caver
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I recall the thread on dishwashers, lets talk washing machines. I have possibly a 26-30 year old GE top loader that has just about died and no interest in working on it. I'm sticking with a top loader because water is plentiful around here. Looking at new GE reviews they are not impressive. In person they seem a tad cheap. It's been said $peed Queen makes a good old fashioned machine but have also seen numerous reviews of problems with them. Most are sold in mom and pop stores which is not a bad thing. I want basic controls. In my eyes I'm washing clothes not launching the space shuttle. I may go to a local mom and pop store today. I did eye up a Roper (made by Whirlpool) that was more in my budget. Not many used machines in the area at the moment or they want too much money for a year old machine. I want a center agitator. One complaint I see across many brands is the water sensing fill. Many do not have a load size knob like my current machine.
I got stuck working on washers and dryers during a stint in the Navy (Scotland). Often we just swapped them out in base housing. We had GE's and Whirlpools along with an assortment of British made front loaders for off base housing. The base housing was US style and wiring but still was 50hz. The machines had 50hz timers in them. I hated working on the front loaders. Back then I noticed the GE units had less problems than the Whirpool.
I got stuck working on washers and dryers during a stint in the Navy (Scotland). Often we just swapped them out in base housing. We had GE's and Whirlpools along with an assortment of British made front loaders for off base housing. The base housing was US style and wiring but still was 50hz. The machines had 50hz timers in them. I hated working on the front loaders. Back then I noticed the GE units had less problems than the Whirpool.