Regarding the Whirlpool Duet. I have very heavy laundry use. I run a dog rescue as well as raise kids. I probably do at least 3 loads of laundry a day between dog blankets and and regular clothes. I am finding that the washer just cannot keep up. The cycles are way too long taking double the time to do a load of laundry.  I am constantly cleaning out the ring and finding lost items to retrieve.  With the dog blankets I am constantly cleaning dog hair from the glass and the ring whereas with the cheaper washers it was never a problem.  There was never a concern with washing dog blankets and then...