Front Loader or Top Load (With Agitator) or Top Load (Without)

Top load, no agitator. No issues with the stink factor that can affect front loads. When I was looking every woman I asked said she had come to hate her front loader. My top load is HE and water use has measurably dropped. Brand is LG. The only thing I don't like is the tub is deep and I am not tall so sometimes pulling stuff out is a bit of reach. Other than that do not regret not having a front load and I thought I really really really really really really wanted one.

R1, I'm thinking about getting a machine like yours. Are you happy with how clean it gets your clothes?

I've thought about getting a front-loader, but I don't want the extra step of having to clean it out to prevent the moldy smell.

R2, I have no complaints about cleanliness. I like to use a lot of cold water so often times I use the soak function and OxyClean if I want to satisfy myself it's had the best shot of breaking up stains. Takes forever though. FYI they advise you to run Tub Clean function on my top load... once a month, bleach, hot water. No big deal. I also tend to leave the lid up.

LG washing machines with their heaven-sent TurboWash express mode are the best.

R3, Thanks for the info.

Top loader without agitator is the best way to go.

Agitators are hard on your clothes.

And front-loaders take forever and I never feel that they completely rinse the clothing.

Life is a funny thing..... OP and I are sharing politely sharing information about top loaders on this thread and I just blocked her on another for a lazy "typical white racists" post. Funny old world.

I once had a front-loader. It cost me about $1,500.

After owning it a couple of months, a plastic piece on the locking mechanism broke during its incredibly fast final spin.

Wet towels shot across the room, slamming against my kitchen walls and cabinets.

[quote]Life is a funny thing..... OP and I are sharing politely sharing information about top loaders on this thread and I just blocked her on another for a lazy "typical white racists" post. Funny old world.

Do you have your top-loader set on "Whitest Whites"?

Nope. Generally it's on Normal. I find taking a usual approach lets you get the most out of everything.

I bought a top loader without the agitator and i really love it. I was also worried about the smell from front load machines. I've had mine about a year and i think its better than my old washer with the agitator

R10 It was a joke.

Yes LG top loader with no agitator.....quick and not quite as noisy as my former Whirlpool.......

Top loader because you can pre-soak your really dirty clothes for as many hours as you like.

Front loaders stink because they have a design flaw in the flange(?) which traps moisture. I read that somewhere...

The agitator doesn’t do shit

My front loader has never stunk

R16 Sure, Cheryl.

I got a HE washer in 2001 - Whirlpool Calypso - and I had an awful experience with it so I swore off top loading, no agitator machines. I'm sure they've improved since then. A few years ago I got a Maytag commercial model. It's an old fashioned top loader with an agitator and 3 knobs, no computer and no far so good.

OMG...I had no idea what this was about. I thought it said alligator and then it was about oral or anal sex. I need to slow down and appreciate what is being written.

I have an HE LG front loader and can attest that the Turbo Wash setting mentioned above is a godsend. I did a lot of research prior to buying it on sale and have fount two things to help prevent it smelling bad: 1) using vinegar in the fabric softener cup, and 2) leaving the door ajar when not in use. I’ve had it between 5-10 years and it’s been uneventful so far, in a good way.

This all sounds like pornography.

I've had front loaders for years, and always leave the door open a bit when not in use. This was a suggestion from the salesman who sold me the first one. Have never had an odor problem with any of them.

I had a huge LG top loader without an agitator...the damn thing would never balance correctly. It would dump the water then refill as it tried to rebalance itself...I hated that fucking machine. My favorite was my Maytag front loader...it lasted me for 25 yrs

^ that happens to me sometimes when I overload bulky items.

Are the LG top loaders better than the Samsung and Whirlpool top loaders?

I like an old fashioned top loader with an agitator. I do hate how all machines after 2005 have to lock the lid. Were kids drowning in them before then?

Top loader with agitator. Speed Queen (of course). Had two front loaders in the past. Never again.

I thought this was another sex thread.

R26 YouTube showed me how to defeat the lid lock on my top loader. Very easy. Check yours.

r23...yes, if I washed sheets, no matter how carefully I loaded, the damn thing couldn't balance.. What was the point of having such a big washer if it couldn't handle the load. R25, my LG leaked the first time I used it...I think most mid range priced washers are pretty much the same

CR reports tons of leaks and near 100% for mould

Consumer Reports cites these problems for which type, R31, front loaders or top loaders?

