High effeincency washing machines. think before buying

[perchplucker]

Bought 1 20 months ago. It has broken down 3 times. Last time was sunday. It is still under warranty for another 4 months but I said forget it. It is going to keep on breaking down and next time we will have to pay. Pro's-uses less electric. Con's-uses very little water. When you have a full load it may only add 12 inches of water for the whole load. You can not get clothes clean with that amount of water. They say it is the soap and not the amount of water that gets clothes clean. I can not see how if you have a load of DIRTY clothes they will come out clean. Mine didn't. Takes a lot longer to wash. 1 cycle took 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete. Have to use detergent made for HE machines. Also suppose to use a cleaner in the machine every 30 loads to clean the machine or it will start smelling sour. This stuff isn't cheap. Maytag gave me a story about how if a part is going to break down it will do it in the first 24 months. Make the parts so they don't break down. to many things to go wrong on those machines. So monday I went out and bought a new standard washing machine without all that new fancy crap. Ya the tub FILLS with water. I would rather buy the old wringer type machine before I would get another HE machine. We used the wringers the whole time I was growing up. Now those would wash clothes and didn't BREAK down. this was a top loading machine. The front loaders may be better but not going there either. I want a full tub of water, able to use any soap and not have to worry about machine smelling because I didn't use expensive cleaner in it. OK I will get off my soap box. Just wanted to give a heads up if any one needed to buy new machine.

[ripnlips]

Hate to disagree but mine does a good job and has been running fault free for two years. We were a little sceptical when we bought it but it has been a no problem for us. Kind of like someone gets a lemon now and then.

[keeferfish]

Hate to disagree but mine does a good job and has been running fault free for two years. We were a little sceptical when we bought it but it has been a no problem for us. Kind of like someone gets a lemon now and then.

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Whirlpool

[smcfrln]

sounds like the only thing that machine was efficient at was getting your money

[Bigby]

We have had a Maytag for around seven years, still going strong. Maybe you just got a lemon.

[perchplucker]

Probably got a lemon. they still won't do anything about it.

[G.Gordon]

Check MO's lemon laws. I have had a new car dealer take back one car in my life because I knew the Arkansas lemon law code and presented it to them on the next visit to the service bay. In AR it was "same problem three times" or something like that.

[beagle man]

Man that sucks, we got one of them Maytags and it works great. but I would check into the lemon law, bet you can find some info on the net.

[talltimber]

There's a thread for this, just sayin. Lol

We've been having trouble with ice maker on ~2 yo. LG fridge. The wife said this last replacement was 3 or 4, and the last one before she shoves a lemon down their throat, or something like that. She, and I, are sick of it. Worst part is it
Takes dang near month to get someone out to the house. Everything they sell must be broke, or they have one guy.

[MinnowDipper]

Our icemaker quit three years ago, my wonderful bride removed and replaced it with 99 cent trays from Walmart because she said they wanted too much for a new icemaker. I hope she doesn't get any ideals the next time one my hunting or fishing toys break. They are on the full replacement plan (upgraded model too!!!).