Actually maytag started making crap and they had so many Civil lawsuits against them they filed bankruptcy and couldnt recover so whirlpool bought the name. Whirlpool and maytag use to be the best but democratic politicians got their hands in on it and ruined them. Thank Obama for the scrap yards getting so full . FACTS !!!!!
I worked on washers and dyers for the Air Force for years. We always had Whirlpool for 25 years. The old style with agitator and mechanical timers were fantastic. 15 people in one building using 2 machines for 10 + years. 350 dollars a copy. Good deal.
When I used to live in the dorms (Air Force) in Japan, we had the front loaders and they took an absolute beating. Smelled awful too. At one point we had one or two working washers for the entire building.
@@wilneal8015 hey as I kid, 8year old, did the family laundry ,no issues loved that washer!! Was more mature at that age , fixing lawn mower s making market gardens to sell vegetables compared to today youths... Just saying..
Speed queen hands down Edit: we had our speed queen for about 19 years and we used to wash 10x10 rugs in it... so it wasn't only washing clothes.. it never had a repair ever
I worked in the appliance industry, if you actually load the washer with the correct size of laundry it's amazing your clothes get clean, overloading is the number one reason for repairs, and your clothes didn't get clean
You may have worked in the industry but clearly never sold them. Anyone who has sold them like me knows which ones come back over and over and in my experience the cheap whirlpools were majority of it
@@dylanclay2741 I started in the market around 81 and still participative , I worked for one of the largest companies in mid Florida, and still involved, the single biggest factor in how long laundry machines last is how they are loaded that's straight from warranty service. You know I've spent years dealing with warranty with all of the manufacturers including air conditioning systems. Yeah I know certain machines are junk but the owner I worked for refused to sell them after it became a problem so I didn't sell them either that's all brands all machines
I just returned a new Maytag top loader with agitator back to Costco thankfully was within the 90 day money back guarantee. The bulky setting took 25 minutes to sense and fill and 4 minutes to wash/agitate Same with delicates and quick cycle. Did not rinse properly either. The newer models are also so noisy
I have a generic GE front loading washer and dryer. Bought it in 2004 and it works well. Don't need all electronic mess just a mechanical timer and a variable motor controller and that's it. Thank you and come again.
I had a washer with no agitator. It also didn't spin well. Other features: saved water! Took hours thinking, just sitting there thinking. Hopefully no longer made.
They are every other old washer ever. just priced at a high point to catch your interest and think its quality. My $700 impeller samsung has been going 6 years, havent even matinenced it and overload it almost every time. Never stinks or keeps old water in it either. and No agitator to catch a bunch of gross gunk. Speed queen wants $1400 for their junk!@@jstar1000
Samsung was always the best appliance for making money and deserve the top spot in the landfill. My cabrios lasted about 14 years, drain pump (x2), relay (most replace control board) and suspension. They were gifted away and are still running as they started to rust out. I love my speed queen set and will probably have them for the next 20 years. Maintenance is the key.
Older machines > newer machines. Samsung's quality ain't what it used to be. EDIT: also, besides Speed Queens, LGs are the best mainstream washer/dryers right now.
@Adandoned-Channel205Ive had to take my Samsung washer apart multiple times to replace stuff and fix spraying hoses that rubber through. The this is about 10 years old so I'm expecting a big failure soon. I will say it hasn't cost a lot to fix and we have run thousands of loads through it for a family of 6.
As someone that owned Maytag, Whirlpool and Speed Queen I can attest to Speed Queens durability and ability to get clothes washed. The build quality isn’t in these other brands.
80 series kenmore 22 yrs replaced transmission once - bypassed the lid switch a few year back This year replaced those agitator dogs and flushed out all the hoses Its back and working great Me and my husband did the work ourselves only cost us 4.00 dollars for the dogs The only down fall is - its not made for blankets or comforters
Ooooohhhhhhh! Smack! I just followed you because you know what is sh xx. I thought Whirlpool had good reputation! G ping to keep watching because I need a new set plus kitchen appliances. Go after electric ranges next!
