Product review (1 stars): DO NOT BUY!
I had the washer a little over 2 years and it started making this awful noise.  It is so loud that you can hear it all over my house, even over my hair dryer.  I was a faithful Whirlpool customer but after my last 2 Whirlpool washers and fridge, I'll never buy Whirlpool again.  FYI, Maytag is made by Whirlpool.