"FH" wrote in message
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i've never had one, but i've been told that they use less water and are in
general better. can someone tell me why if that's true?

i'd like to know the pros and cons if anyone has any experience with them
both.

We just bought a Maytag Neptune. It's suppose to use a quarter of the
water. So that would mean less gas to heat water so that would be a savings.
I don't think the factor of water and gas savings would be as much as the
salesman say.We also bought the matching dryer. One thing mentioned was the
gasket on the door we were told the water dose not get that high.( I'm sure
water will never touch that door) My wife said it took awhile to get use to
the front load, but comments on how much they hold and how well they work.
We have about a month on them now so far so good but I'm pretty convinced
most products are disposable theses days.