Product review (1 stars): To Top Loader or Not. Steer or  Get it clear.
Now that I have brand new Whirlpool Cabrio appliances, I realize my new top load washer is too much work and a disappointment.  A washing machine with no agitator means you cannot just throw the dirty clothes inside. You have to load it with C-A-R-Eweird.  It reminds me of the carnival rides where the floor drops out.  If you don't line the clothes around the barrel stacked with the whole center completely open from the bottom to the top, your clothes will finish with a towel or large item hovering over ALL of the clothes like a plastic elastic bowl cover or a jeep tire cover.  Plus as a bonus, that towel will be really clean, but your other clothes will still be dirty, because the soap couldn't get to them. You can put the little items in the barrel first and then wrap the other clothes around gradually by size until you get the large items lined up against the barrel stacked or do the reverse starting with the large items to help prevent the cap affect.  If clothes are not placed correctly, the washer will rock back and forth off of its spot. Its very loud.  I've talked to two ladies who paid $300 repair bills, because the machine wasn't loaded properly and was off balance too often ruining the barrel. I read the manual.  People have told me top loaders don't stink like front loaders.  All sayleave the door open, so I do.
  This washer won't allow me to soak my white clothes in bleach before washing them.  This is awful. White clothes can and will get dingy. It is inconvenient to do this in a sink or not being able to see how the clothes are washing during the cycle.  Bleach in the soap doesn't help.  The cycle is too short for it to whiten clothes.
  Suggested soap levels are a farce.  Liquids work best.  The pods don't clean as well unless you use two or three of them (which defeat the purpose of cost conservation). Fill it to the full line if you don't want dirt drifts on your laundry. I've owned Kenmore, Maytag, and Whirlpool.  All served me well, but are not getting good reviews, these days, from appliance repairmen.  They advise to stay away from all three, right now.  I had to make a quick choice with boys in the house and the old washer motor shot, so I went with what I had last; however, this purchase has not been as exciting as my prior laundry washer & dryer sets.  Even if it does use less water, you have to wash more loads with less capacity to get clean clothes, as well as artistically putting the clothes in the right place.what a crock!