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HE top loading washer--Help!

petepetey — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:21:07 GMT

I have a maytag top loading washer HE, that I got about 6 months ago.

I HATE it.

Most of the time when washing clothes some of them come out of the washer with spots

that no water touched, still dry. I laugh and think next time perhaps that spot will be washed.

Do you use the bulky/towel/sheet setting so it uses deep water?

What is your secret to make all of the clothes get wet when being washed.

I wish like crazy we had spent the money to repair the old one that the repair guy said

wasn't worth fixing.

Re: HE top loading washer--Help!

qualitygal — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:26:23 GMT

we got rid of ours

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brandiwine — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:31:27 GMT

Maybe you should contact the manufacturer. Perhaps they have an idea. Maybe the electronics aren't sensing the weight of your loads and letting enough water in. Good luck.

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MissMaggieMoo — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:33:22 GMT

I just bought a Maytag with the deep fill option on it and a full agitator. I really like it. I've had it for about a month now. When it is first filling with water, the tub actually spins very slowly so the water pouring in really saturates the clothing. Then as it starts to agitate, it is still filling with water. I think this really helps get the clothes fully saturated and of course clean.

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redheadmimi — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:33:58 GMT

Have a Maytag HE toploading washer too-had it for about 4 years and LOVE it.

Always use the normal cycle or the colors cycle- Never had an issue-would suggest you get in touch with the dealer or manufacturer as this sounds like a "lemon" kind of issue.

Good luck.

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GraceLady — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:35:22 GMT

I have a Samsung top load and I love it. It is top rated with Consumer Reports. I have never had any problems, and my loads come out very clean. Maybe the washer needs to be checked to see if the water level is correct for each load. Mine is automatic. Your washer should still be under warranty.

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Pook — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:54:17 GMT

@petepetey I have a Maytag and I always use the deep water wash function for anything but delicates and very small loads.

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kitcat51 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:13:17 GMT

I've been there...you need to use the setting with the highest water amount with every load & hope for the best because an additional problem is that the agitation doesn't draw the items being cleaned from the top of the tub to the bottom & backup, they basically stay in the same place. I couldn't wait to get rid of my HE washer & found a small appliance store with an owner who gets it so now I have a washer that fills the tub with water, the lid opens when running, has a center agitator, has dials & it cleans! I'm happy. The owner only recommends 1 Maytag washer & no longer recommends Speed Queen...there are lots of awful washers to choose from, sorry OP you got stuck with one. Good Luck.

Re: HE top loading washer--Help!

jackthebear — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:05:56 GMT

@petepetey wrote:
I have a maytag top loading washer HE, that I got about 6 months ago.

I HATE it.

Most of the time when washing clothes some of them come out of the washer with spots
that no water touched, still dry. I laugh and think next time perhaps that spot will be washed.

Do you use the bulky/towel/sheet setting so it uses deep water?

What is your secret to make all of the clothes get wet when being washed.

I wish like crazy we had spent the money to repair the old one that the repair guy said
wasn't worth fixing.

leave on deep water all the time?

Re: HE top loading washer--Help!

DiAnne — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:45:06 GMT

When I had to purchase a new washer several years ago I looked at the Consumer Report buying guide. It did not recommend top load HE washers for getting clothes clean. The only HE washers they recommended at that time were front loaders.

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Flatbush — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:55:41 GMT

I also have the top loader Maytag and I am sorry I did not repair my last washing machine. I use the "bulky" for most of my washes. When I use the gentle cycle I add extra buckets of water to the wash. That seems to help even tho it is a real pain. Whoever designed these machines did not use them. I can barely reach in the bottom of the machine to get the wash out. I am too short at 5'3.

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Pooky1 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:08:02 GMT

i have an he washer. the book tell you dry spots happen from the very high spin speed. my washer had a glass window and i watched it run entire cycles many times. my wife told me im nuts for watching it but clothes do circulate up in center work there way to tub and go down into wash water and come back up in center of washer.

not trying to give you a hard time. just saying what i saw watching it.

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viva923 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:31:51 GMT

I don't own a top HE washer,

I went to a front load HE washer and love it.

Once I got use to how much soap to use. usually 1 TBSPoon + 1 tspoon of liquid laundry he soap for a load of clothes it is great, gets my clothes clean and all gets washed. my electric bill was lowered when i went from a regular washer to HE washer, i can wash in warm water again. when I washed with warm water in old washer my electric bill shot up high. it filled to top of washer with water, but it was lousy rinser washer, 1 minute rinser cycle had so much suds residue in my clothes it was horrible.

I was looking at the maytag HE top loader before I settled on my front loader. glad I didn't get that HE maytag, just something was nagging me not to purchase that machine.