Washing machines.

flower

flower

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Originally Posted by lovethesea
http:///forum/post/3265806
mine does, I hit the pause button quite frequently. You just have to wait until it has time to stop what its doing and unlock the door.
No "walking around". Its amazing how fast this thing spins and it never moves an inch. Maybe for about 2 minutes when the cycle is really spinning do you hear anything. But with all washers you hear something.
As far as the moldy/musty. The door has to stay open somehwat while not not use. Just like top loaders you will have leave open. You can fix that by placing about a cup of ammonia INTO the drum with/on top of towels or clothes. I use ammonia on dish towels as it gets really humid here in the summer and dish towels dont dry very well in the kitchen. We have had no problems....not ONE with the seal. The only thing you need to look at occasionally is while you are removing wet clothes, sometimes I gently pull back the seal and will find that a small sock has slipped in there. (MYSTERY to missing socks SOLVED!!)
Mine does too, but only for a short while, after that it is too far in the cycle. Just like any wash...who adds a sock during the rinse cycle

I never had to leave the door open, or use ammonia on anything. I live in Illinois.
 
scotts

scotts

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Iron, there was a top loader I was looking at, can't remember which one right now. It did not have the center agitator so they said that it a lot more capacity than a normal washer. BTW, you are a trucker right? I had to look up some trucking stuff up at work and joined a trucking forum and I thought I saw your name there.
Reb, don't get me wrong, I really like CR. It is just I use them more of as a reference point than as gospel. In fact that is the first place I started looking.
You all have opened my eyes about Lowes. In all honesty I had not planned to look there, but I think I will now.
 
the maggot

the maggot

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I have a front loader and it does use less everything, alot less. The spin cycle is so fast that it sounds like a jet engine!
It's a gentle clean and gentle on the clothes. It just doesn't get out the tough stains like grass and grease. The washer is almost ten so maybe the new ones clean better. I'd buy another! What is really impresive is the natural gas dryer we have. It blows away our old electric dryer.
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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I despise Consumer Reports

I lived through Kenmore Elite Calypso hell in Orlando for 3 years. It was a cool unit, but other then possibly the recent Toyota problems, I can't remember the last time there was a class action lawsuit for a product. Some days it would work, others it wouldn't. Now, the house came with a base model whirlpool top loader, though our laundry demands are quite low...
 
lovethesea

lovethesea

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3265818
I never had to leave the door open, or use ammonia on anything. I live in Illinois.

during high humid seasons our towels/dish towels don't seem to dry completely when hanging. So sometimes they take on a musty/mildewy smell that detergent alone can't remove. Ammonia (per my grandma gets things white and deodorizes) We don't keep our house exremely cold during the warm seasons which may add to the problem. My sis in law keeps her house during the summer at about 65ish....we keep ours at about 75ish with ceiling fans. I can't stand her house, its toooooo cold. ( My grandma also told me to add a cup of vinegar to "set colors and to keep them from bleeding". She was right....of course. )
So wether its your laundry that is musty or your washer that is musty, a cup of ammonia in the tub itself on top of the load is the best medicine.....well according to grandma
(and me to because it does work and very cheap)
 
lovethesea

lovethesea

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Originally Posted by Scotts
http:///forum/post/3265904
Reb, don't get me wrong, I really like CR. It is just I use them more of as a reference point than as gospel. In fact that is the first place I started looking.

me to. We actually get consumer reports and love it. But really its just a guide. By the time they test and publish those models aresometimes not available. But it give you a general idea. We have never been steered wrong. Thats how I landed with the duet and the non duet dryer. Also when the salesperson mention the same thing (when he could have sold us the duet dryer for double the price) we went with the non duet dryer and have never regretted it. They don't match but I really don't care.......they do the job I need them to do and matching/looks dosen't hit my radar.
 
t316

t316

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GE front load here Scott. Wife loves it. Agree with others that front loads use less of everything. As far as the "mold" that keeps getting mentioned, front load's have an issue with left-over standing water in the rubber rim/seal. This is why you hear about people leaving their door "open" when not in use. There is a rubber "gasket" of sorts that is just inside of the door. This area will hold about a cup of water (per wash) that, if left unattended for any extended amount of time, will start to smell. But if you are like me with 3 kids, the wifey is running the thing almost daily, so no issues. If you are not going to run it a regular basis, you can always wipe out the rubber lip and eliminate the issue.
 
