I should have listened to the reviews at all of the big box stores on this washer before buying it. It is three times louder than the 13 year old washer it replaced. It is also not made in the U.S. as their website would have you to believe. The lid locking mechanism sounds like a gun going off, and the washer is soooo loud when it runs. I can hear it all over the house.  It also just puts a small amount of water on the clothes. STAY AWAY!