I just want a wringer washer. I can soak in it, wash for an hour if I want, drain and rinse for an hour. Use the mangle to squish the water out, no more e-boards to go out, no more plastic parts.
I like my Minute Wash wringer washer, but I only use her in emergencies. Now is one of those emergencies because our regular washing machine died on Saturday. Whilst I am not crying, my piggy bank sure is 😭. My wringer washer is mostly a decoration. She's a pretty machine with white drum and a creamy coloured lid with red trim. She's a beauty! But I don't like to use her because I don't like the wringers.
I bought my first washer in 1993 for $325.00. It had hot, warm, cold, regular, and delicate settings. maintained it, kept it clean. It lasted until I moved in 2020. I gave it away, working 100% and the saddest day of my appliance life. I bought a basic dryer for $290.00 a year later. He went with his sister. Best money ever spent. These new fangled washers and dryers are a headache and don't clean. They look really cool, though, but just get a basic good brand name, maintain them, and compliment their work, and they will last for 20 years plus. True story!
I'm telling u..I wish I came on here before buying one couple days ago..had an older one that still works fine but it stopped spinning out the water know what the problem is and im gonna fix it Caz thus new one not washing at all
Had a 17yr old whirlpool series 80 Super Capacity Plus and matching electric dryer. Kept replacing $10-30 worth of parts until the frame rusted out and it was spilling water down the backside. Switched to Speed Queen matching set hoping to get the same years out of them knowing it ain’t gonna happen with all the other crap out there.
I bought a pair of Speed queen plain Janes twenty years ago and all i've ever done is replace a start switch on the dryer. If I ever have to replace them I will go back to speed queens again.
Thank you so much for the information. I have an old-school washing machine is 30 years old it's still works, it's an old heavy-duty GE. Now I know what to replace it with thank you
I have the one in the middle, purchased in 2014. Still going strong. No repairs. It's quiet, uses little water, and absolutely gets the clothes clean the first time. My parents have had more than one old school washer that never made it as long as the Cabrio.
@@jreedishereYou either got lucky or you don't do a lot of laundry. My friend had this set and they had to replace the tub bearing e times and the control board once. The dryer they had to replace the control board 3 times.
We had Roper brand in our army barracks those machines are awesome. We would wash everything in them and never broke down. I think they were part of whirlpool brand
Maytag went bankrupt in the early 2000s and sold the name so if you buy a Maytag its not a real Maytag. Just like Schwinn and many other old great American names of companies that no longer are the original company.
My 24-year-old Kenmore 90 series washer & dryer is still going strong. One month ago, I did my first repair on my washer and replaced the broken coupler between the motor and transmission. $6.
7 years and my cabrio is still running strong. Select the deep water cycle and we have no problems with clothes not being clean. The only issue I've had is my wife forgetting bobby pins and then they get stuck in the drain pump. I just romeve them and it keeps purring.
I had one of these (it came with the house because the seller didn't want to drag it back up the stairs, same reason it stayed with the house when I sold it). Aside from a failed bearing, it wasn't a bad washer. Now, you do need to load things like towels, sheets, and blankets a bit differently than if there's a center agitator. It's a better choice if you're an office worker than if you're doing something that leaves your clothes heavily soiled.
