Congrats! Were you machineless prior or is this an upgrade?

is that a vertical drum with no center thingy?

Top loader, interesting choice. I didn't know they still made those.

Did you go for that because of space constraints in regards to a door?

Not OP, but less maintenance because fewer parts. Easier to unload for tall people. I have a hard time bending over, and squatting down to reach into the back of the dryer. Bending over to reach into the washer is easier.

Some have no agitator.

I know. makes me so jelly.

I've got a similar space and have been considering ripping the shelf out, doing stacked appliances, and then like... different shelves that are easier to reach.

Shiny.

Top loaders:

A. Tend to last longer.

B. Have less mechanical issues.

C. Able to handle larger loads (like quilts).

D. Cheaper to repair if needed.

E. MOST IMPORTANTLY: They drain completely so every load doesn't smell like shit.

You can watch the wash through the door??

WANT

It comes in and out. I have it off right now doing some linens. And OMG I feel so damn cool doing it! Then I will put it back in for normal laundry

Knife sharp man

Machineless for about two weeks.

Ours gave up the ghost. The house came with them and they lasted three years.

It was so cool. There's a toilet directly in front of it, too. So sometimes when I take a shit, I get done and then stand up and look at the clothes getting washed.

He's gonna miss that fresh mildew smell

Got that vacuum attachment for the dryer lint trap yet?

I've had a washing machine just like that one. Absolutely loved it. My wife also loved doing large loads of laundry. I recommend buying replacement suspension rods for your model. It's very common for them to break, and it always happens at the worst possible time. But after you've spent an hour replacing one, the next one can be swapped in 5mins.

Very cool, very 70s

My whirlpool series 80 has 20 years and still cleans clothes just fine. The drain pump has been replaced twice (year five and year 15 maybe?) and the teeth in the agitator around year 19. May you get as many years out of yours as I have out of mine, and then some.

Yah, I'm going to dispute C. I had toploaders all my life and then got a front. Now I can get sleeping bags and comforters in it whereas the top loader would just tear them up if I dared to put them in.

And honestly, the rest of your issues haven't seemed to have cropped up in the ten years I've had my front loader. But you may be right statistically. And if you leave the door open between loads, front loaders smell fine.

I've had bad experience with whirlpool. Hopefully they go well for you though

Oh my fucking god I'm so glad "goddamn" was censored!....

I'm just here to figure out what that word was even supposed to be

So I'm not the only on sitting on my bathroom floor watching the front-loading washing machine do its thing through the window. I find it mesmerizing and oddly meditative.

I do my laundry in the communal basement laundry room which has 3 washers. I despise the front loader that keeps getting stuck, so I use the top loaders, but I like watching other people's laundry slosh around. So I love the idea of a see-through top loader.

E. Keep the door open on front loaders so it doesn't seal the moisture in and allow mould to grow.

Goassmn

Don't you mean "feel so d*** cool" 😮😒

I don't see any babies on that picture -- did you put them in the dryer already?

HA. Fuck I forgot censor myself. Shit.

This was the answer. I have no problem saying GODDAMN.

But that word you said, that word pisses me off

What have they done to you? We have a two year protection plan with my best buy card, we will see. Maybe they will break the repair man will just shit in it.

Are they an easy fix?

I somehow did not know that was a thing. I will get one because thats a good thing to have!

That’s why you get a washtower. Machines are comfortable height, pull put shelves for your laundry basket and lots of extra storage space

Not sure about them but I've an anecdote:

A few years back they had a batch of bad boards for washers across all their brands. Any of the cheaper/lower end models with the simple dial and five (or six?) green LED lights to indicate the current cycle. Specifically it was a bad pressure sensor for detecting fill level. It'd fail and then the washer would run the pump non-stop trying to expel water that wasn't there. Some folks ended up with burnt out pumps on top of the bad board as a result.

Our Amana failed in under a year. Whirlpool eventually put out a service bulletin about it and replacement boards would be provided free if a tech found them to be needed. The boards were backordered unobtanium and cost nearly the price of the washer so that DIY route was closed. It also meant techs probably wouldn't have new boards on their vans, so two service calls guaranteed. If I recall, the TSB didn't waive call-out/labor so once again we'd be looking at over half the cost of the machine even without paying for the board. I was livid.

Eventually I found a few YouTube repair videos, almost all of which pointed to someone who'd made a side gig out of the fiasco by hocking new sensors for $25 a pop. Guess they were the quickest and became the de facto source. So I ordered one, some wick and wire, and picked up my iron for the first time in years. It was ugly but the washer has been working ever since, no thanks to Whirlpool.

Yes. The drum has 4 rods with springs built in around it so a slightly imballanced load spins they catch and correct the weight. On my model you just compressed the spring and popped the rod into place. But the springs would occationally explode, or the rod would bend. If you notice the drum leaning one way or making funny noises, that's likely the problem.

The tough part on mine was figuring out how to open the top. It hinged up like a trash can, but you had to muscle it a bit and it was new and I didn't want to break it, so it took longer to open than it should have the first time.

There's a ton of youtube videos walking you through it step by step.

Don't get them mixed up.

I hope you got the extended warranty. Whirlpools are known to only last two or so years...

But, yes, those are quite nice.

Gorram. It's gorram.

i can’t imagine what in the fuck christ i would have had to do if the word goddamn cam up in my scroll fest

This is posted in the wrong community.

Posts should be about your own dull, lived experience.

til. I had no idea there was a convertable option. im actually going to tell my wife about this just after typing back because I think she is going to be as jazzed as I am.

you can get top loaders with no central agitator

Hmm, that's changed, probably for the reason I didn't like them. Any that I ever had you couldn't. Good to know.

Why would you censor Goddam

Like Goddam man what in the goddam, just don't use the goddam word if you needed to goddam censor it.

This is the height of my existence, though

Vertical-drum washing machine? In 2026? You're gonna waste so much water... There are top loaders with a horizontal drum with its own doors, if space in front is a concern

Nice I hope they work great for a long time! I tried an HE top load like this once and it worked for pillows great, where my front load washer couldn't get the balance right to spin them dry. My washer also tangles long sleeves and pant legs which I don't like. My trusty old Kenmore/Whirlpool dryer with woodgrain is this same style with the hamper door and top lint trap. I'll get the same again if I need a new one. Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, and Amana are part of Whirlpool too if others are shopping around.

Any reason for this model in particular? We're looking for a new washer and trying to pick a mid range model is frustrating. We can't drop 1-2k on a speed queen but I still want us to get something decent.