"but I just don't think I want to pay 115% more. I mean why buy expensive, long lasting shit, that is going to last way longer than I am?"
Or

Are you going to be around longer because of a choice you make that makes your life better?

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Originally posted by bendable:
"but I just don't think I want to pay 115% more. I mean why buy expensive, long lasting shit, that is going to last way longer than I am?"
Or

Are you going to be around longer because of a choice you make that makes your life better?

Nope, neither choice of washer will make my life better but one that breaks might make it worse. I'd say my time at this house could be 10 more years and then the next person gets the GE, Speed Queen, or LG.

BTW thanks for posting the video on Classic vs TR7.

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Speed Queen TC5 and DC5. $2,785.
Dang. I paid $2044 OTD for the pair,
Yowza! I paid $1400 OTD for my pair.

In 2018, I paid $240 for my 2014 TC5 SQ washer and matching dryer. They were apartment removals by a management company.

I’m calling BS on replacing the cord with every install. These salesmen don’t know anything about electrical. Ask them to point you to any >>ANY!!<< stats about fires caused by dryer cords being reused. Believe me, if this were a problem, the NFPA would have put something in the NEC long ago. See, the publisher of the National Electric Code is the National Fire Prevention Association, a group created by the insurance industry.

Furthermore, every! single! time! I purchase a used dryer, which is often (I own rentals), I find a four prong cord with the cabinet and neutral bonded, as if it were a three prong cord. The appliance installers just see green wires and bond them, oblivious to the correct way to install them for different systems. In fact, I bet 90% of our membership here has their 240v appliances incorrectly bonded. If the appliance retailers are so knowledgeable about electrical safety, then why don’t they police their own installers? Because they aren’t qualified electricians, and they have no business giving electrical advice. They’ll figure it out soon, though. The new NEC requirement for 240v GFCI breakers will bust them for their incorrect installations.

If your dryer cord must be replaced because it’s twenty years old, then you’d better also replace the Romex in your walls. Hogwash! If you are really worried about preventing a fire, replace that crappy LeGrand or Leviton 240v receptacle that the house builder installed with a Hubble or Bryant. There’s you some real fire prevention, especially if it’s a high-draw continuous load, like car charging.

You are welcome,
The guy in that vid has many dozens of vids Re: laundry equipment and kitchen appliances.

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I went ge this time. My 13yo Samsung washer tub bracket failed; Spindle separated, seriously? There are two of us, 13 years? After our new kitchen appliances, I’m done with anything Korean. Pained me to put the 21 year old Kenmore dryer back together on top of a brand new washer. The matching washer had to go when we moved in because the wife liked the Samsung we just got at the previous house…uuugh.

I significantly downsized last year; the old W&D went with the house and new house has a very small laundry room. I really want/need a laundry tub, but no space... Almost bought a stackable, but went with a LG "All-in-one" . There are a couple different versions from ~$1.2k to ~$2.2k, so not much more than buying decent separate units. REALLY happy with my choice. I just set-it and forget it, no changing loads, small footprint, quiet, very energy efficient, LOTS of settings. Technical note: Only needs 15 amp 120v, water supply/drain; no 240v, no vent (You could put it in a hall closet if you wanted) it basically uses a heat pump to dehumidify the inside/clothes.

NOTE: A full load with extra rinse and dry takes up to 5 hours (1/2 load with no dry is ~ 60 minutes, my average is 3-4. For some it may require a regimen change; A family trying to do 3-5 loads on "Laundry Day" is not practical. I only do 2-3 a week, load it whenever, set the timer, so its ready when I want it to be, or later, it will periodically tumble and circulate fresh air; you can leave clothes in there for a whole day and it won't get funky.



https://www.lg.com/us/washers-...-in-one-washer-dryer

Speedbird I've looked at LG's all in one and it is a nice looking unit. The saleslady at Lowes kept nudging me tow separates for some reason.
I also looked at Electrolux separates as well as their all in one and am actually leaning toward Electrolux now.

Have SQ w/d. Computerized models. No issues.

To follow up I decided on an Electrolux ELFW7337AW washer and matching dryer. This is their entry series which sells "on sale" for $1,420 or $748 each piece individually. Their top of the line set was $2,000 and included more settings, steam, 100rpm faster spin, and such niceties as LuxCare Plus, SmartBoost, Perfect Steam, and Instant Refresh, which I'll just have to somehow live without.
Lowes was able to order the set, plus include the $50 delivery as well as haul away ($50 each appliance) at no charge if I signed up for a Lowes credit card, so I played that game to save something like $150.

