"Ashton Crusher" wrote in message
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I've had plain old top loaders for years. I know the front loaders
are supposed to save water and soap but it seems like all I read about
them are horror stories of endless repairs, almost mandatory yearly
servicing's, etc. What's the real story on these? My top loaders
seem to last for years and years without ever needing service.


We used our 1961 Whirlpool top loader until 1998 then gave it to our son and
he is still using it. WW