Whirlpool Calypso GVW9959K Top Load Washer

Pros: Noise, Efficiency, Speed, Selection of Options, Capacity, Cleans great
Cons: Cost

My wife and I purchased the Calypso 6 months ago. We were a little hesitant based on the price and the fact that this is a new machine with no track record, but we went ahead anyway and hoped the 1 year warranty would suffice. So far, we have been...

Pros: It looks nice in my laundry room
Cons: It does not wash your cloths, it ruins them

I have owned this washer since it hit the market 3/01. My husband wears expensive work cloths so I wanted a washer that was going to be gentle and effective. I really wanted a front loader, but after reading the rave reviews in Consumer Reports I ...

Pros: Large capacity. Lots of settings and features.
Cons: Poor durability. High maintenance. High repair costs. Poor part stocking.

Washes great. Gets clothes clean. Lots of features. Uses less water and energy. That was the story for the first 15 months of use. Our Calypso worked great for the first 15 months we had it. Then it started having trouble draining. After the sixteenth ...

Pros: Machine looks very nice, controls are easy to use
Cons: poor washing ability, leaves white soapy spots and black streaks

We purchased our Whirlpool Calypso washing machine in January 2005 and have had nothing but trouble since day one. At first we noticed white soapy lint spots all over our dark clothing. We called the appliance store where we purchased the machine and ...

Pros: None
Cons: Stains clothes, mold grows inside machine, stretches and wrinkles clothes, excessive wear of clothes

I too purchased this machine based on the wonderful write up on it in Consumer Reports. This is the biggest mistake I have ever made in terms of a consumer purchase. From day one, the machine has left random grey streaks on the clothes that are ...

Pros: Not a lot to say, when working it does an adequate, if not outstanding, job.
Cons: Breaks down frequently Problems with lint and pump failure. Parts availability.

I purchased this model of washer because I was told it was among the best available at the time(June 200), and I got a good price on the set of washer and matching dryer. I purchased the 5 year service contract as well which has turned out to be the best ...

Pros: Calypso should be recalled by the manufacturer and replaced with another machine. See my review.
Cons: This machine tangles, mangles and destroys clothes. Poor cleaning. See my review.

This machine does a very poor job of cleaning clothes. It is not energy efficient despite unfounded claims by others. The washing cycles are longer and you end up rewashing unclean or mildewed clothes. It twists, tangles and mangles clothes, shortening ...

Pros: Liked using the easy computer control panel- but that's it!
Cons: pricey, twists and puts holes in clothes, too many to list read my review!

Well this is the first machine I paid over 800.00 for. And it was a BIG mistake. The problems started when I noticed a tiny hole here and there. At first I thought it couldn't be the washer, maybe just my imagination. But then I put a small canvas...

Pros: Does lite-soiled clothes well
Cons: Can stain clothes

After using for about 20 loads the washer will, with fair consistency, create smudgey metallic-like gray stains on white clothing. Upon tearing the machine apart, this smudgey stuff was found inside the large rubber sealing washer at the bottom of the...

Pros: Easy to Fix. Good repair manual inside the front panel.
Cons: It will break

Now: BUY SOMETHING ELSE; I just want to help people repair there washer. It will break. You will get ob (out of balance errors) Ld (long drain) errors and sl (sud lock) errors. I have an FL error (can not empty tank or pump not removing water error) ...

Pros: Cleans whites well, uses less water, efficient, nice controls and dispensers
Cons: Noisy, not as large as claimed, malfunctions too easily, expensive.

I have to admit that we only checked Consumer Reports before purchasing this machine. We should have checked epinions too. On paper this machine looks great, but in real world, everyday use this machine fails. I liked the fact that it uses less ...

Pros: Large capacity
Cons: Machine has had multiple part failures. Whirlpools customer service is extremely poor

In July 2003, we bought a Whirlpool Calypso Washer. This model cost $900 plus tax-top of the line and is also rated #2 by Consumer Reports. On 2/9/04 this machine quit operating. Still under warranty, I contacted Best Buy where it was purchased and a ...

Pros: I looks great in my utility room. I haven't had any problems with the dryer.
Cons: Everything about the Calypso is bad. This was a total waste of money!

After much anticipation of moving into a new home, I bought the brand new Whirlpool Calypso washer and dryer to replace an old conventional Whirlpool washer and dryer. After reading the instructions, it explained that I needed to use the HE (high ...

Pros: when it worked it cleaned clothes decently
Cons: black steaks, bleach streaks, clothes wrinkled, hideous repair history, lawsuit filed & settled

I bought this washer mid 2003. I wanted a front loader, but this style wouldn't fit in my previous tiny laundry room, so I chose the Calypso instead, as it was advertised as a top loader w/the design of a front loader. Also highly rated by Consumer ...

Pros: easy to use dial layout
Cons: doesn't work, incompetent service, mfg does not honor warranty.

The washer stopped working just 2 months after purchased. It keeps stopping at the rinse cycle with the error code "LF" which is meant to indicate a long fill cycle. I've had 3 in-house services from 2 different Whirlpool-recommended service companies...