Looking for Washer/Dryer recommendations

[Anonymous]

We're finishing a renovation of our house and I get a real live laundry room! No more hanging out in the unfinished basement with the spiders. Lucky me. We have 4 kids so I need a good washer/dryer set and I'm looking for recommendations. I'm willing to pay for top-of-the-line if it's worth it.

[Anonymous]

Lg steam large square one

[Anonymous]

I've read a lot of reviews both here and on the Garden Web forum (great resource if you haven't checked it out).

Purchasing next week so I can't comment on my experience but I'm getting a Speed Queen. Not fancy but seems to be the most reliable out there. But it's a tough decision. I'm about to purchase a new car too and I spent WAY more time researching washer & dryers than I did the car...

[Anonymous]

NP here, also looking for a washer and dryer, but not top of the line (not in the budget). I saw a rec for the Whirlpool Duet pair on another thread. Anyone else have that set, and if so, what do you think?

Our home inspector recommended Speed Queen, but they're not sold everywhere. PP or anyone else who has Speed Queen, how much did they cost?

I'm somewhat concerned about vibration, but not overly--the machines will be in the basement. I'm most concerned about reliability and wash quality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here, also looking for a washer and dryer, but not top of the line (not in the budget). I saw a rec for the Whirlpool Duet pair on another thread. Anyone else have that set, and if so, what do you think?

Our home inspector recommended Speed Queen, but they're not sold everywhere. PP or anyone else who has Speed Queen, how much did they cost?

I'm somewhat concerned about vibration, but not overly--the machines will be in the basement. I'm most concerned about reliability and wash quality.

We have the whirlpool front loader duet. Very happy works well has great capacity. No repairs going on 6 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're finishing a renovation of our house and I get a real live laundry room! No more hanging out in the unfinished basement with the spiders. Lucky me. We have 4 kids so I need a good washer/dryer set and I'm looking for recommendations. I'm willing to pay for top-of-the-line if it's worth it.

Just be aware that Whirlpool and Maytag are one in the same -- same company, interchangeable parts, etc.

I personally think frontloaders are totally overrated.

[Anonymous]

My 15 year old white whirlpool set is still plugging away. We are moving soon and I'm getting another Whirlpool set (top loading washer-kind of basic). I've heard many complaints about front loaders and I always run to add things into the wash- apparently once you start a cycle in the front loader, you can't toss stuff in.

[Anonymous]

Agree on the LG Steam front-loader. Ours are red and gorgeous and gets the clothes amazingly clean. I never even bother with Shout.

And you can "pause" it to add clothes if you forget something.

[Anonymous]

I liked my Samsung (now at my rental property) better than my new LG, which has some irritatingly illogical things about it. Or little things that should be more intuitive.

[Anonymous]

Samsung makes great washers and dryers.

[Anonymous]

We just purchased a new set and after extensive research we went with the Speed Queen. We are heavy users and, while I wanted some of the more pretty machines with bells and whistles, in the end I wanted something reliable that would clean clothes and all those bells and whistles and computer parts seem to be the pieces that break. Ours were $700 or so each. I am aware of two dealers near Kensington, MD (both appliance shops) but I am sure there are others.

[Anonymous]

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/washing-machines/buying-guide.htm

Consumer reports is not a fan of top loaders:

"these perform least impressively as a group and use the most energy overall. They hold only about 12 to 16 pounds of laundry and use the most water. Most are relatively noisy, and their loads can become unbalanced."

How they feel about Front loaders:

"The best front-loaders clean better and more efficiently than the best high-efficiency top-loaders, without necessarily costing more. Most can handle roughly 17- to 24-pound loads. Even faster spin speeds than high-efficiency top-loaders typically mean better moisture extraction in the spin cycle, reducing drying time and energy consumption. As a group, front-loaders tend to be very quiet (as are some top-loaders). Many can be stacked with a dryer to save floor space."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old white whirlpool set is still plugging away. We are moving soon and I'm getting another Whirlpool set (top loading washer-kind of basic). I've heard many complaints about front loaders and I always run to add things into the wash- apparently once you start a cycle in the front loader, you can't toss stuff in.

Our whirlpool front loader has a pause button

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old white whirlpool set is still plugging away. We are moving soon and I'm getting another Whirlpool set (top loading washer-kind of basic). I've heard many complaints about front loaders and I always run to add things into the wash- apparently once you start a cycle in the front loader, you can't toss stuff in.

Our whirlpool front loader has a pause button

O.K. Maybe I need to reconsider my choice and look at the front loaders. Do you all have pedestals for them? Is it tough reaching down and in??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Samsung makes great washers and dryers.

+1

We've had our front-loading Samsungs for 6 years and no maintenance issues of any kind.