Product review (1 stars): Be weary of Cabrio products
I bought a cabrio clothes washer and after the one year warranty got an F1 error code (which now is easily fixed by calling customer service - enough people complained and threatened a class action suit so if you get that error code they will replace the part) then shortly after that started getting a UL code - there is no easy fix for this. I've had to spend hours rebalancing the clothes just to get the load to finish.

Be weary - the first year I thought it was the best machine ever. After the year warranty was up it started having problems. It does wrinkle the clothes, sounds like an airplane taking off in our laundry room but I can deal with that. I can't deal with having to baby sit the machine for hours just to get a load to go through. Most of the good reviews on these machines are written by people who have owned it less than one year! I've had this machine about 4 years and am fed up with it. Ready to buy a new one that doesn't cause problems!

After much research I decided to buy a Speed Queen - not nearly as fancy but definitely more reliable. (Their major market is commercial laundry mats.) Simple machines that don't have lots of settings but last more than 2-5 years before having problems like current machines. Only problem is that the major stores don't carry Speed Queen. But I was able to find a local outlet store on the Speed Queen website that sells them so I can see it in person before buying. I am hoping that enough people who are fed up with the short life time of these new fancy clothes washers will start buying Speed Queen (or any other brand that lasts more than 5 years) and the major hardware stores will start carrying them as an alternative!