the worst washing machine and tumble dryer you have owned

[washerman250]

Mine was the hot point ultima 2002-2004 wma64 it would never do a good job washing clothes came out even dirtier than they went in died of motor failure .
The dryer had to be the white knight compact 2004-2004 lasted one month timer went would warm the clothes and that was it

 

[electron1100]

Skervis

about 15 years ago I was living in a rented place and they bought a new Servis (sorry chestermike), it was an 800 spin pile of shite, it didn't have a 40o cottons wash on it, only a 50o the wash was useless, the rinsing was even worse, super low water levels still took hours to do a wash...........just a cheap nasty budget machine that in reality was a waste of space.

I have never had any trouble with dryers, well maybe my very first dryer was Hotpoint single direction one, bought it about 1980/1 it dried ok apart from sheets which would ball up but that's not suprising, but it was very very noisy.

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[warmsecondrinse]

Worst washer was a GE HydroWave, Eco-efficient, load sensing pile of TL shite bought new in the summer of 2011. Almost no water was used resulting almost no turnover. The only way to get clothes even semi-clean was to run each load on the longest, hottest cycle TWICE, first with detergent, then without.

I've been lucky with dryers, lol.

Jim

 

[super32]

I will probably get slapped for this but my worst was a Kitchen Aid washer and a Whirlpool dryer. The washer didn't clean very well and the dryer didn't do well with large loads or bulky items. 

 

[DADoES]

 
None of the dryers I've used have been objectionable.  The slowest that I recall was a 1970s Maytag HOH at a family friend's house running a large load of large (pool) towels.

The worst washer would be the Neppy TL, although it surely is an interesting beast.

 

[henene4]

I can't recall any washer beeing actually bad. The AEG we have now is a bit on the down side in rinsing, the Bauknecht rinses well, but uses a bit more water then actually necessary. Both drums are on the smaller side.
Dryer wise, I really disliked our (quite well used) Siemens. It got to hot in my opinion, had a terrible problem with balling (which I began to figure out as the machine broke) and (finally) steamed up our laundry room quite well. I only recognized it as we got our heatpump dryer.

 

[jerrod6]

No bad dryer, but my Top load KitchenAid washer from 1996 was just awful. AWFUL. It never cleaned a thing, it never rinsed a thing, the transmission(gear box) went bad twice...it was just AWFUL. I ended up with a detergent rash from liquid Tide. This rash is Tides fault not the washer because I tried Tide in 2013 and ended up with a body rash again ..... so there is that. But as far as a crap washer it was this 1990's KA top loader. DREADFUL.....AWFUL. And did I say it was AWFUL?

 

[iej]

Well, I didn't own it but it was in a cheap-ish apartment I rented when I was in grad school.

Whirlpool combo washer dryer. Wow! It was bad. The drum had sort of bumps in the metal instead of lifters which meant that the clothes bounced up and down instead of tumbling... (This wasn't intentional btw, it was just a really poor design)

It washed badly, it was noisy, it rinsed badly and it had all the drying ability of a small travel hairdryer stuck into a washing machine.
The cycle went on, and on, and on and the clothes got extremely hot, but they never dried.

I think it's the "landlord special" - very cheap and somehow barely complies with the description of "washing machine & dryer" on a rental brochure.

 

[washdaddy]

The worst W/D I've had to deal with is the unit that is in my current aptmt. I deal with it only because it came with the aptmt. It's a Frigidaire TL stack unit. The washer uses dumbed down temps which means if you want hot you are lucky for a tepid warm at best. The washer also loves to twist things up no matter how you load it and makes it a chore getting them out when it comes to washing sheets thanks to the indexing.  Surprisingly the machine does seem to do a somewhat ok job in cleaning but still....it's aggravating. Also the dryer takes an average of about 80 minutes for a full load.  But I think that has to do with the venting of the dryer which I have no control over since this is a rental unit.

 

[BoschExxcel]

This counts as both...a Caple WDI2202 washer dryer. Was rubbish at both washing and drying.

 

[robliverpool]

Worst washer I ever owned was an Indesit w123. After 12 months the times would just constantly advance then the motor died and it took ages to do a wash load.

Worst dryer was a servis electronic with the digital display. Took ages to dry and sometimes to get it to go you would have to lift the lid and give the drum a turn with my hand and most of the time I would knock the live wire and end up the other end of the kitchen

 

[aegokocarat]

Mine counts for both a washer and dryer, Indesit IWDC6125. Washed well, rinsed well, dried OK but lasted a mere 18 months before it almost caught fire (irony being it was being used as just a washer!)

 

[wascomat_kid]

Worst washer a Kenmore top loader (poorly maintained at rental apt)

Worst dryer Speed Queen (also poorly maintained at apt) clothes take FOREVER to dry

 

[filterflo58]

easy...2006 ge profile washer,,a true hunk of junk,worst turnover ever,110% plastic..water pump failed 2 times..2002 fisher paykel washer, from downunder with oddness,purchased because it kinda looked cool,different.But clothes came out a tangled mess, and to get a hot wash i had to do some fancy programming to "fool" machine,transmission went after 3 years of light use.Currently own 2012 speed queen awn432 with matching dryer,,,LOVE THEM!....awesome quality machines.

