Product review (1 stars): Do Not Buy This Washer
Whirlpool Cabrio is EXTREMELY poorly engineered and the unhelpful owner's manual is worthless.  We have talked several times to customer non-service and have gotten no help whatsoever.  They rank it well for "water efficiency" - true, since it pumps in about 1 gallon of water to supposedly wash a whole load.  I have to add 4-5 gallons of water from the sink to do each load, even though the manual says "Don't add any water".

Clothes with sleeves or pantlegs become TOTALLY TWISTED and knotted up, and washing one bed sheet creates such a tangled, wrinkled mass that it takes two people to pull everything apart.  And the customer service rep had the audacity to tell me that I was washing too many items; to wash only one sheet and 3 pairs of socks in a load!  How on earth could you ever finish the laundry at that rate - since a load takes 63 minutes?

If you do own this washer already, here is a tip: only the "Bulky Items" setting puts in a half-decent amount of water - but you will still get massive twisting and knotting of your clothes.

Our Cabrio is only 14 months old but we are junking it and getting a SPEED QUEEN!!!