Washing Machine Buying Guide | Consumer Reports
Washing Machine Buying Guide | Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports breaks down the different types of washing machines, from HE top-loaders and front loaders to laundry centers and combination units, to help you choose the best one for your home.
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Whew! Far too many options for my small brain. My pet peeve with washing machine reports is that they speak of laundry in terms of pounds. Who has a scale to weigh their laundry? And who would want to do that each time? I suppose a digital built-in one is a very good idea but I am sure it raises the cost. I wonder if but also do suppose the pre-sensor gadget on the newer models serves the purpose of at least to determining how much water the machine will use.
good
Front loader washing machines stink.
Speed Queen TC series. Only good machine on the market, period.
Thanks for the video =)
Dontvever buy any appliance made by bosch
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: I purchased a front loader manufactured by LG in late june. In july the front seal developed cracks. LG has not honored it´s waranty in more than 3 weeks of being notified. CONSUMER BEWARE!
Whirlpool top load elite 7kg washing machine giving problems frequently and is very worst machine, before I used ifb front load machine for 17 years without problems
Get a speed queen top loader it’s the best
I don’t trust this
Which brand is the best????
Consumer reports has lost so much credibility for me. They give a washer higher marks (47 points higher) just because it came in a dark color? What kinda bs is that.
Consumer Report you lost credibility really fast over the recent years precisely because of your evaluations of these new HE washing machines vs old school ones. NOBODY cares if their washing maching is a little "noisy". We want it to wash our clothes. Thats it. The recent HE machines you are giving "high scores overall" are silent, got great options and ease of use but are useless at cleaning clothings. The people see throught that game and are fed up with this bs.
This review seems so biased towards high-priced front loaders. Waste of time.
I m in the uk but Out of all the 3 types of washes I would have a top loader with agitator. I do not give a dam about bills the He machines especially the top loaders would not clean your clothes properly I could not imagine putting a big duvet in it. Yes Your clothes will spend more time in the tumble dryer and it will be more expensive to run. But the agitators clean the clothes properly and aggressively which means it probably forces stains out Much better than just pouring 500 ml into a tub and making a motor at the bottom go back and forward
I am a appliance repairman and consumer reports is full of shiite
consumer reports lives in fantasy land all their choices are terrible in last ten years i want a clothes washer that cleans clothes best in shortest time. with my choice of water level and temp manually. I don’t want any electronics or energy saver features they ruin washers
When I do my laundry in my top load washer, I will start the machine with an empty tub first , let the machine fill up with water, add detergent and let it mix thoroughly before adding the clothes in to continue the whole wash and rinse and spin cycle, I do this to prevent detergent bleaching my dark colored work pants or leaving detergent burnt marks on my clothes.
Can Consumer reports do a study on adding detergent powder and liquids on top of laundry and pushing the start button and waiting for the water to fill vs My method of pre mixing the detergent and water before piling in the laudry.
How widespread is the damage caused to colored fabrics with concentrated detergent soaking into clothes before they had a chance of micing fully with the water?
The music is way too loud. I had a hard time understanding what the narrator was saying.
Never buy computerized washers or Samsung
If you want your clothes to actually be clean, you should go with an agitator.
Front loaders are a poor design and last the least.
Very very good. Thanks
I just purchased washer and dryer, worst machines ever, top loader is worthless, The looks of it doesn’t clean the clothes and take forever to wash, the dryer after one and a half hours clothes still damp…don’t buy whirlpool.
Useful info, but the background music is TOO loud!
What’s the washing machine at 0:23?
Once I saw LG is the highest rated company I knew the reports were bs. No one cares about 1 year reliability.
Remember agitator = better
The best washers dont exist anymore. Liberals have taken the Maytag top load agitator away.
Their comment about front loaders being more vibration prone is true. Bought an LG that did a great job but on our second floor (wood) sent vibration throughout the whole house. So much that the room adjacent to he laundry room was so noisy that conversation was impossible. Bought some vibration pads for the feet. Waiting to see if that works.
One very important thing to do i look on Craigslist in the Appliance section for a couple of days and see Which ones are for sale for $50.00 because they have a F CODE (for failure ). It becomes evident these expensive front loader washers and dryers have a very short life cycle!!
Most you see will be about 3 years old!!!