In the end it came down to Speed Queen or Electrolux. No doubt Speed Queen makes the better machine but they are top load instead of front load so not stackable which I really prefer. Their Classic TC5 washer is over double the cost of the Electrolux and also is a little noisy. Their step up TR7 model is quieter but even more expensive, over $3,000 for the pair. They are also somewhat small at 3.2' capacity while the front load Electrolux is 4.4'.

14 years ago my neighbor bought his wife a new front load set washer & dryer and donated his old Whirlpool top load set to me. I'm so grateful to have American made old technology that runs and runs.

Hope the Electrolux treats you well.
We've got a set of Whirlpool Cabrio Platinum, going on something like 13yrs & still work great.

Thank you, I hope it does too. My GE dryer is still working, the only thing that failed is the timer dial broke. I don't believe the washer is going to last much longer based on the noises it makes. I'm still using it, only with light loads, until the new set comes which is around a month.

I just replaced my LG dishwasher with a Whirlpool.
Can't say I'd lit my $ behind any LG appliances, though my fridge, double oven & microwave still are [came with the house]

Hang tags on all the LG appliances at Lowes read "LG, the most reliable brand appliance".

I think your problem is trying to wash cinder blocks.
Only the Speed Queen washers will stand up to that!

YouTube video, one minute, 32 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vROdVsU_K80

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Originally posted by PASig:
I have heard nothing but bad things about front-loading HE washing machines and would steer clear of them.

I bought a set of front loading, HE, LG Tromms in 2005. Still in service today. The only thing I’ve had to replace was the cold water inlet valve on the washer. Stainless steel tubs with the plastic rollers too so I have 10 years old + clothes that look like new. Quite the opposite experience.

Our Sears/Kenmore front loaders lasted 20+ years, dryer was still going strong when the main bearing in the washer went out and the parts bill was more than half the cost of a new washer.

Bought a pair or front loader Maytag units, they are stil going on 8-10 years, so far the washer is doing just fine.

Coincidentally to this, the dryer heating element just went out last week,
Ordered a Chunglee $40 kit on BezosWorld.com including the high limit switch etc. Utoob videos are easily available, and a good time to clean out the cabinet of all the lint.

Got it all done, cleaned up, back together and could not find the lint screen anywhere. Figured I must have tossed it in a box or it fell in one by the trash so ordered a new one from Bezosworld.com, it probably needed replacing anyway.

Anyway, fixed it up for $50 and installed a side exhaust kit so the exhaust goes straight out the side to the wall vent access.

We just replaced our 14 yr old Cabrio by Whirlpool, washer and dryer…they still worked pretty well, but the washer was starting to get louder, and we figured it was going to have trouble, maybe a bearing.
Got lucky, Whirlpool was having a rebate sale going on, so we got a nice set on sale, and we spent less than what we spent 14 years ago! Prefer top loading, so got that and electric dryer.
So far, so good. We will see how they last. Hoping they last at least as long as the old set. Large capacity, and quiet.

14 years out of the last set seems like reasonable life but most of the appliance salespeople I spoke with said "now you'll be lucky to get 7-8 years out of any of 'em."

But there's a big difference in a years amount of wear between households. I now live alone plus often can wear outer garments twice. Contrast with my daughter's washer that services a family of four, with the two boys dirtying two sets of clothes each, per day. So their set gets over 4 times the use mine will.

Lowes called to say my set came in ahead of schedule and they delivered it last week setting them in the room and taking the old units. I got them ready by connecting the perfectly fine cord from my old dryer (which they wouldn't have done), new water lines, reversed the door on the washer, installed the stacking kit, and straightened then dryer's bent bottom side that I somehow missed seeing. My son came over a couple days later to help lift the dryer up and push into place.

The units appear to be nicely built and the reversible doors are a nice touch. So far I've done maybe 6 loads and they work just fine. I've only used the washer on medium spin speed and even that leaves the clothes more damp than wet because it's pretty fast. I need to remember to try it on the high speed setting. I prefer front load washers for a number of reasons, not the least being it allows the set to be stacked, and Electrolux only makes front load so they are likely pretty good at it. If they would hold up to a family of four for even 7-8 years they should last me longer than I'll be around.