Any suggestions on washer/dryers?

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by hammondc

Time to replace our contractor grade washer/dryer. It seems like the sky is the limit on the budget for them these days. Not sure about the front load units. THe folks I know that have them have had a lot of trouble out of them. Who makes good stuff these days? Kenmore? Whirlpool?

ask the wives/s.o. if necessary...

thanks

I left it to my wife as didn't want to hear it if it didn't work out.
About four years ago or so, I replaced both for her with front loading units with stands.
First, don't get the plastic inside ones. Get metal.
As for reliability, we have LG and cannot say one bad word about the brand. In fact, we gradually changed all our appliances to LG and not one has malfunctioned ever.
We initially had a few questions and were able to reach them 24 hrs on a toll free number, and still can to this day if needed.
The front loading are very quiet and very energy efficient. Much, much nicer than the conventional ones.
No matter what you end up with, let it be what SHE wants.
Trust a man married for 31 years.

[tsolomon]

Replaced ours with GE front loads years ago and haven't had any problems. Bought the stands to raise them up, but we really don't use the drawers for storage. The wash cycle takes much longer than a top load as it uses less water. You can't believe the clock on the front as to the minutes left. It's like a basketball game, 1 minute can take 10. When it spins, it sounds like a plane taking off and must be really level or it will rock and shake. We also have to leave the door open to let it dry out or it will smell musty. On the plus side, it gets the clothes really clean and I don't lose buttons off my shirt. The clothes come out really dry, so the dryer doesn't run very long. We have had ours for maybe 10 years, so I'm sure they have improved the current models.

[Kevin(n)tn]

Not Kenmore! The house we bought came furnished with all Kenmore. We have had to have the washer, dryer and dishwasher serviced. The dishwasher is junk.

Originally Posted by Blueface

I left it to my wife as didn't want to hear it if it didn't work out.
About four years ago or so, I replaced both for her with front loading units with stands.
First, don't get the plastic inside ones. Get metal.
As for reliability, we have LG and cannot say one bad word about the brand. In fact, we gradually changed all our appliances to LG and not one has malfunctioned ever.
We initially had a few questions and were able to reach them 24 hrs on a toll free number, and still can to this day if needed.
The front loading are very quiet and very energy efficient. Much, much nicer than the conventional ones.


No matter what you end up with, let it be what SHE wants.


Trust a man married for 31 years.

Sounds like sound advice to me...