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Washer allready broken.

Pooky1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 20:43:35 GMT

My brother in-laws ge washer he no agitator only five years old repair man quoted 900 bucks to fix it. Transmission is already shot. So he bought a new washer. Not sure what kind he bought. Our ge agitator washer will be 6 years old and it is really loud when spinning and clothes are wetter than they used to be. I just wrote on here about under a year old refrigerator repaired twice allready.

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piperbay — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:52:07 GMT

I can relate. I had an HE washer and it went out a little over a year. The computer board blew right after the warranty expired.

I have a Maytag washer with an agitator that was bought last May. It spins the clothes so loudly. Just told there is a problem with drum, don't think I'll invest in fixing it.

I was even contemplating buying a refurbished Kenmore washer, bc they don't make machines like they used to anymore

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Sooner — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:57:41 GMT

So sorry for all who are struggling with appliances. It is so stressful and so expensive. My turn will come.

At our last house we had Kenmore washers with agitators that were horrible (replaced horrible Whirlpool agitator washers). They sounded like a jet plane and were off balance and banging no matter how you put the clothes in.

Going on 8 years for LG front loader at this house, no issues so far. LOVE them. No bending over and digging wadded up twisted clothes out of the tub.

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Caffeina — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 22:26:59 GMT

@Pooky1

I bought my GE washer not long after you bought yours. Five months ago it was making banging sounds, wasn't completing the spin cycle, and left loads soaking wet. I replaced it with a Maytag.

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Pooky1 — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 22:41:55 GMT

From what I have been reading and seeing speed queen washers are the best they make and last a long time and come with much longer warentys. There just expensive but well worth it.

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haddon9 — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 22:45:13 GMT

My front loading LE washer & dryer are both 13 years old and still going very well....knock on wood!

However our hot water heater sprung a leak about a week ago. It was only 3 1/2 years old so it was still under warranty (thank goodness!). We got the unit replaced for free but the labor was over $900.00!!

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mrshckynut — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:21:23 GMT

@Pooky1 we bought our LG pair about 8 years ago and other than resetting the electronics a couple times no problems

no agitator

mrshckynut

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walker — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:30:59 GMT

In past years I had appliances that lasted years...good quality...NO MORE! Finally had to replace washer/dryer...went with Whirlpool....mistake! Two years the washer was having more problems than worth it to fix....especially electronics! Maddening. New washer...Speed Queen...more money but worth it! My Whirlpool dryer should be replaced too but putting it off for now. I will replace with Speed Queen. No more junk!

My daughter purchased an LG washer that leaked and caused her water damage in house....NEW too!

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BunSnoop — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 01:40:08 GMT

I have Whirlpool washer and dryer that are both about 10 years old. So far, knock on wood, they have been 100% reliable - no issues!

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Imaoldhippie — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:00:43 GMT

@BunSnoop .............Same here.

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DrakesMomma — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:48:22 GMT

I have Speed Queen washer and dryer. I've had them for about 10 years. When the owner of the small appliance store I went to told me they were what was in laundromats I was sold. It was my mission at the time to teach my son to do his own laundry. My MIL never taught my husband. I wasn't sending another man out into the world without knowing how to do laundry. They have held up. I had to have the ball bearings replaced in the dryer. The repair man said it was from overloading. Less then $100 for the service call, parts, and labor to have it fixed. Oh, and a talk with my son.

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Ainhisg — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:56:14 GMT

I had a Fisher & Paykel washer for 19 years! When it died last year, I bought a Speed Queen washer. I got the TR7, which has a seven year warranty. I hope it lasts as long as the F&P.

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nascarfan — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:13:49 GMT

So sorry you are experiencing problems with appliances. I think of my father when I need to replace cars or appliances. He used to say, the more bells and whistles you add to a product the more opportunity you have for something to break and the greater cost of the repair. His guidance has always served me well!

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cindyNC — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:52:22 GMT

Our GE washer broke less than 2 months after purchase. It was a nightmare. The first repairman who came out diagnosed the problem incorrectly and said it was a 2 person job due to the location of the machine. When 2 people were finally available for a service call, and the part came in, the first person to arrive said the first repair man was wrong. He had the correct part in the truck and had it fixed before the second repairman arrived.

This branch of Ge was sold to China a while ago. We immediately purchased an LG washer and "gifted" this one to a coworker.

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blinksmom — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 20:58:32 GMT

@nascarfan

Great advice!

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brandiwine — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:00:09 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
From what I have been reading and seeing speed queen washers are the best they make and last a long time and come with much longer warentys. There just expensive but well worth it.

The only problem is they are so small, unless you buy a commercial size. If you have a family of 4 you would be doing laundry all the time.

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Pooky1 — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:09:10 GMT

You would think speed queen would make bigger size top load washers for people wanting there quality and still be able to wash a big load of laundry. Our be washer is 4.1 cubic feet. Our last washer was 3.2. To go back smaller I would definitely miss the bigger tub.m

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deeva — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:49:08 GMT

I've had very good results with my LG top-load washer and dryer. Both lasted over 10 years.

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gardenman — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:49:58 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
You would think speed queen would make bigger size top load washers for people wanting there quality and still be able to wash a big load of laundry. Our be washer is 4.1 cubic feet. Our last washer was 3.2. To go back smaller I would definitely miss the bigger tub.m

Government efficiency standards can make that difficult, if not impossible. A bigger washer needs a bigger, stronger motor and transmission. Bigger and stronger means less energy efficient. If a device fails to meet government efficiency standards, the maker gets fined $575 for each device sold that fails to meet the standard. This is largely why appliances made in the 1950s and 60s last forever while newer stuff dies in a few years. They didn't care about efficiency as much back then and just wanted to make things that worked.

The engineers designing appliances didn't all get stupid in the last half-century. They're just forced to work in a very narrow margin to meet efficiency standards.

Take away the efficiency standards and give appliance designers more of a blank sheet of paper to work with, and make product longevity and ease of servicing the goals, and you would never have to buy a new appliance again. Every appliance you buy would be able to last a lifetime, or longer. If any part failed, it would be easy to service and replace that part. But companies are forced to meet efficiency standards that require things to be just strong enough. Hopefully. If they fail to meet those standards, they get fined.

At some point, you hope saner people in power will look at this issue and say, "Maybe it's less efficient to have things needing to be replaced every couple of years instead of a less efficient device lasting forty or fifty years."

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Pooky1 — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:36:30 GMT

Gardenman as soon as I read the first linline I new it was you. Because your very technical. I mean that in a good way.