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sdw034
Palm Harbor, FL

Not a big fan of this washer

1 star rating

value conscious
Pros

    Energy Star, Large basket, Separate places for soap, bleach, soften

Cons
    Pedestal not included, Things get between rubber seal and drum, Mold issue, Twists clothes

MAR
3
2008
Where to start...You can put a lot of clothes in this washer which is nice.  It said a king sized comforter would fit, but my daughters full size barely fits (it is thick though).  It's energy efficient..how I don't know as my washer takes well over an hour to wash a load unless I'm doing express wash or delicate cycle.  The pedestal doesn't come with the washer and, in my opinion, is way over priced.  Things get down in between the rubber seal and the drum and are not easy to remove.  We had a pair of kids underwear stuck in there and didn't realize it until the drum would barely turn and by the looks of the underwear once we finally got them out, they'd been in there for a long time.  Mold is a HUGE issue.  My garage actually smells bad due to my washer.  The "control panel" lights up like a Christmas tree from time to time and I have to turn off the power and then do another rinse and spin cycle in order for the door to unlock.  My towels have a mildew smell and I've thrown most of them out and had to replace them.  I also don't like the way my clothes come out twisted.  I would not suggest this washer to my worst enemy.  In fact my house is for sale and the washer is included!

Last edited on Apr 21, 2008



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tbled2000 wrote on Jan 7, 2009 at 1:27PM

I'm with you. I think there is a glove stuck in my washer someplace. Everytime I use the express cycle, there is a ton of unexplained "lint/fuzz" all over everything. We had aproblem with an f-something code, and called Sears to come out and look at it. There is a special technician manuel in the front bottom panel that is only for technicians. This manuel explaines all the codes. So take off that front panel under the door, and perhaps it will give you a bit of a clue. Anyway, our code said that there was a pump problem, so the guy opened up this drain pipe, which is behind that nifty panel, and pulled out all kinds of nasty gross vile stuff, and 35 cents. After cleaning this out, he tested it and said our pump is not up to par, that we could replace it for 300 something, or buy the part ourselves for 90 and replace it. But, he said it should be ok for awhile. Anyway, after he left, with the 80.00 fee, we ran a load, and the codes came up again. At this point we are so angry, and overloaded with laundry, that we went out and bought a GE top loader without the agitator. We get home to remove the old washer, and see that we have to drain it first, since it's upstairs! Ugh!!! So we open up the drain thing, and see that the water is coming out really slow. We felt the "bladder" thing, and observed that it was full of something . We disconected the bladder thing from the pipe, and pulled out a gift card!!! I'm hoping it was empty. After putting everything backtogeather, we ran a load, and it works. It works like a piece of garbage, but it works. From day one, it made alot of noise durring the spin cycle, and now that we went through all that, and returned the new one, it's making weird noises, and taking way longer to wash than it says it is supposed to take. My advice, don't buy this washer. I'm thinking I might have to go and re buy the one we just returned.