I hate my modern Samsung washing machine!
 

I want a washing machine that:

I can set the water level.
I can change the setting without all the water and soap going out.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

front or top load??

I think they are using water from Down Near The Waterfront! (Chris Farley) In A Van!

Either

Our Samsung front-load does not have "a water level" because it does not fill up with water.


If we want, we can change a cycle without draining.

In TV I have the latest GE top loader, works very well and matching gas drier. I had to replace the ones that came with the resale. Couldn’t be happier. My pool towels dry within minutes. Up north I have Miele washer and drier, front loader and WiFi etc. also works very well, you never have to iron anything if you set the drier correctly. But Miele is fussy, it likes to use only Miele products, and the drier has two different types of filters for the drier etc. but it treats my clothes so well that I put in the effort.
Hubby has figured out how to use the Miele. He loves it so much he uses it everyday since Covid. He likes the freshness of his clothes. Previously he used the washing machine once a month, or when I was ill.

wife is very happy with the top load Kenmore Elite that we have (even I can operate it)

every so often I do have to help take out the clothes on the very bottom that she can't reach though

Tell her to use tongs when you are not there to help. The large drum in my GE can take a king size comforter, but I have to get on tip toes to pick up stuff on the bottom.

I would trade you our 25+/- year old Maytag washer and dryer, but I am sure my wife will not allow me to do it.

I love front loaders and she hates them

Smart wife!!! We have a +30 year old Kenmore up North.....runs forever. When we purchased our new one for TV, they said we will be lucky to get 10 years.

Kenmore, hands down. And yes we have the super-sized top-loader as well and yes I basically have to lift my feet off the ground when I bend to reach the bottom near the back of the barrel to get that last sock that clung to it. But Kenmores are the VW Bugs of washing machines. You can't kill them.

Not that I was in the market for a new washer/dryer.....but I did notice the drums on the top loaders are so deep. I could not reach the bottom and I surely could/would not bother my husband every time I need to do laundry. Those top load machines are out for me. I'm very happy with my front loader with no agitator.

Washers
 

The tree huggers and green earthers I have decided that front loaders are better for our world. They use a tremendously less amount of water and the modern ones also will spin faster so that your dryers don't use as much electricity either. You really should read your instructions and learn how to use the small settings and the button for type of load and how dirty it is

Got rid of our Samsung and purchased a Speed Queen. This machine has an agitator and actually washes your clothes.

Before we start our newer top load LG, we wet the clothes down to add weight to the load. This tricks the automatic water level and puts an ample amount of water in the load. Learned this from many blogs ranting about poor water levels in these new wash machines. Be happy, it is all a part of the "Green New Deal".

I love my Samsung. Buy a top loader if you don’t like the front loader.

Good Washing Machine
 

Speed Queen is the only washer brand we found that gives up to a full tub of water.

Speed Queen didn't have great ratings, so I went with GE top-load. I set the water level one level higher than the amount of clothes. It took a while to figure it out. Usually I start the cycle and when fill stops I check the level to the clothes. If it needs more water I can adjust a level up and the machine restarts with additional filling. Also, you have to set for rinse level for full rinse (mine says to use when using fabric softener which I don't use). Repairman said otherwise you get only a spray rinse, not a full rinse. Be sure to use less detergent--if you have a lot of suds you have too much soap.

Samsung washing machine
 

[QUOTE=Waterfront;1836394]I want a washing machine that:

I can set the water level.
I can change the setting without all the water and soap going out.

Any recommendations?

I had a Samsung, also, and was so glad when it broke, and I had to buy a new one. I will never buy anything Samsung again, because everything breaks down in a short time.
I bought a GE at Best Buy for under $600 with an agitator and no fancy Computer settings on it. The best part was that I could operate it, Instantly, without even looking at the manual. One tip is do not pour the fabric softener into the agitator, even though it says you can.
Good luck!

Down by the river.

