In The Market For A New Washer & Dryer (Best Brand? Top Loader? Front Loader?)

The time has lastly come, and I’m now out there for a brand new washer and dryer. I’ve been researching and trying to find days (and doubtless missed some nice Memorial Day gross sales), however I nonetheless don’t know what I can buy. I’ve learn numerous buyer evaluations on quite a few washer and dryer units, however they didn’t appear to make clear something. What’s the finest model of washer and dryer? And do I desire a high loader or a entrance loader? My head is spinning.

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For the final ten years, I’ve been residing with a really fundamental Kenmore 70 Collection washer and dryer. They appear to be this…

I’ve really used these for for much longer than 10 years. (Not this precise set that I’ve now, however the Kenmore 70 Collection on the whole.) I did just a little googling, and the Kenmore 70 Collection dates again to the 70s. It’s really what I bought once I had my very own condo in my 20s. I offered these once I moved to Turkey, however once I got here again to the States, I remembered loving these a lot that I looked for and acquired one other Kenmore set for my condo. And people adopted me to our new home in Oregon after Matt and I received married.

Then after we moved into this home, I figured that I’d ultimately get a model new washer and dryer, however I made a decision that whereas I waited till I had a pleasant laundry room or laundry space, I’d buy one other Kenmore set simply to carry me over within the meantime. I’m fairly certain I received the set for someplace round $300 or $350.

However the time has come. A number of months in the past, I observed that the underside of the washer was rusting and leaking just a little little bit of water each time I’d do a load of laundry. I by no means actually frightened about it as a result of my washer and dryer are within the sunroom (a time period I exploit very loosely). Do you bear in mind what the sunroom seems to be like? That is what it seemed like after we moved in…

And nothing has modified in the present day besides that the room is stuffed with stuff. I principally use it as a storage room, and it’s the place I’ve my large device chest, cabinets holding paint, polyurethane, and stains, leftover provides from initiatives, additional lumber, giant instruments, and so forth. And after we lastly do get to construct our addition, this room must be torn down first.

The room is floor stage (the remainder of the home is on a pier and beam basis about 18 inches from the bottom), and whoever constructed this room created the ground by placing two layers of heavy plastic instantly on the concrete (which I’m assuming was the unique outside patio) adopted by a layer of particle board, topped with two layers of skinny commercial-style carpet. Each time it rains exhausting, water is available in beneath the again sliding door. So evidently, just a little little bit of water leaking out from the rusted nook of the washer with every load of laundry actually can’t make this room a lot worse than it already is.

However a couple of days in the past, the agitator within the washer stopped working reliably. (I may get it began if I turned it manually for a minute or two). However a few days later, the agitator stopped working utterly, and the water wouldn’t drain out. All of that, together with the rusted and main backside nook, implies that it’s actually not value placing cash in it to repair it. And typically, the dryer decides that it doesn’t wish to warmth up, so it simply blows chilly air. It’s solely carried out that twice within the final 12 months, but it surely’s nonetheless inconvenient.

So right here I’m, for the primary time in my complete life, prepared to purchase a model new washer and dryer. I’ve determined that in spite of everything this time, I don’t wish to purchase extra used home equipment. I would like them to be new. I simply don’t know what sort to purchase.

What I like about top-load washers

1. I’m used to them. I’ve by no means had the rest. And it’s human nature to be drawn to what we’re aware of.
2. In my thoughts, it simply looks like they work higher to get garments clear. I do know that’s most likely not true, however having a bathtub that fills with water and has an agitator in it simply is sensible to me. 😀
3. I all the time surprise in regards to the random eventualities. What if I wish to dye some cloth? Certain, I’ve solely carried out that about thrice within the final 10 years 😀 , however can that even be carried out in a front-load washer? I don’t see how.

So simply evaluating these lists, a front-load washer looks like a greater match for me. However then I’m all the time listening to about the entire additional cleansing that front-loaders require so as to preserve them from smelling musty. Until that drawback with entrance loaders has been fastened over the previous few years, the thought of that doesn’t thrill me within the least.