Front loading laundry washing machine recommendations

[guido911]

I own a Samsung. I like all the pretty lights.

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I own a Samsung. I like all the pretty lights.

The salesman I talked with at Hahn said he mostly sells Samsung and Electrolux.  Looking at the installation info in the internet, the Samsung requires 5.9" behind the washer while the Electrolux and  Frigidaire do not.  I couldn't find a number for the LG lines.  That extra space behind the Samsung would require me to move the utility sink to allow the washer door to fully open.

[Conan71]

I own a Samsung. I like all the pretty lights.

[rebound]

I own a Samsung. I like all the pretty lights.

Plus 1 on the Samsung.  We've had a front loader washer and dryer pair for a few years now with zero issues and they clean and dry very well.   Per earlier posts, you need to keep the washer door open to allow it to dry out between washings.

[patric]

Happy Frigidaire Affinity user.  I think the need to keep the door open between washes is universal to the front-load concept, but even so, we occasionally need to Scotch-Brite out black mold that shows up in the fold of the gasket at the door.

Lots of pre-sets, but I miss being able to perform completely manual tasks, like letting something sit and soak.
Also like how it rotates the load to calculate how much water to use, and we save energy on drying because the spin is very thorough.

[Townsend]

Happy Frigidaire Affinity user.  I think the need to keep the door open between washes is universal to the front-load concept, but even so, we occasionally need to Scotch-Brite out black mold that shows up in the fold of the gasket at the door.

Lots of pre-sets, but I miss being able to perform completely manual tasks, like letting something sit and soak.
Also like how it rotates the load to calculate how much water to use, and we save energy on drying because the spin is very thorough.

Cup of bleach on "basket clean" cycle takes care of any issues.  Do it about every 2 to 3 weeks.

[Tulsa Zephyr]

 

Plus 1 on the Samsung.  We've had a front loader washer and dryer pair for a few years now with zero issues and they clean and dry very well.   Per earlier posts, you need to keep the washer door open to allow it to dry out between washings.

Plus 2 on Samsung...pretty lights, pretty sounds, no problems for 6 years, got the pedestals for the drawer space and lessen the need to bend over so much.  As noted, we keep the washer door open to dry out as well as the soap tray (which is very easy to remove in order to dump excess water out)...               

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Lots of pre-sets, but I miss being able to perform completely manual tasks, like letting something sit and soak.

You should be able to start a wash cycle, let it add water then slosh about a few rotations then turn it off.  One advantage of the old clunky mechanical timer is that you can restart from where you stopped.  The electronic timer may need to start from zero but since the machine knows the water level you should be OK.  I would watch it the first time though.

[sauerkraut]

But you will spend so much money in quarters...

Well, try this ~  ya can think of the quarters you put in there as an investment or as a "piggy Bank", then on a rainy day you can open up the quarter box and go on a spending spree. Or you can do the common sense thing and by-pass the quarter changer thing, or keep the changer coin box open and start your washer each time using the same quarters over & over, or you can buy a residential washer and have it  break down on ya as soon as the warranty expires. My vote (if I was a voter) would be for the commercial washer.

[RecycleMichael]

Well, try this ~  ya can think of the quarters you put in there as an investment or as a "piggy Bank", then on a rainy day you can open up the quarter box and go on a spending spree. Or you can do the common sense thing and by-pass the quarter changer thing, or keep the changer coin box open and start your washer each time using the same quarters over & over, or you can buy a residential washer and have it  break down on ya as soon as the warranty expires.

You are a thinking man.

[Conan71]

You are a thinking man.

No, I'm quite certain he's Forrest Gump.

[Hoss]

No, I'm quite certain he's Forrest Gump.

Oh wait, you said GUMP...

[nathanm]

or you can buy a residential washer and have it  break down on ya as soon as the warranty expires

Or you could just not cheap out and buy the worst-built thing in the store solely because it's the least expensive. If longevity/reliability was my sole concern, I'd get a top load Speed Queen, not some laundromat castoff.