The old ones were the best! I just got an Electrolux and I am very disappointed/ frustrated with it… does not use enough water. Need to change for another one but don’t know what to get. Not sure if the new Kenmore is good as the old ones.🙄
@@teresinhafranco7131 I read that speed Queen makes an upright washer that's very good quality. I'm going to check them out, as my old Kenmore is 35 years old ( still working great)
I don’t know why they still bother with top loaders in the US. You can’t really make a top loader efficient, they just aren’t, the way a top loader is designed to work is having the clothes full submerged, so the agitator can move them through the water, they are, what they are. I say, just make a proper one or don’t bother. Even front loaders are not as good as they used to be, back in the 60s,70s,80s and 90s. It’s all digital, wifi enabled and water saving now. It doesn’t increase the efficiency though because you end up having to do more, smaller loads to get anything clean because they use that little water (both versions of machine) in these new machines. Front loaders have always been better at cleaning clothes, especially with stains and because their drum didn’t fill all the way up meant that they could use a built in heater, to heat the water to a number of different temperatures to suit the laundry and for sanitation in some cases, which could be done in an acceptable amount of time. But regarding top loaders, they don’t work properly trying to make them more efficient because they just aren’t. Has to be a proper one, to clean clothes properly, if you’re gonna buy top load.
I have a small stacked GE washer/dryer that I’ve had for almost 13 yrs, since I moved into this condo. It could have been her for 30+ yrs before I moved in, idk. It looks pretty old but still runs great!
My Maytag Bravos (the carbon of the Whirlpool), had to replace the computer chip for the water temperature and some other repair, both repairs over $300. Never again.😢
When I purchased my house in 2008 (a few months before the market crashed) the builder through in a GE front loader washer and dryer with the deal. Since that time I have used exactly ONE wash cycle out of all of the options provided. I just want a washer to wash my clothes, Rinse my clothes and spin my clothes. Do they make those sorts of washers?
I did bought a GE and after three weeks the computer got crazy and self destruct the entire machine and my laundry room. This new machines are dangerous no joke it was a top loader.
I have the Whirlpool non vended commercial washer model # CAE2795FQ and I can tell you it washes as good as any traditional washer because it has a real agitator and fills the tub and it's quick with cycle times like the old school machines. Very basic but works very well with the necessary cycles and water temps. It's a great machine. I've been happy with it since December 2022.
Bearings had to be replaced in mine every 2 years and I needed to buy special tools to do it. Bought a GE 5 years ago at half the price - it gets used a LOT more and not one issue
Lol 😂this shitt cracks me up i bought a used whirlpool like this for $10 , spent $45 and replaced suspension rods , and only other part was a $40 drain pump used it for 5yrs till house burnt due to unrelated reasons
Funny looking at these top loaders that are common in the states I guess where copious amounts of water usage is no problem... Here in the Netherlands we only have front loaders that only use a fraction of the amount of water...
Okay. What is the best washer that actually cleans and last long. Understand the jenarke question answer you gave. I'm following you sir. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
In India we don't have an agitator washing machine, one brand that offers a more similar kind of agitator that is a whirlpool. The USA has the best washing machines in the world, considering the price of Indian top loads also offers reliability top loads like you may get it for 200-240 bucks In 7.5 kg, upto 9kg respectively
I had a newer one of those Whirlpool washers. If loaded correctly. IF. It would do a much better job cleaning clothes than the direct drive agitator unit it replaced. You had to spend time figuring out the optimal settings for every kind of load. It was painfully slow to fill, painfully slow to balance, and made all the lights flicker as the impeller started and stopped. After just over 2 years the lock mechanism broke. Constantly sending power to that busted lock mechanism to try and get it to work subsequently fried the control board. It did have a detergent dispenser which was nice...kind of...until you needed to use some other detergent (e.g. Woolite on delicate items). Then you had to remember to not only disable the dispenser, but then re-enable it for the next normal load. More trouble than it was worth!
Nobody in the history of the world has ever asked what the best washer is to replace parts on or to take to the scrap yard. I’m really interested in your response so what’s the best washer when it comes to reliability and getting the job done?
GE Commercial brand. Next would be Speed Queen. Both are not normally found in larger appliance places like Lowes, etc.; but they're the best working machines as far as cleaning the clothes. Otherwise, look for any older-model (even if 2nd-hand) that has a full-size agitator in it. They will also usually have a much better suspension system - not the rods; but the ... I call it the milk stool because it has three legs and is bolted to the chassis of the machine. They also have less of the computer boards in them that are almost guaranteed to be a mess in a very short time.
