Product review (4 stars): A very good washer for the money best in its price range
I like this washer. It is super quiet and loaded with features. You can wash clothes any way you want to and at any temperature. The washer mixes cold and hot automatically to give you the right temperature. It definitely sounds weird (it says it will on the lid) but it cleans very well. VERY quiet. The spin cycle is always perfect and is so quiet you can hardly hear it run from another room and there is no floor vibration. The indicator lights are a good feature. It saves water and your clothes always smell fresh and clean. The controls are well marked and they are quiet type rotation switches. I doubt I will use half of the features but it is good to know they are there. I purchased my washer from a locally owned long time appliance store. The appliance store sells and repairs most fo the top washer brands and when I asked which brand was the most dependable, they said Whirlpool. They brought it out, installed it, made sure it was level, etc. tested it, and it is working fine. I have heard that ALL new washers don't last so I will see. I bought Whirlpool because it still has a good reputation and makes most washers including many other brands. You can tell this machine was well engineered in the design stage. I would definitely buy this washer again. I looked at many under $500.00 washers and this one is by far the best in my opinion. I have read other reviews and it is critical that people read the manual which is included and pretty much explains everything and will prevent many of the issues in the low ratings. One person blamed the hot water inlet melting on the washer when the only POSSIBLE cause was overheated hot water exceeding the maximum allowed temperature due to failure in the water heater thermostat. I am sure that person has figured that out by now. I have had no problems at all with this washer and it seems to be high quality and best of all it is made in the USA. The only reason I did not give this washer 5 stars it that it replaced a 31 year old Hotpoint that was still working, the motor was weak, but the thing still worked but you could only do small loads. I would have bought another Hotpoint but apparently they are not good any more. If this washer lasts 10 years or more without problems, it will get 5 stars from me. Based on my calculations, the energy and water saving of this washer over the old one I replaced should pay for the new washer in 8 months so anything after 8 months is profit and doesn't matter and the washer will still be under warranty for another 4 months.