Quote Originally Posted by Moesha
I was wondering how the washer was working out for you.
I had thought I wouldn't like the new washer as much as my old one because they just don't make one like that anymore. Well I couldn't be more wrong. In fact the differences between them makes the new one even better! (except I still really, really miss my warm water rinse cycle though)

The new Whirlpool is more noisy than the old one. I keep it in my basement so it's not to much of a problem, although I can hear it a bit upstairs.

It's slower to fill than the old one was, but sloshes the clothes around MUCH better. My clothes are so much cleaner now that it makes me feel like I've been wearing dirty clothes for 9 years with the old washer. I've got whiter socks, and rugs that no longer are grungy. I thought with the wider basket and smaller agitator it wouldn't do very well, but I was wrong, it actually gives the clothes more room to slosh around.

I'm using about 1/2 as much soap and 3/4 as much fabric softner. I just can't get over the difference in how well this washer cleans. It suds up great with less detergent than I used to use. I'm also making a point not to be tempted to overload it.

I'd read so many bad customer reviews on them not cleaning well, and dancing across the room when spinning. I've even done rugs and jeans in it and the thing stays put. Good thing too because we have to have the washer/dryer up on a platform to keep them off the floor. Dancing washers could be detrimental if they danced off the platform. The top covering shakes alot when it spins to where you can't set anything on top of it or it eventually falls off, BUT when I look underneath the feet of the washer never move a bit! I had also read reviews that the hot water doesn't actually get hot, but this one is full hot almost to scalding, so it will kill those nasty dust mites good.

The basket on this one is wider than my old one so now I don't have to stand on my tiptoes to get the last of the clothes out of the bottom of it.

All in all I'm very, very happy with it and could kick myself for ever thinking the old one was that great. Assuming this one lasts as long or longer than the old one did I'd be happy to buy a Whirlpool washer again.