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| Hi,
I am looking for a simple, heavy duty, top loading washer. Non HE. Where I can control the water level. Is it possible to find? Thanks for your your help.I have to clean down right muddy clothes. sheshe |
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| Absolutely. Here's a list that was posted on another discussion forum. These are all deep-fill agitator toploaders. Some of them may have ATC to reduce energy use by controlling the hot water mix, but they're not low-fill HE. Frigidaire FTW3014KW Fisher & Paykel EcoSmart WA42T26GW1 GE GTWP1000MWW Maytag MVWC200XW Roper RTW4100WQ Estate ETW4100SQ Speed Queen AWN542 Whirlpool WTW4800XQ Kenmore 800 Hotpoint HTWP1000MWW Inglis IV4800 |
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| slight correction... the Whirlpool WTW57ESVW does not have auto water fill. It seems to fall into this hybrid category of "Water Efficiency" vs. "High Efficiency". It does get an EnergyStar (but maybe a different level star???). The Estate is by Whirlpool and I think maybe the Inglis is too. I think I saw that brand at Best Buy. Watch out that some of these "basic" washers have all the basic features you expect, like fabric softener dispenser. I was looking at an Estate model that did not. Sometimes the diffs aren't super obvious. |
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| also some of these models come and go really fast. I tried to get the Maytag MVWC300VW from my dealer and it was not available any longer. The MCVWC200VW was available, but there was some reason I didn't pick it. If you have size constraints (like in a tight closet), the list gets shortened pretty quick too. Good luck! I've just been through it (delivery next week) and it was way more challenging than I expected. |
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| correction to my correction: slight correction... the Whirlpool WTW57ESVW does not have auto water fill. I meant "does have". sorry if I was confusing. |
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| Thank you.. the list is great. I wonder if anyone has tried Speed Queen. It appears to be what I want. Saw two posts at appliance repair forums but one was an older machine. |
Here is a link that might be useful: speed queen
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| I just ordered this non-HE WP WTW57ESVW, from Lowes, 540 out the door with 4 year extended warranty. |
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| Inglis and Estate are Whirlpool. Hotpoint is GE I believe. |
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- Posted by bombasticturtle (My Page) on Thu, Mar 31, 11 at 19:42
| Yes there are! However, it has been proven that HE detergent dissolves better, washes superior and does more loads while costing a whole lot less! Simple test! Take old non-HE detergent in one hand and HE in the other and run your hand under a faucet! See the result for yourself! But to answer your question again .... YES there are plenty of non-HE models out there even today! |
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- Posted by GilligansIsland (My Page) on Fri, Apr 1, 11 at 8:33
| I hate hate hate my HE front load washer. Forget them if you have dogs. Your clothes come out full of dog hair (not to mention it doesn't remove human hair either) I cannot wait to go back to the old top loaders NON HE. Thank you for this list! |
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| I never had an issue with dog hair not coming off of my clothes with my FL. My sheltie use to shed all over me, I just took a lint brush and got the excess off and washed the clothes. I didnt want all that excess hair in my washer, clogging it up, going through the pump and such. I did the same when I had a conventional TL too. If I were in the market for a new TL agitator washer, Id go buy a Speed Queen. It is a high quality built product, no water sensing on it, dials, and you can select the water level and temps manually. They are expensive though. |
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- Posted by GilligansIsland (My Page) on Fri, Apr 1, 11 at 15:28
| We had the store rep come out to look at our issue with dog hair and he could only recommend doing a second rinse cycle. It doesn't help. Isn't it supposed to be energy efficient? So now we use just as much water to do laundry and clothes and items like dog bedding are nowhere near as clean as our old top loader. Wish I never got rid of it. |
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| What brand of Fl do you have Gilligans Island? Does it have a heater? Do you wash in cold mainly? WHat brand of detergent do you use? |
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- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Sat, Apr 2, 11 at 1:52
| I had a set of commercial quality Speed Queens the washer and dryer both older model TL's I hated to part with them when I got my new Samsung FL's but I am loving the new ones and the old ones got a good home. If buying top loaders again I would go SQ I got mine from a professional builders supply, I had to get a contractor to go with me and got a great deal that was many many years ago and never once had a problem with the pair. |
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- Posted by westvillager (My Page) on Sat, Apr 2, 11 at 14:14
| Those Speed Queens look like very no-nonsense machines! |
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