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What cleans clothes well, with non city water. we have lots of water and it is softened. Tried Cabrio xl and it was always out of balance. Then the whirlpool platinum with impeller, top load also. It does not clean at all, and broke down. Any suggestions? I see they are bring the agitators back into the to loads, with option to add more water. Im open to front or top load, just need to really get clean clothes.

Hello I am a guy in the country and have, (trust me) dirty and greasy clothes. Also had softened water but softner is not working now. I had.... still do have but needs repairing an LG front load it is over 10 years old and in my opinion did a very good job on farm clothes. I just bought yesterday a top load Amana with agitator I did a couple loads and works well. Only concern so far is I read the reviews on this machine and they do not look good. A lot of people would not go front load but I had good luck with it. Hope this helps.

We are on the Carberry aquifer and I have had my Frigidaire front load for almost 10 years with no issues whatsoever (hope I haven't just jinxed that). So would have no worries in buying the same again.

I live in town but am also looking for a new washer. The sales person said that the only difference to in town and out of town is how often you should run the "clean with affresh" cycle. He said in Brandon every 3 months and out of town every month to help keep residue and build up from extra minerals and soap etc. Maytag has 2 that I like the look of. 1 with an agitator and 1 without and I just cant decide which I want to go to. My Whirlpool Cabrio (no agitator) only lasted 6 years.

Needed a new washer. Whirlpool dryer was only 5 years old so stuck with top load & bought Model WTW4616, top load but with agitator. Only features I miss are signal/sound when cycle finishes and soak cycle. Get a soak by stopping the washer:just not as convenient. Saw a GE model that was similar. Our repairman told us to make sure to get a model with an agitator. I really like the hand-wash cycle on this: can wash lingerie & good blouses, etc. Only had since January so don't know how long it will last but like it so far.

(Posted above re bought Whirlpool top-load)  
I should say that we are on a well, near Brandon.

If your water makes much difference. Brandon water has a ton of sediment in it, just like well water can. It's obvious due to frequency we have to change the water filters, as well as when we refill the hot tub, we have to run a sediment remover through the fresh water -it's gross.  
 
That said, washers in general are absolute garbage right now. I had an Amana top load with the old style agitator through 15 years and two moves and it was great. Same thing with our dishwasher. Since they both died a few years back I have been through three clothes washers and four dishwashers. We have bought cheapest, and we have bought the best and every time the salespeople here convince you it's great. I read all the reviews first too, and I think it is just our crappy water system coupled with cheaply made products that makes them all not worth much anymore.  
 
I am glad someone here mentioned they are starting to make washers with old water and agitator systems again. These newer eStar ones are a joke. Clothes (and dishes) just don't come clean. They don't use enough water to even soak through sometimes. I even went to a top load for my latest washer and still all my towels come out musty smelling unless I use the deep water, hot cycle with bleach. Not to mention it is constantly out of level so if I try to do a heavier quilt or something (like this may tag washer I have now says it is do good for) it won't spin out properly and I have to rerun it multiple times to get the water out.  
 
Not sure how it is environmentally friendly when you have to use the max cycles to get the clothes clean.  
 
Maybe consider a commercial set? They are made with no bells or whistles but for durability and heavy duty. I'm saving up so I can get a better set next time.

Check with some of the appliance repair places. They might be able to give advise on some of the problem ones that they are making a lot of repairs on. Wish we had done this when we bought last dishwasher.  
 
When we went to get an element for our stove we told the repairman that we were extremely disappointed in our dishwasher that spouse paid $1300 for which is a p.o.s.. It used to be a reputable brand. We had 2 before of this brand that each had lasted over 20 years. This one will never make 5.  
 
Repair man's reply was that he will not even go out and repair this brand anymore that they are that bad. Beyond being able to fix, their parts are too expensive and cheaper to buy new than repair.  
 
Edited by oldcowgirl, 2017-06-26 08:55:05