Product review (4 stars): Filter is a Floodgate
Just a note about the filter that you are supposed to clean once a month: have a big towel handy. An astonishing amount of water runs out when you unscrew the filter, and poor design makes it run right into the drawer stand below it. I keep extension cords, adapters, and timers in there and they were swimming. So you're mopping up water with one hand and holding a slimy filter in the other. Big fun. So open the drawer first, position the towel (folded into several thicknesses) under the filter hatch, then unscrew the filter. Now sit there and catch water for 3 minutes. Other than that, this washer runs fine. There is no smelly washer problem with this model, and none of my fellow front loader users believe me when I tell them that!