Whirlpool American Top Loader

[paulinroyton]

Whirlpool Top Loader

@spriaclean, ordered a box of tide with bleach, can't wait for it to arrive.

@logixx, the Whirlpool top loader performs just as good as my lg, I seem to fit more in the top loader and the wash is complete in just over 30 mins. Our clothes are never heavily soiled, but I can honestly say my whites are clean.

As for the LG, it's a good machine but when fully loaded can take a long time. I did put a full load of whites including towels and after it weighing the clothes the display came up with 3 hours 37 mins. I can use the turbo wash with an extra rinse which takes anything from 59 mins to just over 1 hour. The machine washes clean, but can get same results in the top loader after 30 mins.

I always use a good quality powder such as Ariel or Persil. I have just ordered tide with bleach so will see how that performs.

As for noise, the LG is very quiet especially on spin.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Yes.....They may not be the best washing/ design of toploader in the history, but they sure will get clothes clean, as you  know I have always found  top loaders to clean better than any other machine, these Ultimate care and Short fast strokes machines just need some help than other models to reach their same level, but still good machines!
Granted that you have a large water heater or a hot water source the lack of a  self water heater is nothing to worry about, really, and never found that a top loader needs something like  boiling water so a boilwash, they simply doesn't need it...for  extremely heavy soiled a 60-70 degrees wash will do..you can also soak and prewash and soak-wash as you like.
I hear you, along with  the greater  cleaning results, the time aspect is what people coming from a front loader always is impressed at, all the people over here that bought a Top loader upon my suggestion or after seeing it at our house alwways did.
My neighbor Angela is still thanking me for having provided them with their Speed Queen.....

As for powders, I don't think you need vanish with Persil TT  powder as it should have percarbonate  in  it alredy... I have recently bought a very large order (like 50kg... much of the purchase history you see it's me)  of OMO powder through ebay it was located in the UK, it is Vietnamese and  High sudsing, it doesn't have an ingredient list weirdly,  though it seems to have enzymes and bleaches and perhaps it has phosphates as I didn't see the typical precipitation in the sink,  it cleans wonderfully and has a nice smell, I suggest you to buy some because it's a very good powder, otherwise I wouldn't have bought so much (actually i gotta stop  do that....as I could go on for years with my stash but can't help to...LOL)
Here is the deal for 8 kg
http://www.ebay.it/itm/OMO-washing-...962?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c4f3eefc2
Here is the 16kg:
http://www.ebay.it/itm/OMO-washing-...468?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19fd7d01a4
[this post was last edited: 4/4/2015-19:10]

 

[paulinroyton]

Whirpool

@kenmoreguy89, thanks for your comment. I understand about the fast short strokes compared to other top loaders on the market. I have been watching some American top loaders on YouTube and some seem more vigorous.

This machine reminds me of a twin tub machine, and I have an old Hotpoint twin tub and love that as well. What impresses me more is the speed these machine can complete a load, my washing is done in half the time of a modern front loader.

Prior to buying my LG front loader I nearly bought a Speed Queen top loader. In the UK they are commercial machines. The only reason why I didn't buy one was my other half built a shelling unit across and thought he would go mad as he had to cut it out to make space. When I bought this one he wasn't bothered and even helped me install the machine.

Some houses in the UK are on water meters but we don't have a water meter so I won't have to worry about the large amounts of water they use.

Just waiting for the tide washing powder with bleach to arrive. We use to have tide in the UK. I have read a few reviews on tide and seems to have good reviews.

Paul