Pete
Recycles dryer sheets
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How do you like your front loader?
I don't like it... but since I do not use it much I did not have a vote in the purchase (well... I did, but the decision was already made we were getting a front loader)...
The reason is that my wash and wear clothes come out wrinkled... I even have the steam option on the washer and dryer and they still are wrinkled.. fortunately for me my wife irons...
I also can smell the difference in the towels... there is a lot written about this. It is not so bad all the time, but it is enough that I do not like it... I remember the top loader had wonderful smelling towels...
One problem that I have is that my wife sometimes wants to stuff it so full... I don't know how it can clean with that much junk in there...
Last... the cost is a lot higher than top loaders... I don't see you saving enough on water and electricity to make up the difference..
So far seems that I am the only negative voice... so YMMV....
We bought a new LG front loading washer and dryer about 3 1/2 years ago. DW says they are the best washer and dryer she's ever had, so I'm happy with them also. (heh)
As noted, mold smell from the washer is common - have to keep the door wide open to reduce mold growth. Wrinkles from overloading are common here as well. When we had the high dollar ASKO set that spun so fast the clothes came out of the washer before we started the load, we would set wrinkles big-time, especially in jeans. Also hard to do big stuff like comforters. Makes the Staber look like a good machine, but they ain't cheap...
* Oo Oo! The Asko spun out sooo much water we had to add a cup to use the dryer.
Ain't that the truth!If mama ain't happy, nobody's happy!
We bought a new LG front loading washer and dryer about 3 1/2 years ago. DW says they are the best washer and dryer she's ever had, so I'm happy with them also. (heh)
As noted, mold smell from the washer is common - have to keep the door wide open to reduce mold growth. Wrinkles from overloading are common here as well. When we had the high dollar ASKO set that spun so fast the clothes came out of the washer before we started the load, we would set wrinkles big-time, especially in jeans. Also hard to do big stuff like comforters. Makes the Staber look like a good machine, but they ain't cheap...
* Oo Oo! The Asko spun out sooo much water we had to add a cup to use the dryer.
We do keep the door open and let the washer dry... and my wife continues to wipe under the rubber washer that seals the door... but the towels still do not smell 'fresh and clean' like they used to. I have not looked... but to me when you do a load of towels there is not enough water for all of them to get a good wash... a towel can hold a lot of water.. so 10 towels can hold that much more...
In 2006 we paid $600 on Craigslist for our 2004-model Kenmore front-loading washer/dryer set. (It was made by Frigidaire.) They've been chugging along just fine. Haven't had to do a thing with them other than leave the doors open for a day or so after a load.i love other people's, as it allows perfectly fine conventional washer and dryers to be picked up for under $300 a set. Ours was cheap and sister's was like $250 for washer and dryer.
General Electric is recalling 181,000 front-load washing machines due to a faulty wire that poses a fire and shock risk, the company announced Thursday.
The appliance maker said there have been seven incidents of minor smoke damage when flames escaped from the machines. No injuries have been reported.
The company, conducting the recall in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is asking consumers to immediately stop using the hazardous machine, unplug it from the electrical outlet and contact GE (GE, Fortune 500) for a free repair.
The recalled washers begin with model number WBVH5 and were sold nationwide from December 2006 through May 2010, retailing for about $700.