Product review (2 stars): Hate it!
I purchased this washer after my Maytag (only 6 1/2 years old) needed $350 worth of repairs.  2 repairmen as well as the store owner where I purchased it said that Maytag was not as good as it used to be and recommended Whirlpool.  What a big mistake!  When it was delivered, I happily put in a load of clothes and was shocked at the loud banging when it shifted gears, started and stopped and it was extremely noisy when agitating.  If this was on my main living floor, I'd throw it in the garbage!  Be careful when you put in a blanket.  If it is not completely pushed to the bottom of the washer, it gets tangled over the top of the agitator and stuck there because it twisted around the agitator.  Almost had to cut it out.  I will never buy another Whirlpool washer again.  Had one before the Maytag and the buttons fell off - I'd push one and another would fall off.  What junk they make!  I wrote to Whirlpool and they didn't even care enough to respond.  If I had known what junk they sold, I would have happily spent much more for a better machine.  Don't buy Whirlpool!!!!!!!!!