Top load, front load?

[EternalFantasies]

We have a front loader...LG, about 7 yrs old now.
Bearing is going bad on spin cycle...just screams.
Called for service. There isn't much around here and they won't call back.
We tried everything for 3 months.
She finally says, just let it go.
When it finally blows up I will get a new top loader.
Been screaming for almost a year now...when that fucker goes its gonna be epic

wow

Yea top loaders seem to live longer.. but.. i hope it wasn't the old ones only.. like all new things are no longer the same etc.. let's hope.

I try to buy the best & highest in price hoping it will last. it will cost less eventually than getting the cheaper model.

 

[EternalFantasies]

Top load people aren't voting in the poll

 

[jomar]

I’ve had a Kenmore front loader for maybe 15 years with no problems.

 

[warrior queen]

I bought a top loader. It is hard on my back to pull wet clothes out of a front-loader. What I don't like is the time required to wash a simple load of clothes. I don't remember the brand, but to wash a simple load of clothes in cold water takes about 90 minutes. I don't push on any extra buttons: just normal, large, cold (tap water) and let it run. My previous washer did the same thing in 40 minutes. Supposedly, this washer saves electricity, but I don't see how if it runs twice as long. Thankfully, I don't have a family. I have no idea how people get their laundry done when it takes so long for ONE load.

The reason for the long cycle is cold water wash.
I worked with a Professor who dealt with toxins and virus/bacteria, and his studies showed that washing in cold water results in.... cleaner bugs!
His recommendation is minimum 40 deg C - still a cheap wash, but kills 90% of becteria on clothes (b.o. bugs, etc)
You may find that doing your wash at 40 deg will considerably shorten the cycle.

 

[EternalFantasies]

LG top load: 950 rpm.

Samsung : 800.

huh.

 

[Hypoxia]

Topless loading: half-naked Mayan washerwomen in Guatemala's volcanic Lake Atitlan laundering in a sunny cove, giggling and submerging when boats approach.