Just bought a new clothes washer...bought a Fisher and Paykel which is made
in New Zealand. Good thing about this one is that it uses about the same
amount of water as a front loader, and when it spins, it spins at 1000 RPM
where as other top loaders spin at approx. 600 RPM. The clothes come out of
the spin cycle pretty dry. And, what used to take an hour of dryer time
now takes less than 40 minutes. Take a look at this washer before you drop
money on a Bosch....still using the same old Maytag dryer.

Mark


"stevie" wrote in message ...
I am considering getting a new clothes washer and dryer and I'm looking at
the front loaders for the energy savings. When I purchase, I'll probably
get the extended warranty to 5 years.

I have looked at various brands. At this point, the Bosch washer/dryer
from
Lowes seems to be the best price. The Lowes 5 year warranty (actually 4
years added on) is $140.

I kind of ruled out Maytag Neptune because of reliability; also understand
there was a class action lawsuit against the Neptunes.

Sears Kenmore might be OK, but 5 year warranty costs are pretty high.
Kenmore reliability seems to be good.

For some reason, I haven't seen too many Whirlpool front loaders. I
wasn't
sure about the LG brand; Home Depot sells them. I don't know how reliable
LG is. The Sears salesman said that GE washers/dryers are made by LG.

Does anyone have experience with the Bosch brand? The Bosch front load
washer and dryer at Lowes both had stainless steel drums. I have noticed
that most front load washers have stainless drums, but not all dryers.

Is it really worth the extra costs associated with front load washers? In
about a year, our household will just be my wife and I, so I'm not sure we
really need a front load washer. Maybe a conventional top loader will do
for us.

Thanks for any replies and/or opinions.