Front load washer

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Front load washer

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Don’t do it.

Get a Speed Queen top load with agitator and knobs.

We have the GE set and love it so far.

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i prefer front load only because the machines go below a laundry counter top, otherwise i would have a top load

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Then tear out the countertop. We made the same mistake many others have going with the nice looking front loaders. No matter how often you clean them, they just end up not cleaning as well as a top loader. We had a decent GE set, and the rubber gasket at the door got a tear in it. I think a drawstring or something on some clothes got caught in the door and the spin cycle caused it to tear. It was an expensive fix. Cost about as much as a tire, and I had to dismantle the machine from the back to the front to get to it. My laundry room was a mess of parts strewn about. I got it repaired and we used it a few more years, then the matching dryer quits on us. I got rid of them both and bought a top load Maytag with an agitator and a dryer to match.

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We have the GE set and love it so far.

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This is what I had. Ended up with 2 issues (1 my fault, another technology fault).

I didn't keep up with my cleaning and ended up with hard calcium deposits on the door that took some time to remove.

The motherboard started giving me issues around year 5 and would stop the cycles at random spots and the machine would indicate the wash was completed. Once unlocked the door while still full of water.

Would have gone with front load again but wife insisted on top load. Told her it's her room, so she can have whatever she wants in it

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Looking to buy a new front load washer

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But why gif

This board goes a little overkill on the front load hate imo. My 14 year old front-load whirlpool kicked the can last year and I replaced with current model whirlpool. It does the job - everything comes out clean and smells good. My wife likes the front loads because much more cu ft in the drum so you can do larger loads. Wipe down the gasket and leave the door open when not in use, run routine cleaning cycle every 2-3 months, NO fabric softener or smell-good waxy beads. Never had a problem with mold or smell ever.

Bought the front loading LG. Got so disgusted with the smell despite following all the recommendations I told my son to haul them out to the curb and pity the sucker that picked them up. Didn’t even keep them a year.

Whirlpool, Maytag, GE, LG in that order.

So much front loading hate and I do not understand.