Fisher Paykel Washer - Top Load Intuitive Eco - IWL16 Review

Purchased this machine in November of 2004. Was absolutely wonderful for about 2 years.
At first I noticed that after loading clothes in the washer and going back upstairs, I would hear this little beeping tone. I would go downstairs and find that the clothes in the machine were slowly spinning around and not doing anything else, ( as in NOT washing). The only way I could get the machine to finish the cycle was to unplug the machine and let the circuit board clear itself. Most of the time it worked sometimes it did'nt. Last summer I had a repairman out. I was told that the solenoid that handles the hot water, went out. This in turn put to much pressure on the circuit board and it had to be replaced also. The machine ran fine for about 3 months then the same thing started happening again. Only for the past 3 months I have only used cold water.
This machine was rated very highly in Consumer Reports. After the 200.00 repair bill a few months ago and what I will have to spend for another repair....kindof looks like there is a KENMORE in our future. The dryer was not rated very well but have had no problems.