New Washing Machine Recommendations

[Legs4Arms]

It's not an issue. Just noisy.

If you live a rural life in a bungalow that has a designated laundry room with unfinished walls, exposed pipes, and a concrete floor I guess it's not an issue. Easy access to pipes when the water hammer shock blows out old solder joints or weak points so repairs are less of a problem.

If you live in the city in a 40 storey high-rise neighbours and strata aren't putting up with the noise and potential damage incurred by the poor design feature of those machines and I don't blame them. LG was negligent in informing people of the issue in '08 when it was first brought to their attention.

Adjusting water pressure, water hammer arrestors, and all the other fixes that were touted to remedy the issue didn't work for most people so they just got rid of the machines. Good riddance to useless garbage...

 

[SilentType]

It's not an issue. Just noisy.

It's not an issue until it blows out a pipe joint inside a wall...

 

[Dave Hess]

Reliability is my # 1 concern with any appliance.

Loud noise from washer / dryer is very unimportant to me.

 

[Donald]

We bought a GE front loader at Lowes with a hopper you fill with liquid laundry detergent (maybe 1 QT) and it adds the proper amount to each load. Excellent machine. Wife no longer adds too much detergent.

No issues in 2+ years.

 

[69GTX]

Maytag Commercial Grade Washing Machine

^^^^This washer is as close as you can get to a 1990's classic Maytag machine. It is 33% less expensive than the Speed Queen, has more capacity, and better parts/service availability too. Buy it directly from Maytag to get the longer warranty than buying it from a big box store like Lowe's and get free delivery too.

Can I buy that even though I'm a private residence vs. a commercial business/military base/govt/city?
Speed Queen supposedly doesn't sell to the public, unless you somehow get around that. Maytag is different?

 

[69GTX]

We go to the local laundromat every few months for heavy items and catching up.
I noticed they have about a dozen top loader washers of which most are Speed Queen or Maytag.
They carry a 3rd brand which I didn't recognize. Dryers are mostly all ADC....about 3 dozen of those.

 

[k1xv]

I knew an eccentric morbidly thrifty guy who we called Milliwatt Rob. When his parents died, he bought a house and most of the furnishings were from his parents house. One thing he inherited was a washing machine. This was around 1990. He got rid of the washing machine, a Speed Queen, because he could not get it repaired. He would not buy a replacement, because he was too cheap. He used laundromats instead.
We later found out that the irreparable Speed Queen was a wringer machine that dated from the 1940s. I think the only place where wringer machines may still be in use is in the Middle East where fresh water is in short supply.

 

[KenshinHimura]

Can I buy that even though I'm a private residence vs. a commercial business/military base/govt/city?
Speed Queen supposedly doesn't sell to the public, unless you somehow get around that. Maytag is different?

You can order it from Home Depot and Maytag directly. I know for residential Speed Queens you have to go to a dealer to buy.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Maytag-...with-Dual-Action-Agitator-MVWP585GW/325747416

 

[k1xv]

Kenwood does not sell washers and dryers. I think you meant Kenmore.

 

[Nukeman7]

Can I buy that even though I'm a private residence vs. a commercial business/military base/govt/city?
Speed Queen supposedly doesn't sell to the public, unless you somehow get around that. Maytag is different?

Correct, Maytag will sell directly to the public through their website. On that specific commercial grade machine, the warranty is shorter if purchased through Lowes, Home Depot or Best Buy.

The public can also buy Speed Queen through a local authorized appliance retailer, but not at a big box store. ABT online sells Speed Queen to the public.

 

[alarmguy]

Very happy with this model, purchased 3 years ago along with its "sister" dryer.