a new one.

 

[phillymatt53]

What I've noticed over the years (45+ years in the electronics repair/sales business) is that products have increasingly become more trouble-prone, less reliable, and in many cases having shortcuts and/or cost-cutting issues.
As opposed to products designed and produced decades ago.

I strongly suspect that a good part of this is due to several factors.
Inflation, lack of good design choices, poor craftsmanship, outsourcing, sloppy Quality Control, and of course Greed on the part of corporations.

This to me has risen red flags about "modern" products for years now.
People can call me a miserable, jaded, cynical old fart, but I know, and have seen the downward spiral of quality with my own eyes.
The average consumer is of course unaware of these underlying problems, and has been gradually conditioned to accept what is handed to them as fact.
I largely blame technology as being the one factor for this.
The "convenience" of easily manipulating the society by current devices (cellphones, internet shopping) has enabled this to happen, and has weakened their ability to choose what a quality product is, and what is plain garbage, dressed up in a pretty dress. - AKA Snake Oil Sales.

This website, among others, is quite informative, in it's ability to weed out the good from the bad.
However, like anything, it's got its various opinions, and it takes a sharp mind to determine what's best for a certain person.

 

[agiflow]

I believe the miserable offerings in top loaders today is because in the USA the powers that be want a one-world government. The notion that a top load washer uses too much water is a joke. It seems they purposely make them crappy to push us all to front loaders because the creation is what they worship and not the Creator. In other words man controlling man. The people in the highest powers of position get to tell the rest of us peons how it's going to be. I hate to be pessimistic like that but I see it for what it is. This world is fallen and evil abounds.

 

[RCAWhirlpool]

What I've noticed over the years (45+ years in the electronics repair/sales business) is that products have increasingly become more trouble-prone, less reliable, and in many cases having shortcuts and/or cost-cutting issues.
As opposed to products designed and produced decades ago.

I strongly suspect that a good part of this is due to several factors.
Inflation, lack of good design choices, poor craftsmanship, outsourcing, sloppy Quality Control, and of course Greed on the part of corporations.

This to me has risen red flags about "modern" products for years now.
People can call me a miserable, jaded, cynical old fart, but I know, and have seen the downward spiral of quality with my own eyes.
The average consumer is of course unaware of these underlying problems, and has been gradually conditioned to accept what is handed to them as fact.
I largely blame technology as being the one factor for this.
The "convenience" of easily manipulating the society by current devices (cellphones, internet shopping) has enabled this to happen, and has weakened their ability to choose what a quality product is, and what is plain garbage, dressed up in a pretty dress. - AKA Snake Oil Sales.

This website, among others, is quite informative, in it's ability to weed out the good from the bad.
However, like anything, it's got its various opinions, and it takes a sharp mind to determine what's best for a certain person.

Very well stated and noted. Over in Milford Ohio about 5 miles from where I live there is a appliance store that sells refurbished old Washers. This old guy has been in the business for years selling and repairing vacuum cleaners and he is good. The last time I was in he had several Matag washers in there older ones. Think he gives a one year warranty on his older washers. I just hope mine hangs on for another 20 years.

 

[phillymatt53]

Very well stated and noted. Over in Milford Ohio about 5 miles from where I live there is a appliance store that sells refurbished old Washers. This old guy has been in the business for years selling and repairing vacuum cleaners and he is good. The last time I was in he had several Matag washers in there older ones. Think he gives a one year warranty on his older washers. I just hope mine hangs on for another 20 years.

That's why my repair shop did a brisk business in vintage repairs.
Indeed, customers came in with modern stuff that was known for their breaking down, but when I advertised repairs-restorations of vintage stuff, I got a never ending flood so big i had to put people on a waiting list.

 

[combo52]

Best new automatic washers today in the USA

Top loading washers are certainly not what they used to be. There’s still quite reliable, but many people don’t like the way they operate.

Most people have moved on who really care about washing machines to front load machines like the rest of the world by far the best washing machine you can get today in the United States as a Speed Queen front load washer for durability easy repairs and the possibility that it will last 25 to 50 years with a few repairs.

If you really want a top load washer, get a Speed Queen TC five is the closest to an Oldschool washer with no lid lock, etc. the TR machines are pretty particularly well made but they’re very gentle in their washing action so if you are calling upon it to wash really heavy dirty loads, you’d be better with the TC5 or better yet with the front load washer.

Other good US built machines are Maytag or whirlpool front load and they still have the best top load washers at popular prices that are easy to repair.

John L