I am so dissapointed with this washer.  I spent almost $1000.00 on a washer because I wanted a good washer that would last a long time!  Boy was I fooled.  The rubber seal broke in less than a year!  BUYER BEWARE...TO REPAIR THE RUBBER SEAL IS ABOUT $200 AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRENTY.  Guess what?  After I spent $200 to have the new seal put on, it broke again and I had water leaking out everywhere!  I cannot believe I paid this much money on a washer that is such a piece of JUNK!  I spoke to about everyone in customer service that I could with nothing more than a "tough luck for you". ...