Chose this washer from several others proferred by AHS, my home warranty company. It is a replacement for our GE washer that failed (transmission) after many years of service. This Hotpoint has lots of bells and whistles, and only one noticeable issue:  the start of the Spin cycle is very loud while nothing seems to be moving. Not sure if it's a design flaw or just the way it works. It does a great job of washing the clothes, can easily hand large bulky blankets and bedspreads. The Spin cycle is very good, removing more water than the GE did. Like that it has very simple modern controls implementing LED lights.