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Top Load vs. Front Load Washing Machine/Dryer

Posted on 01/26/2011 4:13:47 PM PST by Vision

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To: Vision

Modern front loaders adjust the water level to the size of the load. So you add just a little detergent, also, to do a small load. Besides, you can just pull the laundry out into a basket, or else pull it out and toss it straight into the dryer, without a lot of standing/stooping/standing, etc.


81 posted on 01/26/2011 5:57:56 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Vision

Front loading washers use less water.


82 posted on 01/26/2011 5:59:16 PM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: Vision

Google mildew issues for front load. apparently they don’t drain as well, and can get musty...


83 posted on 01/26/2011 6:00:22 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Vision

Top gas if you have gas. Only way to go in my book. Much cheaper to operate almost everywhere in the U.S.


84 posted on 01/26/2011 6:31:27 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Scarpetta

“Front loader washing machines have problems with musty odors. That’s why there’s products on the market for sanitizing FL washers. They get stinky and the smell permeates your clothes. Research it.”

Yes, and I hate it! I wish I had my top loading back. Plus, the shaking while spinning drives me crazy.


85 posted on 01/26/2011 6:36:08 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Vision

the ones you like. both work well. its your choice.


86 posted on 01/26/2011 6:39:26 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Vision
Whirlpool front loader rocks!! I wash comforters, sleeping bags, curtains, down jackets, pillows - bed and sofa, everything fabric in my house with no problems for three years now.

This thing is one of the best purchases ever that just made life better and easier. Sits on a wood floor with hardly a sound when running. I would never, ever go back to a top loader.
87 posted on 01/26/2011 6:42:38 PM PST by Ron/GA
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To: Ron/GA
"Whirlpool front loader rocks!! I wash comforters, sleeping bags, curtains, down jackets, pillows - bed and sofa, everything fabric in my house with no problems for three years now. "

Wow! I'd love to be able to throw a whole bed or sofa in my washer!

88 posted on 01/26/2011 6:44:13 PM PST by OHelix
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To: Vision

there is no control with a front loader..!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Hate that..I will always have a top loader..that way if I forgot a sock, I can throw it in!!

Or for gentle clothes, I can run it 2 minutes and then take the sweaters out before the spin cycle twists them 2 sizes smaller!


89 posted on 01/26/2011 6:44:21 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie
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To: Vision

Bosch Vision 500 series dlx wfvc6450uc.

made in New Bern,North Carolina.

Best bang for your buck.

There is a better washer out there but for alot more money.


90 posted on 01/26/2011 6:51:54 PM PST by Reaganez
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To: Leo Farnsworth
Front loaders are inherently dynamically unstable. Typically they add a 100 pound slab of concrete to diminish the shaking issue.

Also, if a front loader is placed on an ‘unstable floor’ (read NOT a concrete slab) then you may have quite a shimmy in nearby rooms.

We have a Whirlpool Front loaders are inherently dynamically unstable. Typically they add a 100 pound slab of concrete to diminish the shaking issue. Also, if a front loader is placed on an ‘unstable floor’ (read NOT a concrete slab) then you may have quite a shimmy in nearby rooms. We have a Whirlpool Cabrio set which is top loading, but is energy efficient and uses the HD detergent. set which is top loading, but is energy efficient and uses the HD detergent.

Not so, at least not for years. It's been 15 years since they used weights in washers and the weight problem was only with the old Frigidaire combo (very heavy) front loader, not made since the 70's. The only washer I know of that used concrete blocks was the GE top loaders made up until about 15 years ago. Excessive vibration because of bad floors happens in top loaders as well as front loaders. I do recall not being able to sell that old Frig combo to customers living in moble homes, that was one heavy washer/dryer. Not the case with new front loaders.

Good luck with the Cabrio, it and the similar Kenmore model has experienced a higher than average repair ratio.

91 posted on 01/26/2011 6:57:59 PM PST by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: Vision

The only problem I have with my front loader is that when you start the load there’s no going back. No more finding one last thing to toss into the laundry just after it starts.


92 posted on 01/26/2011 7:10:40 PM PST by Stegall Tx (Joined the Obama economy on 19 March, 2010.)
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To: Vision

We switched to a front load and cut our water bill by 1/3. Top loaders are water hogs — or were.


93 posted on 01/26/2011 7:13:34 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Jolla
Bendix gave up goldfish exercise rooms in the 40s!

Top loads have worked well in the 60 years since!!!!

94 posted on 01/26/2011 7:14:38 PM PST by dalereed
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To: driftdiver

All my appliances are LG.


95 posted on 01/26/2011 7:14:42 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Vision

If you can get gas, get it. I assume you had a plumber check it out.

I have gas in my house but not enough flow for a dryer.

Gas is super fast but hard on clothes. Keep the lint from building up or you might get a fire.

Gas will really cut your electric bill if you do alot of clothes


96 posted on 01/26/2011 7:39:55 PM PST by dila813
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To: Vision

BTTT to read. Am in a fog myself


97 posted on 01/26/2011 7:54:32 PM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is... tell your storm how BIG your God is!)
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To: Kirkwood

We may have the same set as ours has been working for 24 too. Our neighbor has gone through three since we purchased ours but Sears changed their manufacturer - low bidder.


98 posted on 01/26/2011 7:55:57 PM PST by mcshot (So this is how it feels to be flushed. The "that's impossible" days are upon us.)
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To: DollyCali

“Am in a fog myself”

Do you have a dehumidifier?


99 posted on 01/26/2011 7:59:25 PM PST by listenhillary (20 years in Reverend Wright's church is all I need to determine the "content of his character")
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To: Vision

Go to a sears outlet and get a brand new one for a little over half the cost of a new one. I got the Electrolux model front loader. They had a little nick and slight dent in one and a scratch on the plastic door on the other.


100 posted on 01/26/2011 8:24:41 PM PST by US_MilitaryRules (Where is our military?)
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