I love that I can fill the washer and rinse my cap of detergent in the actual water flow because the lid does NOT lock me out!!  I also love that I can add my own amount of softener (even tho it has a slide out softener compartment) I add extra softener and again can rinse my softener cap cause the lid does not lock down!!!  Only complaint that I would have with this washer is that it does not have a “rinse only” option!!  It has a “drain and spin”‘cycle which does not make any sense to me, but DOES NOT have a “rinse and spin” weird…. BUT I do love this washer compared to the others that are out there that do not even let you decide your own water level!!!  This one does!!!