Buy a Speed Queen model without an electronic control board. Old school, heavy duty like the ones you find at the coin op laundromat.
Don’t know who does their tests for them, but I’ve never had clothes come out as clean with a front loader as I have with a top loader with an agitator. My next washer will be a speed queen TC5. They fill to the top and still use the agitator.
Consumer Reports has gone to the woke side. Their advice is no longer relevant.
Consumer Reports prioritizes "efficiency" –less water and lower utility (electricity) consumption–above all else, including actual cleaning ability. Most consumers appear to prefer cleaning ability which is actually very closely related to the amount of water in the tub, as well as the traditional rollover of clothes in the tub. Noise and vibration can be secondary concerns to many users, what they want are cleaner clothes! So CR gets a big FAIL in this regard.
The fact that this video said that touch screens offer more options than those “old knobs” turned me off to the credibility of this video and consumer reports. Didn’t even discuss reliability. Why would anyone pay for this garbage “info”?
My parents bought the top rated LG top load washer and dryer based on consumer reports recommendations. Each unit costing more that $1k. They’ve had nothing but problems with the washer. Agitator broke soon after being out of warranty and just yesterday something broke causing the washer to flood their house. Thanks LG and consumer reports for building/recommending the biggest piece of crap washer I’ve ever seen.
I’ve had maytag, 5 years later, a technician comes over and telle my washer bering is broken, it is 1000$ to fix it. I was like ; that’s what the washer is worth. He said : I know but machines are designed to be repaired all the time or exchanged for a new one to make profits not like back in a days
Don’t buy a high efficiency washer they’re crap
And what ever you do don’t buy the newer GE models. They don’t last for more than 2 years, and they won’t stand behind them. Better off to take your money and toss it out in the bay,,,,,,,,,,,
THE WORST issue is THE LOW WATER LEVEL!! It doesn’t adequately clean the clothes so clothes are not clean when they come out! They still stink! So annoying 😖
This video was pointless.
After my divorce, I bought a new Estate (Whirlpool Canada) top loader with old fashioned agitator and dials. I also bought a matching dryer with the old fashioned dials. Cost me $550 in total. After 14 years of constant use, I’ve never had an issue with either appliance. My clothes are clean and not chewed up.
Are there any "Best Front-Loading Washing Machines" of 2020 that permit an owner to manually control the water height within the wash tub (e.g. low, moderate, or high)? I really do not trust many of these so-called "high-efficiency" machines, as they do not have enough water within the wash tub to provide an adequate rinse for the clothing.
My front load Maytag HE started giving me problems after 2 years. My next machine will be an old-school type top loader…NOT an HE.
Had a whirlpool and Maytag HE washer and both only lasted less than 4 years… It was more cost efficient to replace than to repair. My dad uses a washer he got almost 40 years ago still working like a champ.
After using front loaders for years with fighting mold-mildew, I decided to go with a LG HE top loader. The results were no mold, mildew and cleaner clothes. Problem solved with saving over thousand dollars.
CR: you missed mentioning one of the major cons of a front loading washer… The mold issue. I only have room for a stacking washer and dryer in my space, so I am now switching back to an all in one space saver unit after 5+ years with a front loader. It feels wasteful to switch, but living with a machine that is stinky and musty at best and very likely emitting toxic mold into my home is no longer an option. I think Front load washers are complete sham. And, along with the mold – they require much more maintenance… Meaning daily or weekly maintenance if you want to try to keep the mold under control – and you also have to clean out the filter at the bottom of the machine regularly, or it will stop working until you do clean it. This is nonexistent on the top loading washing machine. Very frustrating if you have animals especially since animal hair is often the kind of thing that gets caught up in the filter. Since my front loader is in a stacking set up and there is no pedestal to raise up the washer off the floor…this means that I am nearly laying on the floor at times to achieve this task with my front. 🙄 Thankfully, I get to say bye-bye to it in just a matter of days!
Just get a whirlpool direct drive and call it a day, u knew what u threw in there would come out clean and are very cheap and easy to repair when they break, and if you have one now and are considering upgrading, REPAIR IT AT ANY COST!! You’ll never ever buy a machine like that again, not even speed Queens are on par wit how great the ole classic direct drives where, and I know because I have two of them!
Kenmore 90 series is the greatest washer of all time. 21 years and counting with 0 issues. FTW!