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My aunt has a front end loader. It has to be left open when not in use or it does indeed get moldy. Both from what my aunt says and my own brief experience with the thing on visits, it definitely does not clean clothes as well as a top loader.

One thing she's always bitching about -- the door opens the other way than her dryer so the door gets in the way, making switching laundry from washer to dryer that much more of a chore. I don't know if a lot of front end loaders have this feature, but its something to watch out for.

[SkyDancer]

My washer is to the left of the dryer. The door on the washer opens to the left and the dryer opens to the right. No problems.

[Jeff Chandler]

the door opens the other way than her dryer so the door gets in the way, making switching laundry from washer to dryer that much more of a chore.

The doors open in the direction you specify when you order them.

[nikos1121]

“the door opens the other way than her dryer so the door gets in the way, making switching laundry from washer to dryer that much more of a chore.”

Yeah, I noticed this problem until I simply reversed the position of the units. Please, don’t tell me she never thought of doing this. Also, (and I’m whisperin now...) please tell that she can....you ready for this? Stack them.

[Bettijo]

I have a front load washer and I hate it. I have to leave the door open all the time to keep it from smelling. Also, I find it harder to load and unload. My daughter has a top-of-the-line front load, and I hate it also, buy it does not smell.

Tell your aunt to check to see if either the door to the dryer or the door to the washer can be reversed. We had to reverse one of mine, I forget which one, because of the same problem your aunt has. Now they open away from each other so it is easy to move load from washer to dryer.

[Rebelbase]

"My aunt has a front end loader."

She must be popular for all the guys to help clean the snow off it.