Product review (5 stars): Fabulous Washer
We bought this after our last washer of 20 years broke down on us.
I did a lot of research on washing machines because I did not want to spend all this money on something that I would end up hating or having to replace any time soon. It's odd that this particular machine gets bad reviews on Amazon. This washer is nearly 5 stars everywhere else I look with hundreds of reviews.

This washer does take longer to wash my clothes than my 20 year old machine did. I guess I expected that, as I am using approx. 10 gallons in lieu of the 50-60 gallons I used to use. That's considerable! I went from a 40 minute wash cycle to almost an hour. That's not a deal breaker for me, as there is a short cycle if I was in a hurry for my clothes. Besides, they clothes get spun so dry in the spin cycle that they're barely damp when they come out of the wash saving a SIGNIFICANT amount of drying time. From wash to dry, I spend less time with this than I did with the older top loader, even though the wash cycles are a bit longer.

This machine does a fantastic job of washing clothes. My clothes that used to come out dingy come out remarkably clean now. And like I previously mentioned, they get spun so dry the dryer barely takes any time at all. You only need about 2 TB of soap with the washer too, so you will save a lot of money on detergent.

This washer comes with a pull-out dispenser for your soap (powder or liquid), liquid fabric softener and bleach. It's so convenient. I also really like and really use all of the different settings. I like that if I have a load of towels, I can set it to towels and not have to think about anything else. The washer also automatically senses how big your load is, so no more guessing as to whether it's a small or medium load.

I love how my clothes, and especially my towels and sheets don't come out all twisted up anymore. I used to hate untwisting my sheets before putting them in the dryer. And kiss wrinkles goodbye. Unless you pack this washer completely full (which would be VERY difficult as it holds a LOT of clothes), your clothes have ample room to move which decreases wrinkles.

I love this washing machine and would highly recommend it to anyone in the market for a new washing machine.