jackri

jackri

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I do have to admit we leave out door open as some water will trickle down so it lets that dry out. We also prop our detergent drawer open as gunk can build up in the softener area of the tray --- but after 6 years we just read you add x amount of softener and add the rest water to dilute it from being gunky (go figure reading the directions).
Still love it and wouldn't go back to a top loader.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by lovethesea
http:///forum/post/3265944
during high humid seasons our towels/dish towels don't seem to dry completely when hanging. So sometimes they take on a musty/mildewy smell that detergent alone can't remove. Ammonia (per my grandma gets things white and deodorizes) We don't keep our house exremely cold during the warm seasons which may add to the problem. My sis in law keeps her house during the summer at about 65ish....we keep ours at about 75ish with ceiling fans. I can't stand her house, its toooooo cold. ( My grandma also told me to add a cup of vinegar to "set colors and to keep them from bleeding". She was right....of course. )
So wether its your laundry that is musty or your washer that is musty, a cup of ammonia in the tub itself on top of the load is the best medicine.....well according to grandma
(and me to because it does work and very cheap)
As a boy who played sports and didn't do a good job keeping up with fresh gym shorts... Well, I'll second that ammonia deoderizes statement.
 
mrdc

mrdc

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And don't forget if you get a front loader that you need to cut back on detergent if you are using HE detergent. Otherwise the wash will take forever since it has a suds sensor.
 
scotts

scotts

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Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/3265950
GE front load here Scott. Wife loves it. Agree with others that front loads use less of everything. As far as the "mold" that keeps getting mentioned, front load's have an issue with left-over standing water in the rubber rim/seal. This is why you hear about people leaving their door "open" when not in use. There is a rubber "gasket" of sorts that is just inside of the door. This area will hold about a cup of water (per wash) that, if left unattended for any extended amount of time, will start to smell. But if you are like me with 3 kids, the wifey is running the thing almost daily, so no issues. If you are not going to run it a regular basis, you can always wipe out the rubber lip and eliminate the issue.
Dude, don't take this the wrong way, but I love the part in bold.
I take it you don't do much laundry

Right now I am thinking we will go with good front loader, but when I wrote this we were looking at the top of the line washer. Mainly to get the steam cycle. I know it does not do much for cleaning the clothes, but sometimes we wash some really disgusting things. Also my wife has been talking about getting a color for the set. But then we were looking at a 3K bill for all of that and that made us step back a bit.
Now that the one set of pups is gone and all we have is a pregnant mutt waiting to pop, I have time to look into this again.
 
t316

t316

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Originally Posted by Scotts
http:///forum/post/3266636
Dude, don't take this the wrong way, but I love the part in bold.
I take it you don't do much laundry

Right now I am thinking we will go with good front loader, but when I wrote this we were looking at the top of the line washer. Mainly to get the steam cycle. I know it does not do much for cleaning the clothes, but sometimes we wash some really disgusting things. Also my wife has been talking about getting a color for the set. But then we were looking at a 3K bill for all of that and that made us step back a bit.
Now that the one set of pups is gone and all we have is a pregnant mutt waiting to pop, I have time to look into this again.
You are correct-o-mundo. Wife does the laundry, I do the ironing (and a lot of the folding/put away). But when it came time for a new washer/dryer, yes...I gave her the most input since she is the primary user.
 
ironeagle2006

ironeagle2006

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The GE series I have the Agitator if yo can call it that is maybe 3 inches high. Big enough to dispencxe Fabric Softner and that is it. With 3 kids and my wife as a CNA it gets you name it OUT with minimal detergants and other aids. Gets Blood wifes work grass Stains KIDS KIDS Babay food from the baby OUT. Size we can and have done a COMPLETE set of California king bedding Sheets and Comfortor in it with room left over. How many washers can do that. Nice thing about htis one IT DOES NOT EAT MY 2 Little kids SOCKS.
 
geridoc

geridoc

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3265941
I despise Consumer Reports

I lived through Kenmore Elite Calypso hell in Orlando for 3 years. It was a cool unit, but other then possibly the recent Toyota problems, I can't remember the last time there was a class action lawsuit for a product. Some days it would work, others it wouldn't. Now, the house came with a base model whirlpool top loader, though our laundry demands are quite low...
Yeah...I lived through the same hell - torn clothing, dirt trapped in the knots that the machine tied in clothes, etc. We bought it because CR loved the machine. The next year the backed off, but the problems were apparant as soon as we got the washer, so I don't know what they were looking at when they reviewed the machine.
 
scotts

scotts

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What is this "ironing" that you speak of?
Doc, You reminded me why I chose not to go with a top loader. They have some now without the agitator so they can handle a much bigger amount of clothes, but reading some of the reviews they mention exactly what you said. The clothes were in knots, or even they had holes worn in them.
Reb, hopefully the gasket will last 20 years, just like my old washer.
 
scotts

scotts

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Now I remember ironing, that is when you take all the little wrinkles in your clothes and combine them in one big sharp crease that runs down the entire shirt at some odd angle. No thanks.
 
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