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Best washer under $600?
Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than
$600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. |
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Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. I would google for info. |
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"k" wrote in message ... Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. You want? You got it! Right here. http://www.columbuswashboard.com/ Charlie |
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On Aug 22, 3:16*pm, "Charlie" wrote:
"k" wrote in message ... Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? *We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. You want? You got it! *Right here. * *http://www.columbuswashboard.com/ Charlie Ha! Good one. Unfortunately, they don't have an electric model... Maybe I should broaden my question by asking whether one brand has a more reliable record in terms of requiring repairs. Thanks. |
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Best washer under $600?
Whatever modle made by Whirlpool that is in your price range.
That is all I have bought. Had one for a number of years, moved about 4 years ago and bought a new one. Maytag used to be good a number of years ago,but got cheapened up. Not so good any more. They may have improved in the last year or so as I think Whirlpool bought them out. "k" wrote in message ... Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. |
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On Aug 22, 11:52*am, k wrote:
Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? *We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. None are made like they used to be, a commercial unit will last longest, we had one last maybe 30- 35 years. |
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Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. You're posting via that ghastly Google interface instead of using a real newsreader, so I can't easily tell your location. But here's an example of what you can find on Craigslist for substantially under $600. "We are giving away our old washer and dryer. They are in good working order, look great, see the picture below. We have bought a new washer and dryer, and don't have time for a garage sale. We need them gone by Thursday evening. Be the first person that comes by. It's a bargain, FREE. " With pic http://houston.craigslist.org/zip/1336419964.html |
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Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. http://www.americanmodeleng.com/site.../washer.01.jpg |
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"Ralph Mowery" wrote in message
... Whatever modle made by Whirlpool that is in your price range. That is all I have bought. Had one for a number of years, moved about 4 years ago and bought a new one. Maytag used to be good a number of years ago,but got cheapened up. Not so good any more. They may have improved in the last year or so as I think Whirlpool bought them out. I have a 12 year old Amana, and I've never had to have it repaired...yet. Cheri |
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Oh, what a ghastly Google interface!
My personal washing machine is ancient Whirlpool. Before you ashcan that Kenmore, please try to find a couple small town appliance repair shops to come take a look at it. Never know. Might be a simple part. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "k" wrote in message ... Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. |
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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:34:43 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Oh, what a ghastly Google interface! My personal washing machine is ancient Whirlpool. Before you ashcan that Kenmore, please try to find a couple small town appliance repair shops to come take a look at it. Never know. Might be a simple part. Or remove the agitator and look for socks or female undies. |
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Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. Speed Queen top loader. They're still made in the U.S.A., and nothing else comes close in terms of build quality, performance or warranty. You might have to shop to find a new one under $600 (or even to find one period, considering Alliance's lack of marketing), but the effort is well worth it. http://www.speedqueen.com/home/products/ |
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wrote in message ... "k" wrote in message ... Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. Speed Queen top loader. They're still made in the U.S.A., and nothing else comes close in terms of build quality, performance or warranty. You might have to shop to find a new one under $600 (or even to find one period, considering Alliance's lack of marketing), but the effort is well worth it. http://www.speedqueen.com/home/products/ Whirlpool....I have Whirlpool washer/dryer , fridge , stove and DW....Very happy with them.... |
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On Aug 22, 11:52*am, k wrote:
Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? *We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. Go down to your library and read Consumer Reports. Their repair frequency charts are based on several thousand user replies, not a half dozen or so as in this NG. You'll probably end up with some model of Whirlpool or Kenmore. Joe |
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Joe wrote:
On Aug 22, 11:52 am, k wrote: Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. Go down to your library and read Consumer Reports. Their repair frequency charts are based on several thousand user replies, not a half dozen or so as in this NG. You'll probably end up with some model of Whirlpool or Kenmore. Joe Good advice except that their reports are based upon hundreds of thousands of replies. |
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"LouB" wrote in message ...
