Whirlpool Calypso GVW9959K Top Load Washer

Pros: Great!
Cons: Not Cheap

I know there are all kinds of review claiming this thing is a disaster. All I can say is it's been great for us, not a single problem. Consumer reports and Consumer Guide both rated it very highly and we concur. It saves water and energy as ...

Pros: Nice to not have the center post, but at cost.
Cons: Final rinse does not get soap residue and lint removed.

Complaints on Calypso washer January 2004 -I have had my machine two months and I have already called the technician. I was sold on this machine by the advertisements and the salesman; I sure wish I had read consumer reports. If you have gotten this ...

Pros: Sleek design, easy to use panel
Cons: It CANNOT wash a King or Queen size comforter...unless it's very flat or flimsy.

We purchased our Calypso 2 yrs ago when buying our new home. At the time the Duet washers had just ...

Pros: fancy and uses "new technology"
Cons: read the review - it leaves clothes dry, stretched, wadded, and greasy.

My Calypso was delivered April 2002. We bought it primarily due to Consumer Reports' high review of this product. Mine failed a few months after it was installed, and has failed twice since then. The biggest problem seems to be that smallish items ...

Pros: Looks nice. Very energy efficient.
Cons: Flawed design. Leaks. Smells. Class action lawsuit. Too many complaints to ignore.

I won't be fooled again. Do not buy this machine!!! My wife and I bought the Calypso by Whirlpool the weekend before Thanksgiving 2004. The old washer that came with the house we recently purchased stopped spinning, and not great to begin with. ...

Pros: That big metal box looks pretty in my laundry room.
Cons: Reuses previous wash water, pump fails quickly due to any sudsing in cycle.

I'm in the same boat as thousands of others. Thought the Whirlpool Calypso innovative design was just fabulous. No agitator. Less Water. Great, right? Wrong, wrong, wrong. My washer continually flashes "LD" (long drain) and cannot complete a cycle. ...

Pros: i wish i could think of one -- I guess that it is paid for.
Cons: streaks, grease spots, tangled and twisted clothes at the end of a cycle, noisy, unreliable

I had a regular whirlpool washing machine for 17 years. Aside from the flaking metal on the paint body and the quirky way I had to hold the controls to make the machine fill up on the rinse cycle, the thing still worked great when i had it hauled off by ...

Pros: Cleans real well. Use of water has dropped. Quiet. Uses considerably less water.
Cons: Concerned if electronics ever go out about the cost of the repair. The Cost.

We have owned our Whirlpool Calypso washer for just about a month now. When we first bought it, we cringed at the cost. I never thought I was going to pay nearly $1000 for a clothes washer when we started looking. After looking at the Maytag front...

Pros: Large capacity, low water/electric/detergent use
Cons: Breaks down, requiring major repair, every four to five months. Do not purchase!

I'm not sure why I paid $1058 for a washing machine. A friend of mine raved about hers, I have a family of three sons and a husband, I was interested in the large capacity/no agitator...I guess I was just curious! Plus the salesman promised me that I ...

Pros: Simple operation, huge capacity
Cons: Excessively wrinkles clothes, darks frequently have residue lines, expensive

We have been married over 30 years and have seven children. As a result, we have had lots of laundry experience.

We own an Asko front loader and wanted a second washing machine. After much research, we purchased a Calypso, unfortunately...

Pros: unknown
Cons: loss of clothing, time,$$$ and patience!!!!!

Worst machine (appliance) ever purchased. The YUGO of washing machines. We bought the hype on this machine and purchased it from Best Buy in Oct. 2003. The machine immediately had problems. It began leaking water from the drain, and underneath within 2 ...

Pros: The clothes do get wet.
Cons: Damages cloths, pump is cheaply designed, bleach spotting.

We purchased a Calypso washer from Sears thinking we were getting a machine that was a big improvement over our old one. WRONG! Since we purchased the machine about 1 year ago we have already had a repair man out to fix it once. Then it began ...

Pros: None
Cons: Very poor design,no lint trap,ties clothes in knots,Spreads dirt to next load.

We bought the machine because it was touted as the latest technology and was supposed to be ecological (less water, etc.) The problem is that the washer does not clean cloths and in fact damages them. It is a fundamental design flaw. Whirlpool settled ...

Pros: Easy on fabrics, easy touchpad controls
Cons: Questionable durability...

We bought this washer in September of 2002. I chose it primarily for the low water consumption, as we have a private water supply and our well had gone very low that fall. At first it took some adjusting to, however I've grown to like the machine. ...

Pros: I have not found a single one
Cons: Great in beginning, but I promise it will be the purchase you will always regret.

My mother purchased this machine 7/2001 for me as a gift, used it for a few months (which was far from being as grand as it was stated to be by the salesman at Sears), transferred with my job, washer ended up in storage for 14 months. Since then I have ...