Product review (1 stars): Based on Old Model:  Will Update with New One
I am writing this review based on the machine that came with my house.  I've owned it a year but maybe used it 5 times, I couldn't wait to go out and buy myself a full-sized washer and dryer.  You can imagine my disappointment when I measured the closet and realized it was .5" too small for a standard 27" washer.  I was crestfallen. My only choices were now fixing the existing unit or buying another one exactly like it with the hope that the newer models have significantly improved. Judging by the reviews, that doesn't appear to be the case.  I concur with everything the previous reviewer and longtime owner had to say, I would just add, and I stress this explicitly, the main reason my unit (that couldn't be more than 10 years old), is unsalvageable is that it smells so bad of mold that no amount of detergent or fabric softener or bleach...or stopping it before it dries to put in dryer sheets,10 of them, can get rid of it.  You must clean the lint out of the rubber lining around the doorway (and the filter whenever possible) every time!  Draining it as often as you can tolerate, and then leaving the door open so that it can air-dry inside. I can't see any other way to keep it from becoming the science experiment that my inherited model is today. So I'm going to try again with this new model, my only option, and I will update this review once I've compared it to the new one. In the meantime, I hope they have made some improvements along the way. It does look as if the drum is bigger and that the entire cycle time is shorter.  Mine is 4 hours. I can't load loads more than half-full or overheat the dryer, that sets the wrinkles in a way that gives new meaning to term, 'permanent press'. You can stop it and add dryer sheets, and dryer balls, which I find helps, and be sure and take out your clothes while they're still warm. Fortunately, it will keep drying every five minutes until you open it. I do hope that I'll be happy with this new one, and my expectations couldn't be lower... so we'll see.

Another thing I will say about my old one that drives me crazy is the sound of water rushing and turning, even throughout the Dryer cycle, which is 4 hours long, so it is nerve-wracking to say the least.  I pray this is a function, or malfunction, of the old unit; if that is gone from the new one, it will have all been worth it. I'm definitely getting the extra insurance.