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PaddyB
Saint Clair Shores, MI

The Whirlpool Duet Washer is an absolute piece of junk.

1 star rating

appreciate reliability
Pros

    easy to operate, Uses little water, stylish, looks neat

Cons
    mildew smell in seal, Noisy, very expensive, poorly manufactured, SMELLS OF MOLD AND MILDEW, poorly constructed, expensive to repair, unreliable, Hugh piece of junk, leaked having to replace gasket, BUT SMELLS HORRIBLE, INCREDIBLY LOUD

JUN
23
2009

3 years and I had to replace the door gasket for $250 on my whirlpool duet washing machine.  After 3.5 years the main bearing is going bad.  Cost prohibitive to repair. I've subsequntly have gone on line to research this issue and have discovered this is not an uncommon problem.  Before you buy, please reseach.  If you still decide to buy, please get the extended warranty. 

On top of the mechanical problems this thing stinks (actually smells).  The design promotes mold and mildew that will premeate through your house.  Oh, there's a fix for that too.  Just pay about $40's per year for a product to reduce the stench.    

Sady I replaced a 20 year old top loader for this piece of junk.



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amiew wrote on Aug 28, 2009 at 3:15PM

I agree we bought the Whirlpool Duet about 4 years ago. The bearing went out on it and the drum frooze up. Ironically our neighbor had the same exact thing happen to them the door locked there clothes in the washerwhe the bearing went out. I called Whirlpool to see if this was a RECALL & they said No that i would have to pay for the labor the cost of the labor i could buy a new washer. There JUNK!!!!

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