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RealLifeMama · 08-09-2022, 12:22 PM

I love, love, love my washing machine. It is a front loader. It is 11 years old, and it was a Whirlpool duet, but it was not the duet that was in most stores 11 years ago. They had different models, and the "normal" one that was high capacity front loader was a model number that started with 95. There was also a 96, and a 97, and we got the 97, which had features the others did not. So, when I heard people say "I have a Whirlpool Duet I hate it" it was not my washer. I have been kicking and screaming about getting a new one, because all I ever hear from people is about how much they hate their front loader. But, I love mine and always have. When we bought it, they said we'd get about 8 years out of it. It has done about 20+ loads a week for 10 years, with no "stank", so I think it has done really well.

DH has MacGyvered it all he can, and we are just going to have to get a new one.
We use my MIL's Kenore Elite in our basement, which I think is an LG, and I do not like it. It smells. It does not clean as well. It does not have the automatic detergent dispenser. It says it has a "stay fresh" option, but it does not blow a fan and tumble like our washer. It just tumbles. So, I can't put a load of clothes in before bed and take them out in the morning without them smelling. It does have some sort of smart option, but I don't need that.

Does anyone here have a front loader that is still available for purchase they actually like? Specific, because like I said, there were at least three "Whirlpool duet high capacity" models available when we bought ours.

08-09-2022, 12:22 PM	#1
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,256	Front Loading Washing Machines- Need a new one I love, love, love my washing machine. It is a front loader. It is 11 years old, and it was a Whirlpool duet, but it was not the duet that was in most stores 11 years ago. They had different models, and the "normal" one that was high capacity front loader was a model number that started with 95. There was also a 96, and a 97, and we got the 97, which had features the others did not. So, when I heard people say "I have a Whirlpool Duet I hate it" it was not my washer. I have been kicking and screaming about getting a new one, because all I ever hear from people is about how much they hate their front loader. But, I love mine and always have. When we bought it, they said we'd get about 8 years out of it. It has done about 20+ loads a week for 10 years, with no "stank", so I think it has done really well. DH has MacGyvered it all he can, and we are just going to have to get a new one. We use my MIL's Kenore Elite in our basement, which I think is an LG, and I do not like it. It smells. It does not clean as well. It does not have the automatic detergent dispenser. It says it has a "stay fresh" option, but it does not blow a fan and tumble like our washer. It just tumbles. So, I can't put a load of clothes in before bed and take them out in the morning without them smelling. It does have some sort of smart option, but I don't need that. Does anyone here have a front loader that is still available for purchase they actually like? Specific, because like I said, there were at least three "Whirlpool duet high capacity" models available when we bought ours. __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

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