[quote]Are the LG top loaders better than the Samsung and Whirlpool top loaders?

DO NOT, under any circumstances, buy any kind of Samsung washer. Their reputation among service people is shit, and for good reason. A couple of years ago I bought a brand new one with all the bells and whistles. Worked beautifully for about 9 months. Then, slowly but surely, the issues began. It started with loads of towels - at the point when it was time to kick over to the spin cycle, it would instead start the wash cycle over again, taking several tries to reach the spin cycle. This got progressively worse until it was simply unusable. The repair guy told us it was because some part that gauges the weight of the load was bent, and that if we replaced it, it would just happen again. It was still under warranty and he advised us to simply accept a replacement machine and be prepared to replace it with a different brand when the new one started exhibiting the same problem. Which it did, about a year later.

We don't have a Samsung anymore.

Anyone have any idea where to find a narrow depth (25 inch) washer/dryer. I have a set that is 20+ years old in my basement and I can’t fit anything bigger. I have looked everywhere and except for the super-small apartment ones, I can’t find anything. It’s so frustrating - I can’t believe they just stopped making them.

R30, Did you have a top load LG that leaked?

How would a top load machine leak? Was it the water hose that leaked or the actual machine?

Top loader with agitator - I bought a near bottom-of-the-line GE washer from Sears. (Hey, moving was expensive!) The thing doesn't have a lint trap. It had never occurred to me that a washing machine would be made without one. I'm careful when loading bed linens or it will go off balance easily. O/w it has worked well for two years without repair or other issues.

I’m considering a front loader because I get sick of going to the laundromat whenever I want to wash my comforter. My comforter won’t fit in my top loader with agitator. And I don’t want to buy a top loader without an agitator if there are balancing problems like someone up thread was saying.

I’m a bottom loader. And I only stink if I have dairy or beans.

r31

Front loader

[quote]DO NOT, under any circumstances, buy any kind of Samsung washer.

That was also the consensus amongst the comments on CR

I have a top loader with agitator and it's fine. Basic model. What amuses me is I always turn my jeans inside out before washing but when I take them out afterwards, they are turned right-side out.

I have a LG Top Load washer without an Agitator that I ordered on-line from Costco. Like R1, I'm not tall, and the tub is deep, so it can be a little challenging sometimes getting things like socks out from the very bottom. I never realized how difficult the agitator in my old washer made it for washing comforters. I had never heard of LG before, but they had the top ratings on the Costco website, and I've been very pleased.

I need a “top loader” in my life!

I don't understand all this comforter washing. That's what duvet covers are for, to protect the comforter and make washing easier.

[quote]I've had front loaders for years, and always leave the door open a bit when not in use.

How do you deal with rats crawling in and living in there if you leave it open? I once found a family of rats after a wash. Had to wash the load again.

[quote]What amuses me is I always turn my jeans inside out before washing but when I take them out afterwards, they are turned right-side out.

Why the hell are you washing jeans?

[quote]How do you deal with rats crawling in and living in there if you leave it open? I once found a family of rats after a wash. Had to wash the load again.

What the fuck?

R43, I wash my comforters because I'm a dirty, sweaty, smelly boy.

How fast is the turbo wash?

Love my top loader Whirlpool Cabrio. It's about 7 years old now. Large enough to wash 2 comforters. I use Oxi-Clean for every wash, so maybe that sanitizes the washer. I also leave the lid up between washes, and never developed an odor with any washer. Oxi-clean's directions says soak first, so my washer has Pre-Soak button. My only gripe, with the pre-soak selected, the washer time takes about 1 hour 15 minutes. So no quick wash in the a.m. if you need underwear! Less water usage, and it's spin cycle cuts down on dryer time.

If my current 15 year old dryer decides to break down, I am going to look for a just inside the dryer door lint tray. My recent dryers have that long mesh lint catcher in the top that makes a mess over the top of the dryer when I slide it out to clean. Any pro's/cons about dryer lint trap placement?

I want the Maytag repairmen for just one night. Please.

Gee!