Product review (5 stars): Excellent washer
Bought 2 weeks ago to replace a 15 year old traditional top load washer. In the 1st few weeks I have done 2-3 loads daily of every kind of washing imaginable; filthy work clothes, old cat blankets, white cotton bedding, delicates, pillows & cushions, and even small floor rugs. Although it uses very little water, this machine washed all loads without a hitch and everything came out very clean and almost dry. Odd loads like pillows are automatically balanced so the loads spins until quite dry. If not balanced the machine will stop and re-balance itself, and re-spin. As a result, our dryer is now working less, since clothes come out of the washer so much dryer.

Just be sure to read and follow all the instructions and forget about all your old, past wash-day habits. Be sure to use less soap than you did with your old top loader, and be sure your soap is an HE recommended soap. This is not your Grandma's old top loader!  It is way better because it will end up saving you $100's in hot water and energy costs in it's lifetime, as well as washing your clothes very clean.

Overall I am very impressed and would highly recommend this simple, good value machine.

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Edit 9/22/15
Our Samsung WF42H5000AW continues to perform perfectly after 6 months.

We are following all the instructions as found in the included manual - to the letter - forgetting all our old "top loader" washing habits. As a result, our clothes come out of this machine cleaner, dryer and less damaged than at any time using top load washers over the past 25 years. On top of that, our electricity bill has dropped between $30 - $40 per month due to this washer using less hot water than our old top loader machines and, because the clothes come out dryer at the end of a wash cycle, our dryer has less work to dry our clothes.

Living in a hot & humid climate washing machine smells are a constant problem no matter the type or model, and I have read several reviews about this Samsung getting smelly after a time. So, as instructed in the manual, we gently dry the door gasket after each wash with a dry towel to pick up any excess water and also do a "self clean" cycle after every 40 wash loads. So far no bad smells yet.

We have not had any dependability or reliability issues at all. So I would continue to highly recommend this washer based on a $650 price.