[tommy steam]

Wife and I have bought a new home in TVs ,we close on it this monday, very exciting! We are now looking for washer and dryers .What did you buy ,front loader, top loader? I am leaning towards a front loader but wife is thinking top loader. We would just like to see what others have bought and what they think of the two? Thanks.

[lanabanana73]

I went to lots of open houses while visiting TV this month and I was amazed that there were not more front loaders. I think out of all the homes we toured, we only saw one set! Here at home, I have front loaders with a countertop over them and cabinets above. It's a great set-up, as it allows for a folding spot as you pull clothes from the dryer. Especially in TV where laundry rooms seem very small, this would be a plus.

Good luck with your move!

[DENNIS G]

Originally Posted by tommy steam

Wife and I have bought a new home in TVs ,we close on it this monday, very exciting! We are now looking for washer and dryers .What did you buy ,front loader, top loader? I am leaning towards a front loader but wife is thinking top loader. We would just like to see what others have bought and what they think of the two? Thanks.

We bought front loaders. Both are Samsung with steam on both. They are great and my wife loves them. Got them at Lowes, they installed free, also got the pedestals for both.

[Boudicca]

I bought the large capacity stacked washer dryer style. That free'd up the space in our laundry room for a suspension rod, and storage area for cleaning supplies and vac etc. I can hang laundry right out of the appliances if necessary. We have an At Ease, and the laundry area is a pass-through from house to garage.

[Sunshine Mary]

We bought front loaders. Both are LG with steam .Also got the pedestals for both.
Can't say how I like it because closing our house well be Dec 7 but I am sure I well love it .Got them at Best Buy

[asianthree]

if you live here full time buy a front loader, if not you need to leave the door open so it does not mold

[batman911]

Front loader washers use less water, are easier on your clothing and much quieter than top loaders.

[jnieman]

Originally Posted by batman911

Front loader washers use less water, are easier on your clothing and much quieter than top loaders.

We have a Bravo X Maytag top loader and a front load Maytag Bravo Dryer. Bought them at Home Depot. They use HE detergent. Depending on which cycle you use, they also use less water and less soap. So it's not just the front loaders that use less water. We love ours and find that they may take up less room in the laundry room than the front loaders. They have several cycles that I love. The bulk cycle for small comforters and towels. The hand wash cycle that works great on our clothes that doesn't beat them to death like our old washer did. There is no beater bar in this machine.

[jimbo2012]

we R getting stacked w/d , to save floor space

[railroadman]

I also have the, Bravo X Maytag top loader and a front load Maytag Bravo Dryer. Bought them at Home Depot.
Home Depot also gave me an extra 10% off, with my retired military reserve, ID.

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by jnieman

We have a Bravo X Maytag top loader and a front load Maytag Bravo Dryer. Bought them at Home Depot. They use HE detergent. Depending on which cycle you use, they also use less water and less soap. So it's not just the front loaders that use less water. We love ours and find that they may take up less room in the laundry room than the front loaders. They have several cycles that I love. The bulk cycle for small comforters and towels. The hand wash cycle that works great on our clothes that doesn't beat them to death like our old washer did. There is no beater bar in this machine.

I have the Maytag top loader washer - got it on introductory sale - even better, does a great job and I love mine. It has a stainless steel basket, big improvement. I have no intelligent reason for this, but I much prefer top loaders to front loaders.

[tommy steam]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I have the Maytag top loader washer - got it on introductory sale - even better, does a great job and I love mine. It has a stainless steel basket, big improvement. I have no intelligent reason for this, but I much prefer top loaders to front loaders.

We think we are going that way ...top loader ..thanks

[John_W]

Consumer Reports top recommendation for washers is Samsung and LG is second. In dryers they have LG as first and Samsung as second. Whirlpool came in third. If you stack your W/D in the laundry room you'll have room for a second refrigerator, which is much better than putting it in your hot garage.

[jimbo2012]

In our build, we are allocating that space to more sq footage to the garage.

[CFrance]

We bought one of those high energy/low water no-agitator models--the Sears version of the Cabriole--and boy do I not like it. First of all, it uses so little water the clothes don't come clean. (And we have a whole-house water softener, which makes for better use of the detergent.) There's only one way to get it to use more water, and that is to saturate the clothing with a bucket of water after loading, because the machine weighs the clothing to determine how much water to use. And still, I have had to resort to using Clorox on the whites or else the stains don't come out. This is a pain because you must separate out the cotton blends because you can't use bleach on them. So the huge drum aspect is pretty much negated.

Plus, we had to turn up our water heater to try to get the hot and warm settings to use hotter water.

Read reviews of this agitator-less type washer online. Many people are complaining that their clothes are not coming clean, and also that the machine is ripping up their clothing.

This type machine can't hold a candle to the front loader I've had in Michigan for the past 15 years--pristine clothing and so gentle on them. I SO which I'd stuck with the front loader. I let the new technology and the fact of using less water suck me in. In reality, I got hosed!

I'm giving it five years before I start campaigning to replace it.