Recommend your inexpensive washer

[karinothing]

Ours is not worth fixing

We had a front loader HE GE washer that came with the house. I have not been that impressed with front loaders or HE washers. They don't seem to handle my cloth diapers that well.

So what do you recommend. Preferably under 1K.

[CloudBee]

We have a pair of Maytag Bravos. Love them.

The new HE top loaders are great. There's no agitation bar in the center, so you can cram a LOT in there. You can also pop them open and add something mid-cycle, which I don't think you can do with a front loader.

[ssmjlm]

I would probably see what sale Sears has going on and then go with a HE top loader.

I have stacked LG front loaders that are 6 years old and going strong.

[karinothing]

Yeah, you don't seem to be able to do that with the front loaders, which is annoying when I forget one sock.

I was looking at this one which has a HUGE drum - www.sears.com/samsung-5.0-cu-ft-top-load-washer-white/p-02636682000P?intcmp=applregtag+Appliances+19606&adcell=02636682000P&redirectType=SRDT

Altough someone said it was almost too deep and hard to get stuff out of.

The Bravo is about a $100 less expensive though. Hmm do you find it handles cloth diapers okay CloudBee

[CloudBee]

Jul 9, 2014 11:52:39 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Yeah, you don't seem to be able to do that with the front loaders, which is annoying when I forget one sock.

I was looking at this one which has a HUGE drum - www.sears.com/samsung-5.0-cu-ft-top-load-washer-white/p-02636682000P?intcmp=applregtag+Appliances+19606&adcell=02636682000P&redirectType=SRDT

Altough someone said it was almost too deep and hard to get stuff out of.

The Bravo is about a $100 less expensive though. Hmm do you find it handles cloth diapers okay CloudBee

Yep. It does a great job, and I like the features. Really, we've had no problems and have owned them for about 18 months.

A fellow poster gave me a huge discount and let me order through her Maytag F&F portal.  She no longer works for the company, but once she saw my post on here about the units we wanted, she messaged me.  It was awesome.

If I had to turn back time I would still buy the same units.

We'll never get front loaders.

[illgetthere]

I have the previous model of this one and have been very pleased. It's HE, but it's not front loading. I've had no problems with it getting everything clean. You just can't overfill it; you are supposed to be able to see all the way down the middle to the little cap on the bottom. We got it on a scratch and dent for $450 or so.

Edit: Well shit. The link keeps cutting off. It's this washer

Maytag Centennial 3.8-cu ft High-Efficiency Top-Load Washer (White) ENERGY STAR

[karinothing]

Jul 9, 2014 12:00:49 GMT -5 illgetthere said:

I have the previous model of this one and have been very pleased. It's HE, but it's not front loading. I've had no problems with it getting everything clean. You just can't overfill it; you are supposed to be able to see all the way down the middle to the little cap on the bottom. We got it on a scratch and dent for $450 or so.

Your link does not work

[mich1]

I have a Maytag Bravo top loader too. It has a very big drum, so you can cram a lot into it. I know it was under $1000, but I bought it as a returned model. Whomever bought it found that it did not fit in their laundry room and returned the set to the store. I like it, it's about 4 years old now and has worked without fail. (I hope I've not jinxed myself now).

We were talking to an appliance salesman yesterday and he was telling us that it is unlikely that we are ever going to get 20 year out of an appliance anymore. The electronic boards are the weak link and those are built such that they may just get to 10 years. Unfortunately, just about everything you buy today has an electronic board though.

[thatgirl2478]

We went to Lowes and bought pretty much the least advanced model you could find.  It cost around $400 (*maybe* 500).

It's the old kind, top loader with a center agitator (not that stupid 'bump' or 'impeller' at the bottom, an honest to god agitator).  It has nothing automatic, no locking lid as a 'safety feature', no mother board to get f'd up with our wonky power.  It's just a basic washer and we are very happy with it.

[mainelyfoolish]

My Maytag Maxima front loader will let you pause the cycle and open the door within the first few minutes of the wash cycle to add a garment. I use that feature all the time. There isn't enough water in the drum at that point to spill all over the floor if the door is opened.

[arch01]

we have this one and like it:

www.lowes.com/pd_502404-46-WTW4800BQ_1z10we4+1z11pml+1z140kk__?productId=50059139&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1%26page%3D1&facetInfo=White|Whirlpool

[Deleted]

My Amana front loader will let you stop mid cycle and add more if you need to. I don't think after a certain point though. But I have certainly thrown in a last minute diaper or two.

Do you have consumer reports? I can look for you and see what they recommend. Sears and lowes are having good sales currently.

[karinothing]

Jul 9, 2014 13:57:23 GMT -5 @mrsbecky07 said:

My Amana front loader will let you stop mid cycle and add more if you need to. I don't think after a certain point though. But I have certainly thrown in a last minute diaper or two.

Do you have consumer reports? I can look for you and see what they recommend. Sears and lowes are having good sales currently.

Yeah, I do. That samsung one is rated 69 (most of the ones rated higher I can not afford lol). It gets knocked down for gentle cycle and noise. I think I can deal with both of those given our last washer sounded like a helicopter taking off . . .

[huskymom]

Love this one and i think it's top rated on CR
t.homedepot.com/p/LG-Electronics-4-3-cu-ft-High-Efficiency-Front-Control-Top-Load-Washer-in-White-ENERGY-STAR-WT1101CW/203578178/

[mich1]

The one thing that I would suggest that when you make a choice, go online to the store's website and read the customer's reviews of it. There was a washer that was highly recommended (by CR) that I was looking at, but went into Best Buy's web site to read the reviews. It turns out the washer had an issue with the water sensor, which showed up in the lot of washers between the time that CR did the review and the product came onto the market.

I went back and talked to the salesman about this and he said "yeah, I had heard something about that", but he didn't say a word to me about it until I asked him about the reviews from the store's web site.

[barefootcontessa]

I do not have a specific recommendation but you might consider going over to the gardenweb appliance forum and ask there. I learned a lot about washers from them. For instance, certain washer have internal heaters which can be particularly important if you are on a tankless water system. After reading there I felt like I was much more informed as a buyer. There are also repair people who post there so you can ask them for their take as well.