What's your washer and dryer (electric) and brand

Just got approved for some credit at Home Depot and Mrs n I are on the market for a washer (top load) and dryer (electric) , what you guys n gals have and what size and whats a good brand ?

 

We have had good with Electrolux products.

 

Whirlpool, get that biggest ones that will fit. I bought mine from Costco because they extend the warranty on appliances to 4 years if you use their credit card

 

Whirlpool has been great for us. Going on ten years. Only problem I had was when my mother in law stuffed a bunch of new towels in the dryer with a dirty lint screen and blew the thermal fuse. Easy fix.

 

Recently got an LG High capacity topload washer, seems to do really good, will be getting the matching dryer soon. Our washer loads are now bigger than the older dryer can handle.
Get the higher capacity models for sure, wouldn't worry about all the bells and whistles. Also get a washer that has the higher spin rates, will reduce drying time.

Maytag was having a bad run, may want to avoid. Bought by whirlpool a while back, not the same company anymore.

If gas is available in your house, seriously consider going with gas, lots of electric bill savings to be had.

 

Whirlpool washer 16 years old...lid switch replaced for around $15

Roper dryer 12 years old bought used not a single problem.

If I need another I will buy used again. I'm not buying anything with computer circuit boards.

Oh.. bought the washer used too.

 

Was thinking Maytag, great deal they have at HD now, didn't know bought by whirpool

 

Family was always big on Maytag. About 10-12 years ago bought a new set. The washer's main seal went out about 3.5 years later. 6 months out of warranty. repair was 2/3 price of new. cut losses at the time. Actually still have the dryer. Bad experience for me, was hearing common at the time. Maybe they are better now.

 

We have Samsung

 

Thx for info, thinking of signing up on Consumer Reports n see ratings

 

How long, big, any troubles?

 

Any issues?

 

Thx

 

On our second set. We had the front loader for about 6 years. It started to smell like mildew. We found out later that this was an issue with the older models.
Set 2 is a top loader. We really like it. Big, deep and they no longer have that agitator in the middle. And very quiet.
Hers a picture, the dryer matches.

 

Sorry we have had this set for about 3 months.

 

Oh I forgot, it's kind of like an MGM. If you like that kind of thing!?

 

Here we go! His wheels are spinning!

 

I think we got ours in June or July.

 

None so far, I have 2 little kids so we do laundry almost daily

 

Kind of the same thing for us, 10% for DV and 6 or 12 months same as cash. At Lowe's.

 

whirlpool set from costco. had them for over a year. so far so good. black chrome ish with pedestals

 

We have an LG washer/dryer pair (top load washer) that we got from Costco and love them! Costco had better pricing and comes with an extra year of the manufacturer's warranty, plus an extra two years if you use the Costco credit card.

Anyway, the washer is much quieter than our old front loader. Our laundry room is on the top floor of our house and the old front loader would practically shake the whole house, but we barely notice the new LG. Haven't had any issues in the 1.5 years we've had them.

 

We were doing two+ loads a day. Two adults and two teens. We were going through a washer about every 14 to 18 months. They were just out of warranty. Bastards.
On a recommendation by a couple of friends that didn't know each other, they both said Speed Queen.
After researching the company, brand, and that their consumer washers last 20 years and that most any and every laundromat uses Speed Queen commercial products, we were sold.

You won't be impressed by the lack of features. You won't be impressed by the lack of the fashionable and trendy look. You'll be appalled that they aren't fancy schmancy. You won't like it that the big box stores such as Home Depot, Lowes, and Best Buy don't sell them. I mean, who wants two plain white boxes that only washes and drys clothes?
Do they cost the same as a fancy ass Samsung set? Yep, probably a bit more. We paid $1800 for the Speed Queen set.
Will the Samsung set last 20 years? Nope.

The Speed Queen set that we bought has a 5 year standard warranty. Try to get a five year warranty out of one of those fancy brands. You won't.

We walked into a small appliance store in Ft Worth (Oliver Dyer's Appliance) and told them that we wanted a washer and dryer that lasts. The salesman that had sold appliances for 30+ years walked us right over to a Speed Queen set.
While we were purchasing, I asked the gentleman why they had that single set of Samsungs. He said, "That's what people want. They want a show piece. Not something that does what it says."
https://www.speedqueen.com/

Don't get a front loader of any brand. You'll learn if you do.

You bought a Tundra because of its reliability. Buy a washer and dryer for that same reason as well.

 

Yep. Most Speed Queen owners never have a problem with their set until well into the 15+ years of ownership... Not even a belt replacement! That's the consumer line, not even the commercial line. And if you need to do work, it's easy to do yourself. Simple equipment with quality parts.
It's a ton of money to drop on a washer and dryer. But if they are going to last 15 years or more, what's $100 or less a year investment?