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I forgot the difference in W/D

Abrowneyegirl — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:39:24 GMT

We are in the process of moving and our current house we have a top rated (consumer reports) HE W/D and in the new house (5 years old) we have a traditional W/D.

Same water company, etc.

Yesterday I washed a few loads of kitchen towels, cleaning rags, and dog blankets in the new house.

I have to admit I am FLOORED on how much better everything looks and feels. The difference is amazing!!

We are now going to leave the HE W/D for the buyers of our house.

I have had several friends over the years who have all gone back to traditional W/D and I always wondered as for several money is no object . One donated her new HE W/D weeks after getting it she hated it so much.

I have to say we may be staying with the traditional W/D in our future.

Has anyone else noticed this?

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D Kay — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:55:57 GMT

Is HE a brand? Sorry, not familiar.

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GCR18 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:13:37 GMT

I was confused at first too. HE is high efficiency. It doesn't have an agitator, The inside is totally open.

I have an HE washed and dryer. It's atleas t 15 years old and going strong. As far as I can tell, everything comes out clean.

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judy0330 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:28:40 GMT

We had a Whirlpool HE washer. I thought it was great -- until I didn't. We replaced it with a Speed Queen with an agitator. I would never go back. Having had both -- I believe that an agitator is necessary to get clothes really clean.

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Abrowneyegirl — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:45:10 GMT

@judy0330 I have to admit if you would have asked me 2 weeks ago I would have said my washer was great, but now that I have the side by side comparison ......

The difference is noticable. We had planned on taking our HE W/D now I do not want them.

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queendiva — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:11:58 GMT

In my previous house I bought a Maytag front loading h/e washer. 12 years later, still loved it.

I now have a very basic Kenmore washer and dryer that were no doubt original to the house 20 years ago, as is the DW. Loving them all as long as I can because I know that when they have to be replaced they will not last even half as long.

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Mominohio — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:40:19 GMT

I will never give in to the HE washers. Period.

I want an agitator and I want full fill and I want all hot water when I want it.

If they stop making them all together, I will simply hit the auctions and pick up a couple to have one in reserve.

I still have a wringer washer and as a last resort can hook it up and use it as well.

I know what I want in this area, and I'm really adamant about it. I can swing with a lot of other changes in appliances over the years, but the HE washer thing, I'm not bending on.

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NYCLatinaMe — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:08:09 GMT

@Abrowneyegirl ITA. the new washers don't clean as well

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faeriemoon — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 20:21:48 GMT

Although I recognize and accept (and whole heartedly agree!) that we all need to be more careful with our natural resources, I don't understand how the people who make the rules don't realize that that we are washing the clothes twice. That certainly doesn't save water.

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RedTop — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:26:07 GMT

What I learned from an HE washer was that my clothes were being “washed” in about 5 gallons of water. That explained everything as far as why some items came out of the washer with dry spots, and why some clothing didn’t look or smell clean.

The HE washer did fine for my teacher daughters clothing. Her laundry is about 6 small loads of very lightweight knits, rayon, polyester clothing, no dirt, no heavy perspiration, and maybe an odd spill or two on a shirt. 5 gallons of water washed her laundry fine, but it didn’t wash larger loads of dirty clothes or towels to a level of truly clean, which is why it did not last long here.

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MyShadowLove — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:45:21 GMT

It is my understanding that the HE Washers have sensors that determine how large the load is and then fills with the necessary amount of water for that particular load...It also depends on what setting you use for a particular load...I have noticed this with different size loads of laundry that I have done...Our clothes and other items seem to come out fine.

Now, after reading this thread, I'm thinking of heading to a laundromat to see if I notice a difference.

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ScarletDove — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:21:09 GMT

@Abrowneyegirl Thank you for the assessment and heads up; it is greatly appreciated!

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CelticCrafter — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:51:33 GMT

@Mominohio I feel the same way.

We were in Costco recently and I walked over just to look at the appliances.

They have a GE that's over $700 and my husband almost died when he saw the price, he asked me if that was what they cost now. Well, I really don't know but since it had everything I want and does what I want it to do, yes that's what it's going to cost when we need a new one.

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sissel — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:55:51 GMT

My GE HE washer has an agitator & also if I want more water have a deep fill bufton I use for large loads. I have a huge tub that I can wash a king size comforter without any problems. Some do not have agitators which I think I would not buy.

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AuntG — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:49:43 GMT

@sissel you got the best of both worlds. I'm guessing it came with a big price tag.

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sissel — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:31:55 GMT

Around $600 but my friends got the HE without the agitator and were unhappy so I knew not to go that way.

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Abrowneyegirl — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:31:27 GMT

@sissel. Thanks fur the info. I think that is a reasonable price for those features.
Do you like how it cleans your clothes?

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sissel — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:16:10 GMT

It's GE not a brand I had before but I do like it had a problem using liquid fabric softner & when wash was done had some blue softner on the clothes so I use the pods with softner added also used liquid bleach for whites and seemed some bleach was leftover when I did another non bleach load learned to just buy oxyi clean for whites no problem now. I had to adjust in the beginning but no problem now.

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qshpr89 — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:40:59 GMT

@Abrowneyegirl I recently gladly got rid of my HE Front Load Washer and Dryer. The set came with the house. With them being 13 years old, we recently had put a lot of money into keeping them running. After it was determined the washer's bearings were going, we purchased a HE top load washer with an agitator and a HE front load dryer. I LOVE THEM!!! I have also switched to Nellie's Laundry Detergent. Our clothes have never been cleaner and our whites are actually coming out white. I don't think I will ever go back to the front load units again.

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Abrowneyegirl — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:56:31 GMT

@qshpr89 Thank you for this review and comparison. I will keep this in mind for when we are in need of a new machine.

PS - I LOVE Nellie's wash soap!!!