Princess of Tides
Apr 26 '00
I recently made a spur of the moment washing machine purchase because our 13 year old machine died. I walked up and down the rows of shiny white machines many times, the first time for first impressions, after that taking notes for ID purposes. Look at capacity, cycle choices, water level choices, speeds for both wash and spin cycles, price, and energy use, in that order.
Capacity: I was looking for a large capacity tub, and ended up with a SUPER capacity. It holds 12 large bath towels, as opposed to 8 in my old large capacity.
Cycle choices: Most had similar cycles, the differences were in the complexity of the knobs or buttons. I prefer a push/pull knob with time choices within the different cycles (delicates, regular, soak/prewash, permanent press). Some had knobs with too many words and no time selections.
Water level: Infinite water level choice is the best, but a Large/Medium/Small would do. The washer I chose had the other features I wanted, and fortunately had infinite water level, too.
Speeds: Normal and slow/gentle speeds for both wash and spin are a necessity.
Price: This, of course, may be your most important item. It is important to me, too, but there were several washers within a price range. The really cheap ones didn't have any features beyond some water temperature and level choices.
Energy use: I wish I could afford to make this a more important element in my appliance choices, but that just isn't realistic.
Summary: I was surprised by the choices, even within brands, and pleased by the improvements made over the last decade. My new washer's spin cycle is quieter than the wash cycle! And that is pretty darn quiet.
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Epinions.com ID:
Shishijoy
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Member: Shirley Darby
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Reviews written: 4
Trusted by: 1 member
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