Guest guest Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I want to thank everyone for their advice and helpful info on the whole washing machine delema. I relayed all the info you gave to my parents. My mother was set on getting a top loader even though she was also kind of interested in a front loader a young man showed us at best buy. Of course after shopping around they decided on the very first (and fanciest) washer they looked at. yes it has all the bells a whisles plus some. It was the whirlpool Cabrio WTW6800W. and on the plus side whent here is nothing on tv she can have fun watching her new machine wash through the clear glass top. It is a top loader which is very larger. 5.0sqft washer. The best deal was at lowes which for not much more we would have 5yr guarentee with manentence so i guess they come out and look at it once a year to make sure everything is fine before something magor occurs. and she will throw in a bottle of HE detergent. My mother figures she can do 2 or 3 loads of wash at once and save time water and energy. granted she said it will take longer as normaly wash takes 30 min and it appears here it takes 50 or 60 min. in the end it works out the same if you can wash 2xs as much. anyways thanks everyone for their info. I am excited, i want to gather up all my wash and try it out on my own clothes. lol oh BTW the washer died at 45 years old not 40 as I thought. poor thing. > > Wow, to think your mom got 40 years from a washing machine. That might be a record! > > I don't necessarily agree that top loaders are crummy, but I am mostly happy with my Whirlpool front loader. It saves on water, electricity, and soap over a top loader; so, if you're looking for something " green, " check those out. The bad thing about them is that they don't have a lint filter in the washer and that they are initially expensive. The savings should balance that out in time, though. I've had mine for hmm. . . seven years? Before I started making my own laundry soap, I'd buy a big gallon of ERA and it would take me the better part of a year to use up, and I do quite a bit of laundry. > > My washer before that, a top loader, was only about 5 years old when the belt broke and the repairman said it would cost too much to fix and that I'd might as well buy a new one! I had 6 kids at home, and did at least two loads every day, but still. . . > > BTW, if your repairman thinks you should go cheap, a top loader is your only option. > > Beth Byrne > www.SoapAndGarden.com > www.SoapAndGarden.blogspot.com > Be good to your skin! > www.Saponifier.com > > > In a message dated 01/15/10 17:29:15 Eastern Standard Time, Koalas_boutique@... writes: > I know people were complaining about their machines a while back. does anyone have one they like and is holding up? the repair man said there is nothing we can do to fix it. it's terminal and unoperable. if he goes in to fix one thing the whole thing can crumble. > > she would prefer a top loader but he says those are crummy. He also says to get a cheep one as they wont last long no matter how expensive. any thoughts?? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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