I bought this LG top load, high efficiency washer, and matching dryer, to replace my 45 year old, harvest gold, antique.  I chose the design without an agitator because of it’s cavernous volume and ability to wash the occasional afghan, or king size comforter, while reducing the number of weekly loads, all the while sensing the proper amount of water, to save resources.  Compared to the old washer, this thing is like something from a science fiction novel. As a Toolmaker/mechanical engineer I recognize the vast amount of research, design, and testing that went into this innovative machine, and I find myself peering through the glass top, and enjoying show, as the washer marches through it’s paces.