We have had a Kenmore front loader for 10 years and have been quite happy with it. It does use very little water but the clothes always come out clean. I have no experience with the current generation of front loaders. The rubber gasket can grow mildew unless you leave the door open a crack after the washer is used so that it can dry. It took us a bit of time to figure that out. Overall, I don't see it as a big problem.
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Originally Posted by sunnyatlast
Washing clothes in a pint of water is not "washing" in my book. People need to boycott these expensive "water saver" front loaders and go back to the tried and true, traditional top loaders at half the price to show the dissatisfaction with the front loaders. Another complaint I hear from friends all the time is how mildew stink grows in the big rubber gasket at the bottom inside of the door unless they clean it meticulously every time when finished washing.
Our plain vanilla, top-loader GE washer that came with the CYV built in 2007 is a hardworking machine running every day, and it spins the clothes almost dry. We'll run it till it croaks and then try to find a good top loader by Whirlpool.
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