Product review (5 stars): Steer Clear of LG & Samsung
Having reviewed that all familiar consumers magazine (we know who....), I thought I was making a well-informed decision in my purchase of a Samsung top load unit. It was great for six months, then the night mares began.  Repair #1 suddenly stopped; it took Mr. Sears a month to  repair. Repair #2: after washing seven loads, a grind noise and it stopped again. Still waiting for Mr. Sears to come out and fix it.

Oh, how I wish that I had bought a Speed Queen! Instead, I am stuck with these crappy, highly marketed pieces of junk from Samsung. I had a similar nightmare with LG frigs.

Posted 3/29: Did you see in the May 2016 issue of Consumer Reports that Speed Queen is the least like to need repair in the first four years of ownership????  It beats out all of the other manufacturers!  What is so weird is that Consumer Report did not even rate the Speed Queen but had plenty to say about the LGs, Samsungs, Maytags, Kenmores, and GEs; go figure........