Product review (1 stars): Not my cup of tea
My husband ordered this washer when our old Whirpool one gave out after 15 years.  We normally do a lot of research when we are making a big purchase but this time we didn't, since we needed a washer immediately, and we had already had the same model dryer, which works very well.  What a mistake that was!  I know that the politically correct thing to do these days is to go Green and use less water, but I don't care what technology the new HG washers have, there is no way that an entire 3.6 cu ft. washer,  filled "almost" to the top with clothes, can properly clean an entire load with only 2 inches of water! I know that my loads only had that amount of water in them because when load after load came out with stains, I finally paused the washer in the middle of the wash cycle to view the water level.  I was rather shocked to see that it was only filled with about 2 inches!  Still, I wanted to give this washer a chance before I returned it, so I gave it one final shot when my daughter spilled chocolate milk all over her bed comforter.  I even used a pre staining treatment on it (which always worked perfectly for tough stains in my old washer), but when the cycle was finished and I took the comforter out, the stain was still clearly visible.  That was the last straw!  I am returning this machine for a GE "old fashioned" model that allows enough water to be filled so that my clothes can be cleaned properly.  Unfortunately Whirlpool only makes HG energy efficient models now.  The other thing that I want to mention is that I DID READ THE INSTRUCTIONS and I used the machine properly.  I did NOT fill it to the very top with clothes. I made sure that my clothes did NOT cover the washer head at the bottom, and that they formed a "ring" around it, AND I made sure I used HG detergent.  So, saying that people who are complaining that their clothes are coming out dirty because they are not using the washer properly, doesn't fly in my case.  I made sure I followed the instructions.  The final comment I want to make about this washer (which is still yet another reason it is getting returned), is that my clothes always come out EXTREMELY wrinkled.  I can never get the wrinkles out in the dryer, no matter how much I tried.  I NEVER had that problem with my old washer.  The bottom line is that if dirty, wrinkled clothes don't bother you, then this is the washer for you.