 

[powerfin64]

mine was a Amana Front loader from 2009. leaked from the front boot, had 3 repairs for the same exact problem in 10 months, replaced the front boot, and shook the house like a california earthquake during spin every time!(yes it was level) took it back to home depot and traded it for my LG wm2050, haven't had a problem since! I will never own a amana, horrible product!

 

[foraloysius]

On paper that Amana was very promising. IIRC that was the first American front loader with a built in heater.

 

[powerfin64]

the one I had was non-heater. was not satisfied with cleaning performance either.

 

[liberatordeluxe]

What Servis model was that @ Electron1100? I knew someone who had a Quartz 'Spectrum' and that was quite good considering the abuse it got lol. They were very heavy handed with the buttons and door!

 

[mrzach2010]

We bought a brand new Indesit washer years ago and the pump was so noisy we sold it! It would gurgle and groan you could hear it over the spin. Worst dryer I think was a Bosch condenser. For a reverse tumble machine it changed direction about 2 or 3 times and that was it and it nearly always managed to roll sheets up into a ball. Such a shame cos I love their washers.

 

[spiraclean]

Hotpoint WM61. Noisy, rattly machine that wouldn't stay in place, and self destructed within three years. Despite supposedly having out of balance protection, it still managed to put outward dents in its own cabinet, and sheared a suspension damper in half during a particularly violent spin. Absolutely crap at rinsing, and would get through a set of motor brushes at least once per year.

I know these were the last of the "classic" Hotpoints, and there is a certain nostalgia factor to be enjoyed from something that has changed relatively little over the years, but there comes a limit. Considering what the likes of Zanussi (for example) were offering around the same time at a similar price, the Hotpoint was downright crude in comparison.

 

[servisslimline]

worst ive owned

i had a Miele WT2670, easily the worst ive ever had, the programming was awful, the rinsing was awful, clothes never came out clean, and the dryer took about as long to dry 2.5kg as a normal dryer took to dry overloaded!!

as for the dryer, it has to be the philco dn500 i had, the tumble speed was too fast, the air flow was weak and it too ages to dry

 

[electron1100]

What Servis model was that @ Liberatordeluxe

I cannot remember the model number, I remember the programs were printed onto the top edge of the control panel it had 3 buttons and the program knob.
Old Servis machines were great, but this had nothing to do with them only the name.
Gary

 

[aquarius1984]

This is the machine Gary refers to

 

[lordkenmore]

The worst I've actually owned is also strangely the best: a belt drive Kenmore. Important note, before the Kenmore fans come after me, ready to beat me repeatedly with a Roto-Swirl agitator, it was the "worst" by default--I have only owned one, maybe two washers, both BD Kenmores.

If only that machine were the worst I've ever used... [Lord Kenmore sighs an unhappy sigh.]

The worst I've had to use in a rental arrangement is almost a cliché: early 1990s Frigidaire. No real reliability problems, except one needed a helping hand towards the end to get into spin. This surprises me, given the reputation of the WCI design. But neither machine did a very good job of washing clothes. I got by OK, mainly with a mix of care, plus the fact that most of my laundry needs are freshening, not dealing with horror loads. If I were the spouse of an auto mechanic, who insists getting work clothes as clean as possible, and insists that the Frigidaire will have to be the washer we use as long as it lasts, I'd probably have blown my brains out in a week.

Worst dryer: ca. 1990 Hotpoint, which took forever to dry a load of clothes. Of course, it may have been some issue with aging in that dryer.

 

[wascomat_kid]

Another 'not so great' washer is a c. 2008 & newer Wascomat Triple Loader because the hot water setting never works; but at least it does the job

 

[electron1100]

This is the Servis machine Gary refers to

Well spotted Rob, yes that's the pile of shite............urrchhh makes me shiver, I even modified the thermostat so it would do a 40o cottons wash.........bloody thing :-(

 

[norgeway]

1984

Maytag Mother bought when our 1969 Rollermatic Frigidaire died, it was a POS from day one, the first week the drain hose came loose from the tub and flooded the house!,,,it rarely would spin without getting out of balance and kicking off..and after using a Frigidaire mother found out that even though the tub was larger, it wouldn't handle but about 3/4 of the load the Frigidaire would...It turned me against Maytag completely, we replaced it in 2 years with a GE Filter Flo that washed great.

 

[askolover]

Samsung-Maytag

Neptune in 2005...wouldn't balance, dumped softener right on top of clothes, sprinkled the clothes with hardly any water, and it was just huge!  Kept it 2 days and decided to return it to Lowes.  Replaced the motor in my Asko and never looked back...and the Asko is still going with its 3rd motor in 18 years.  Still cheaper than getting another hateful washer every 6 years or less.

 

[washerman250]

Thanks for sharing that .