anyone have a front loading washer?

[jasanderson]

Great post! I am anxiously waiting for my top loader to die so I can buy a front loader but I can't justify the cost yet Of course, my sears top loader was $500 when we bought it - had it fixed twice in the first 2 years and ever since it bangs and clangs but just won't die.

My sister in law did a ton of research and she said the LG gets the best ratings. My grandma always swore by Maytag machines - had hers for 30+ years but I don't know much about the front loaders - they are what are always in laundromats though so they probably have the most history on making them.

[nanamom]

I had never used a front loader until I had to keep house in my DIL house. Hers is a Myatag that can be an over under type but isnt right now. The think I noticed about it was how much my back hurt form bending down twice as many times. When I bought a new washer last year I got an over under for space savings but insisted on a top loader for the sake of my back. I do 4 loads every Monday and would be hurting by evening if I had to bend down that far.