Molly Brown wrote:

Another crappy product brought to you by the environmentalist idiots
who brought you the crappy CFL light bulbs

So why are there so many other top-loading washers that work fine,
both those with and without agitators, that the government (!) allows
to be sold?

CFLs work great, unless you buy crap. The Home Depot ones are cheap
and warranted for 9 years.

Appliance repair forums at:

www.Appliance411.com
www.FixItNow.com
www.ApplianceJunk.com