I also hated my washing machine that gave me no choices. So I went to Lowes told the salesperson i want the least expensive washing machine that I can control. I ended up with a Samsung where I decide not the machine. Here is the model # WA40J3000AW. I love it. I can add more clothes if I forgot a piece without the machine resetting itself. I can see water when I open the machine. Good luck.

You will get all sorts of recommendations here. When we moved here 11 yrs ago, all we wanted was a machine that got our clothing clean. Nothing fancy ie. the new-fangled ones. I, for one, don't like the front-loading kind (our daughter has one) as it was hard to bend with my bad back. So far, our Hotpoint basic top-loader is still working. All we've had to replace is the dial. We got ours at Appliance Direct in Fruitland Park. IF we ever replace it I'll not get a Samsung.

We bought a Speed Queen washer and dryer from DeSantis in Wildwood and love it. Got the middle of the three models available which has no electronics and works like a charm. It is a top loader with an agitator. It also has an extremely quick wash cycle.

I bought a back scratcher and hung on a hook next to washer to get my clothes out of bottom of top loader. It works great

Recommendation, get rid of all your Samsung appliances. If you are just buying a new home in the villages, trade out all the Samsung appliances. They are nothing but trouble and are very cheaply made. If you’ve ever had top appliances in the home you were in, downsizing does not mean poor quality Samsung appliances in your new home in the Villages.

Ten years is about right. A few years ago I replaced all my appliances. I asked the salesperson what the life expectancy of the new appliances were and he told me ten years. He told me that compared to the appliances that we use to buy thirty years ago the appliances today are “junk”. The reason for this is that in order to meet federal standards for energy efficiency the manufacturers had to decrease the size of the motors that run them. Today the motors are a third the size and weight of the motors that use to be put in appliances.

Which model of Speed Queen do you have for your washer and dryers?

thx much for that tip~! i'm going to try it now, hehee

I would assume all appliances break down quicker then they did years ago. They make them so cheaply that it is not worth a large repair, otherwise, how would they sell you a new one? Water will be the next crisis. A front loader uses very little water and detergent. I love my LG.

I have an LG front loader. It has a button for Water Plus. That adds extra water to the load.

get a speed queen

We got rid of our Samsung and bought both a Speed Queen washer and dryer. Speed Queen is rated, by far, the most reliable brand by Consumer Reports. They do thousands of hours of testing on them and don't use all the fancy electronics that always fail on the Samsung ans similar machines.

Except.......Last Month's report...........


Best Matching Washer and Dryer Sets From Consumer Reports' Tests

Sounds like heaven ! Also very expensive :-)

Simple always works , and I have found, last longer.

I would go on Craig’s list find old Maytags made around 1996-2005 they have no circuit boards simple parts last forever. Should have kept mine too they all suck

I know its Down By The River But that doesn't match the OP'S Screen Name to well! :1rotfl: It's all for a little fun.

I don't know why it's so important to me to see that these people conquer the Washing Machine Problems they have but unless you have experienced the aggravation of this unidentifiable stank it's very hard to describe and not be too dirty for the Forum. If I could have a Freebie, Forum Wise, then I could describe the smell clearly in one sentence.

It stinks living with an appliance that you don't care for. I just took a chance on a Samsung Stove. I went against Consumer Reports.

I'm glad you got the joke jbrewer70, Good Job. Chris Farley was really something else! :mademyday: :clap2:

The Speed queen top loader we bought about 5 years ago is awesome! They have since changed to a lower amount of water to comply to government standards which makes the newer ones not as good, I heard.

Yikes, it was expensive and we were planning on SP lasting a long time. If we move to the villages to be snowbirds, we will buy a cheap one. And eventually will bring our speed queen to be with us in the villages once we sell our home north.

We love our Speed Queen also.

life is short...check out Consumer Reports and buy a new one that will make ya happy

my wife didn't like the brand new whirlpool kitchen appliances that came with the house....so we gave them away and bought what she wanted...it's only money, ya can't take it with ya