Always possible, but I doubt it since we paid him $150 to tell us our old washer

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Jul 29, 2014
8:50:54pm

nuts

Always possible, but I doubt it since we paid him $150 to tell us our old washer

wasn't worth fixing and he felt bad. Always possible though.

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Best front-load washer and (gas) dryer for under $1000 each?

BertoChavez

7/29/14 8:35pm

I'm no expert, but the Sears repair guy told us to only buy LG washers/dryer

nuts

7/29/14 8:42pm

Ulterior motive?

BertoChavez

7/29/14 8:42pm

Always possible, but I doubt it since we paid him $150 to tell us our old washer

nuts

7/29/14 8:50pm

Definitely ulterior motive. They have contracts to service those brands.

kalifi

7/29/14 9:06pm

We have had a bad experience with our LGs.

Murray

7/29/14 9:51pm

We just bought an LG and my wife loves it.

BlueFreak

7/29/14 8:43pm

Our LG set has lasted ten years and going strong.

Y'zFan

7/29/14 8:48pm

Our LG set has been great.

unctoothman

7/29/14 8:55pm

We got LGs a few years ago and they've been great, no problems whatsoever

therock

7/29/14 11:10pm

so far so good our lg front loader, 3yrs plus, <$600 new, 10yr motor war

charles

7/30/14 6:35am

Front loaders: biggest waste of money.

maxpowers

7/29/14 8:51pm

with an expensive gasket guaranteed to fail.

7/29/14 8:58pm

But with a huge capacity increase for large items

BertoChavez

7/29/14 9:02pm

You can but a top loader with just as much capacity

maxpowers

7/29/14 9:06pm

LG all the way. And use the 20 minute wash cycle

truecoug1

7/29/14 9:09pm

Yet, rates the best in cleanliness...

kalifi

7/29/14 9:08pm

I wish people would stop supporting Korean built product

kalifi

7/29/14 9:11pm

1) never trust consumer reports 2) not made in the US anyway. IIRC Chinese

TXSmith

7/29/14 9:23pm

Incorrect. Clyde, Ohio and Marion, Ohio. Not even close to Chinese built.

kalifi

7/29/14 9:36pm

Where are the components made these days

TXSmith

7/29/14 9:51pm

Maytag is owned by Whirlpool and some products are made in Mexico

HighHorse

7/29/14 9:35pm

Incorrect-The Sku's sold in the US are built in the US as of 2011.

kalifi

7/29/14 9:39pm

However, you are correct that Maytag is now owned by Whirlpool.

kalifi

7/29/14 9:41pm

I stand corrected. I formally was a huge Maytag fan back when they made their

HighHorse

7/29/14 9:50pm

And not half the product it was before the whirlpool take over

TXSmith

7/29/14 9:56pm

The whole industry has unfortunately gone to crap...mostly.

kalifi

7/29/14 10:10pm

i will never buy a duet front load washing machine again.

SwitzerBowl

7/29/14 9:47pm

Bad main bearing, right? That product came out of Monterrey Mexico or...

kalifi

7/29/14 10:18pm

I'm not sure what caused it to go out. I was at work when the repairman came.

SwitzerBowl

7/30/14 6:18am

Old school top loader FTW.

WDaddy

7/30/14 6:20am

Seriously. My parents have had theirs for at least 20 years with no problems.

SwitzerBowl

7/30/14 6:24am

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