Joe wrote: On Aug 22, 11:52 am, k wrote: Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. Go down to your library and read Consumer Reports. Their repair frequency charts are based on several thousand user replies, not a half dozen or so as in this NG. You'll probably end up with some model of Whirlpool or Kenmore. Joe Good advice except that their reports are based upon hundreds of thousands of replies. Long story short: Consumer Reports sucks, and this thread is a perfect example of why they suck. Speed Queen washers are never included in Consumer Reports reviews, only because Speed Queen doesn't maintain "enough" share of the washer market. That doesn't mean Speed Queen washers aren't superior (they most definitely are), it just means CR misinforms and misleads people by their myopic claims and conclusions. Compare SQ's warranty to Whirlpool's and you'll understand. |
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wrote in message ... "LouB" wrote in message ... Joe wrote: On Aug 22, 11:52 am, k wrote: Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. Go down to your library and read Consumer Reports. Their repair frequency charts are based on several thousand user replies, not a half dozen or so as in this NG. You'll probably end up with some model of Whirlpool or Kenmore. Joe Good advice except that their reports are based upon hundreds of thousands of replies. Long story short: Consumer Reports sucks, and this thread is a perfect example of why they suck. Speed Queen washers are never included in Consumer Reports reviews, only because Speed Queen doesn't maintain "enough" share of the washer market. That doesn't mean Speed Queen washers aren't superior (they most definitely are), it just means CR misinforms and misleads people by their myopic claims and conclusions. Compare SQ's warranty to Whirlpool's and you'll understand. Perhaps you didn't see the thread topic ?? Here it is for ya...Best washer under 600 bucks....Which is a Whirlpool....Perhaps if he was opening a laundrymat or had rental units with a laundry he would go SQ.....There is a reason you don't see them in homes...PRICE......... |
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"benick" wrote in message ... Long story short: Consumer Reports sucks, and this thread is a perfect example of why they suck. Speed Queen washers are never included in Consumer Reports reviews, only because Speed Queen doesn't maintain "enough" share of the washer market. That doesn't mean Speed Queen washers aren't superior (they most definitely are), it just means CR misinforms and misleads people by their myopic claims and conclusions. Compare SQ's warranty to Whirlpool's and you'll understand. Perhaps you didn't see the thread topic ?? Here it is for ya...Best washer under 600 bucks....Which is a Whirlpool....Perhaps if he was opening a laundrymat or had rental units with a laundry he would go SQ.....There is a reason you don't see them in homes...PRICE......... I did a quick search and the lowest was $ 629 and another for $680. The others were $ 1400 and up. YOu can get 2 or 3 Whirlpool washers for the price of the beter SQ machines. |
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Thanks for the suggestions and insights.
The Speed Queen idea is kind of nostalgic, though the price is probably prohibitive. My uncle used to have a string of laundromats along with a commercial laundry and all he had were Speed Queens, in the laundromats anyway. I didn't even know they made them anymore. Thanks again. |
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"k" wrote in message ...
Thanks for the suggestions and insights. The Speed Queen idea is kind of nostalgic, though the price is probably prohibitive. My uncle used to have a string of laundromats along with a commercial laundry and all he had were Speed Queens, in the laundromats anyway. I didn't even know they made them anymore. Thanks again. We got a top of the line Speed Queen top loader last year and paid $599 + tax. It was a local appliance store and we picked it up, so there was no delivery charge. As I said you might need to check around to find these washers. It's one of the few vestiges of good 'ol American build quality left in the major appliance industry. Whirlpools are absolute junk, and they make all Kenmore models too. |
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wrote in message ... "k" wrote in message ... Thanks for the suggestions and insights. The Speed Queen idea is kind of nostalgic, though the price is probably prohibitive. My uncle used to have a string of laundromats along with a commercial laundry and all he had were Speed Queens, in the laundromats anyway. I didn't even know they made them anymore. Thanks again. We got a top of the line Speed Queen top loader last year and paid $599 + tax. It was a local appliance store and we picked it up, so there was no delivery charge. As I said you might need to check around to find these washers. It's one of the few vestiges of good 'ol American build quality left in the major appliance industry. Whirlpools are absolute junk, and they make all Kenmore models too. Where did you find a 'top of the line' SQ for $ 599. The web page I looked at showed that price to be the low end modle and most were well over $ 1000 More like $ 1500 for the top line modles. |
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"Ralph Mowery" wrote in message m... wrote in message ... "k" wrote in message ... Thanks for the suggestions and insights. The Speed Queen idea is kind of nostalgic, though the price is probably prohibitive. My uncle used to have a string of laundromats along with a commercial laundry and all he had were Speed Queens, in the laundromats anyway. I didn't even know they made them anymore. Thanks again. We got a top of the line Speed Queen top loader last year and paid $599 + tax. It was a local appliance store and we picked it up, so there was no delivery charge. As I said you might need to check around to find these washers. It's one of the few vestiges of good 'ol American build quality left in the major appliance industry. Whirlpools are absolute junk, and they make all Kenmore models too. Where did you find a 'top of the line' SQ for $ 599. The web page I looked at showed that price to be the low end modle and most were well over $ 1000 More like $ 1500 for the top line modles. He didn't say it was new...It was probably used one with the Coin Machine removed....LOL....Whirlpool / Kenmore appliances are fine...I know plenty of people with them...If I was gonna shell out the big bucks I'd get one of those fancy front loaders.... |
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"Ralph Mowery" wrote in message m...
