Best TL Washer For $500
Would differently be a WP built machine, these new WP built Belt Drive washers have been around for around 5 years now and while there were a few kinks at first they have proven very effective and reliable washers [ we have one condo building that has had 16 commercial versions of them for over two years now with few problems ]. Like all WP TL washers these new machines are easy to repair, even replacing a transmission-main-bearing and seal assembly takes just a little over a 1/2 hour. When any GE TL washer built after 1995 has seal and bearings you are in for a MAJOR tear down and repair, I would dare say that 90%+ are just junked. This is true of the regular models with transmissions and the newer hydro-wave models and to make things worse the HW models EAT expensive electronically controlled motors and while the motor is easy to replace you are looking at around $300 for the repair.
Weak areas of post 1995 GE TL Washer include, main seal and bearing failures, suspension rod and shock failures, bad inlet valves, cheap plastic timers that break loose, cheap electronic controls that fail, numerous main motor failures, flimsy cabinets that bend, rust break loose around the pinch points and top cabinet frames that bend and allow the entire washer mechanism to hit the bottom of the cabinet.
Yes these washers can work very well in light and careful use situations, but I would never spec one for heavy family or rental property use.
John L.