Buying Washing machine: Recommendations?

19 years ago

Well Sears service just left and officially pronounced our washer dead. It's a Calypso (I know!) and repairs would run at least $300. This machine is 5 years old and has already had the computer replaced once. I hate it and have almost since day one.

So, that said, we are looking for a replacement. I do not want to make a mistake like we did with the Claypso, so I'm asking for advice. We are a family of 4 that includes 2 boys and pets and we do lots of laundry. I want something that can handle large frequent loads and will hopefully last beyond five years. I'm leary of Sears/Whirlpool for obvious reasons. I'm also concerned about the reliabilty of front loaders.

What should we look for in a washer? Brands? Any reason not to consider a toploader?

Thank you for any advice.

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Comments (5)

ebear1271
19 years ago
I have had the GE Harmony set for about 3 years with no problems. I love it. I believe the principal is the same as the Calypso, it is a TL without the agitator so it holds a ton of clothes. My father-in-law recently replaced his "no good piece of junk" Calypso (also about 5 years old) with a Harmony set and he is very pleased. We have 4 kids, 2 dogs and 2 cats so it gets quite a workout between the really dirty clothes (2 young boys) and lots of pet hair. Good luck in your search!
mike_73
19 years ago
I'm a single guy with two cats and king size bedding, I got a frigidaire Front loader 2 years ago. I could not me too much happier with it. I really wanted a unit with a heater but didn't want to spend that much $$$. so far no trouble and I do alot of wash for one person. washing sheets every week, comforters and slip covers every 2 weeks. 2 or 3 loads of clothes and a load of whites and towels every week. it does good with cat hair and whats left after the wash is beat out in the dryer. washes better than the GE TL I had that lasted for 6 years and my comforter fits in it unlike the old traditional TL. no trips to the laundy, fussing with change and waiting for a double size FL to be free on weekends any more.
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kenmorewasher
19 years ago
Speed Queen topload washers/dryers
Maytag MTW topload washers/MED/MGD dryers
bot278
19 years ago
I just moved my laundry to 2nd fl of old house and was concerned w/ vibrations of FL so went w/ the best TL which was a Fisher Paykel specifically the Ecosmart GWL15....user friendly, choice of 4 different spin speeds, it auto senses the correct amt of water for each load and/or you can specifically select diff. water levels yourself...I researched the heck out of this, consumer reports, reading for weeks on this site and this is what I purchased and I am very pleased. Have had 2 weeks....
mike_73
19 years ago
F&P washers seem to get very high marks here. I know one person that got a set. she said she loved them compaired to what she had before. I looked at them too they seem very well made and look easy to use. good choice if you want a top load and want energy and water savings, I would think.