Product review (1 stars): Stay Away from this Manufacturer
Last year I bought this model to replace an older Equator I had in my rental cabin in NE Georgia.  That earlier model worked faithfully for over 10 years and at the heavy hands of vacation home renters!  I assumed the quality and craftsmanship was the same when I ordered this replacement.  WHAT A MISTAKE!  When the machine arrived, the branding name was changed to Pinnacle instead of Equator.  The machine washed only one load of clothes before it stopped working.  I should have checked-out Equator's BBB rating before I made the purchase.  They have an F score!  Check them out on the following link on the Houston Better Business Bureau's website:

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Needless to say after three technician visits and a lot of headache, law suit pressure, plus the help of the Houston BBB, I was able to convince Equator to take away the machine and give me a full refund. This took me almost five months!!!!  Even two of the technicians told me that there was a design flaw with the motor pulley and fly-wheel (that turns the wash basket) and that it would be a continual chronic problem, even if they replaced this unit with another one (which was Equator's resolution to my problems).  In the process, I found out that Equator is no longer manufactured in Italy (like my original model was) but now manufactured in China.

TJ in North Alabama