I second the recommendation for Speed Queen. I did a lot of research and they are top rated and beat everyone for longevity. I've had the set for a few months now and am very pleased. Had front loader before and clothes weren't getting clean. The front loaders have tons of fancy options, but in that minimal amount of water, didn't seem to clean as well as my new Speed Queen. Good luck and do our research.

Speed Queen. Made in America and actually uses enough water to get your clothes clean.

When I moved in, I went to Lowe's and asked for the cheapest washer and dryer they sold. They sold me Hotpoint units for less than $500, and they wash and dry my clothes very well. I really don't understand why I would ever need anything else.

You wouldn't. Clothes washers and dryers are not engineered not to work. Marketing gimmicks are responsible for making a reasonable purchase into a major expense, if you let it. Frugality always makes sense no matter the size of ones bank account. Smart people are frugal and stay that way.

The latest issue of Consumer Reports has a focus on washer/dryer pairs.


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Good plan to measure. I also had problems in the depth of washer /dryer I could get due to interference with laundry room door.

The design of the gasket on the Front Loading Samsung has drastically changed from the front loader we had 10 years ago. The place where the finest particles of detergent and water does not exist anymore. We still leave the door open a little but there really is no need to. Just an old habit. Two loads a day and still doing great. That smell from the old style front loader was terrible and you could stand on your head and spit chicklets no way you could get rid of the smell.

Yes, I am a man. Do women's clothes need an expensive a washer and dryer?

I wish my low-water user, agitator-less washer would break. I wish I had brought our 16-yr-old front loader Frigidaire washer down with us. Big mistake.

If there is to be a concern about the lowest cost appliances it might be with regard to the lifespan - only time will tell. It is not as if you have a houseful of kids and are doing a lot of loads per day so it will probably be lightly used and that will probably extend the lifespan. More expensive appliances will come with more whistles and bells but you may not need them.

Just Do It!
 

"This above all to thine own self be true!" :clap2:

You deserve a new washer and dryer.
There's nothing wrong with your current pair, but you hate them.
Put an ad on TOTV or Craig's List and sell them.

Then go out and buy the ones you want! :spoken:

You talked me into it.:wave:

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