Product review (2 stars): Not a great machine
I am really not happy with this washer. I am all for the high efficiency energy and water savings aspect, but I just don't feel like this really cleans our clothes.  I also like to use fabric softener and with this machine it requires use of a 'ball', which I find very frustrating to use. ( It tends to get stuck in the corners of a fitted sheet, and then when removed it leaks all over the place.)  Fabric softener can be added manually however.  I also find that often a load of clothes ends up covering over the small agitator in the middle of the washer and then the whole thing goes out of balance or the stuff doesn't properly spin around.  All in all, I don't like this machine at all.