Product review (1 stars): Worst washing machine ever!  DO NOT BUY!!
-Clothes smell completely putrid after washing.
-The manual says don't use bleach as it will ruin the washer.
-Shakes the house on the spin cycle.

The main problem is the putrid mildew smell. It was fine for about 1 year. Now, to avoid the putrid smell (REALLY strong). I have to open it up once a week, manually drain the drain pump a few times, then run it through a wash cycle or two with 2 cups of vinegar before doing the next load. We also now dry out the rubber gasket around the door after each load, which lets old water collect underneath and rot, but this alone isn't enough to fix the smell problem. This of course is very time consuming.  I hope to save at least one person the frustration of buying this hunk of junk. Manually washing in the sink is almost easier than dealing with this washer.  The product manual claims "German engineering."  They're giving German engineers a bad name.