wrote in message ... "k" wrote in message ... Thanks for the suggestions and insights. The Speed Queen idea is kind of nostalgic, though the price is probably prohibitive. My uncle used to have a string of laundromats along with a commercial laundry and all he had were Speed Queens, in the laundromats anyway. I didn't even know they made them anymore. Thanks again. We got a top of the line Speed Queen top loader last year and paid $599 + tax. It was a local appliance store and we picked it up, so there was no delivery charge. As I said you might need to check around to find these washers. It's one of the few vestiges of good 'ol American build quality left in the major appliance industry. Whirlpools are absolute junk, and they make all Kenmore models too. Where did you find a 'top of the line' SQ for $ 599. The web page I looked at showed that price to be the low end modle and most were well over $ 1000 More like $ 1500 for the top line modles. Our local appliance dealer had SQ's AWS76 (top of the line SQ top loader, but last year's model) at the price I mentioned. I keep saying you have to search, not online, but CALL around to local appliance stores. The next lowest price we found was at AJ Madison (online), and they were MUCH higher. |
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ransley wrote:
None are made like they used to be, a commercial unit will last longest, we had one last maybe 30- 35 years. A commercial Speed Queen (which I have both at home, and in a rental unit) will last the longest, but these now cost more than $600 new. I think they are now around $800--without the coin slide. It will probably last 50 years in occasional use, plus it's very easy to repair (at least the 1963 model that I bought used and that lasted until about 2000, was easy to repair). Had it not spend the first 22 years of its operation in a laundromat, it would likely still be in use today. |
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Perhaps you didn't see the thread topic ?? Here it is for ya...Best washer under 600 bucks....Which is a Whirlpool....Perhaps if he was opening a laundrymat or had rental units with a laundry he would go SQ.....There is a reason you don't see them in homes...PRICE......... Most people would have no idea where to go to buy a Speed Queen commercial washer. They don't sell them at appliance stores, you have to go to laundromat supply house like PWS. Many people buy commercial appliances, at high prices, for home use for very good reasons, including kitchen and laundry appliances. There is no question that an $800 Speed Queen commercial machine (a real commercial machine not the line of commercial-like machines with the Speed Queen name) would last 2x the time of a $400 machine, with no repairs. And look at all the fools spending $1000 on a residential front loader that will be lucky to last even five years before requiring repairs. Another issue with the Speed Queen commercial machines is that you get no warranty on labor, only a three year parts warranty. These machines are very easy to repair, and laundromat owners do their own repairs so they don't care about a labor warranty. I have a Speed Queen commercial machine at home, in a rental townhouse, and my sister-in-laws have one in a triplex they own. The only work I've done on these three machines in 10 years is to increase the cost of a load at the machine in the tri-plex, and replace a broken spring on the coin slide that prevented it from popping back out automatically. |
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On Aug 22, 12:52*pm, k wrote:
Any opinions about what the best top loading washers for less than $600 are? *We have a 15 year old Kenmore that's had a few repairs over the last few years and now the agitator has stopped working, so I'm thinking it's time to replace it. Thanks. Why are limiting yourself to a top loader? You can get front loaders for just a little bit more (high 6's, low 7's) and you'll make up the difference in a very short amount of time by using less water, less soap and less gas or electricity drying them. |
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