Who makes the best washer and dryer?

[Vamoose]

My mother in law made a pretty nice one.

LOL. I liked that one.

 

[elwoodtrix]

LOL. I liked that one.

question is, Does MIL live in the same house?

 

[Podman]

I have a pair of Maytags that I have had for over 30 years and they still work fine. Have replaced heating element in the dryer once. No other problems.

 

[LightningCrash]

the key is...frontloaders use 6-7 gallons of water and top loaders use 30+ gallons....

sucks washing diapers in a frontloader.

 

[okietool]

We have the front loading LG's my wife says they are great, I defer to her experience.

 

[dieseltech09]

I bought my wife the Maytag Bravos XL top load HE washer about a month ago. She likes it and says it work good.

 

[inactive]

sucks washing diapers in a frontloader.

And it sucks washing them in a top loader. BTDT. But yea, I take the top loader.


I have a top loader because it's generally a simpler design, and less likely to have problems with leaking, mold, mildew. After working in appliance repair for 5+ years, I have a bias to buy the cheapest models and do what I can to service them myself. Usually the higher end models are the same bulkhead parts but with additional cycles or temperature settings. Regarding washers, I combat the inefficiency of my top loader by hand washing whatever I can (dress shirts, jeans) and wearing them a few times before even doing that (say, 3-4 if I am just sitting in the office).



As far as big box brands go, you have Whirlpool/Maytag (includes Roper, Kitchenaid, Maytag, Amana, Performa, Admiral, most Sears' Kenmore), GE (includes HotPoint), and then the Koreans (Samsung, LG). If you want arguably the best, try Asko ( http://www.askousa.com/ ).

 

[doctorjj]

Our top of the line Sammy front loaders with steam, silver and all that crap are still working great after 4+ years. I hope I didn't just jinx them...