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Clothes Washers..............
05/09/16 at 1:58am
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I know this is a little off topic on a bike board but Im looking for some HELP. First off we just replaced a Matag washer non HE (high efficiency) with a new Matag HE washer and are not the least bit happy with the POC! Calling Lowes to come and pick it up and refund me my $750.00 back. Little did I know that HE washers use very little water and take twice as long to "so call" wash the clothes. Well the clothes are nowhere as clean as the older washer would clean them and everything is wrinkled beyond belief. To the point that the dryer wont even get out the wrinkles. This piece o crap has gotta GO! Do any of you have a non HE washer you would recommend?  Looking at all the new ones they are branded HE on about 98% of them. Let me know what you are liking as I have just lost my faith in Maytag!
  
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Reply #1 - 05/09/16 at 2:26am
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Is it a top loader? I've got an HE top loading Maytag. It works fine. 

Try the hand wash medium/heavy cycle.

It uses more water and washes like a older washing machine. The nice thing about this cycle is, since there is no agitator it is very easy on clothes.

Use the other cycles for towels, sheets, etc.. if you're worried about the wrinkles. And make sure you use HE laundry detergent. And the recommended amount. As for heavy stains, pre-treat with a little fantastic or other laundry pre-treater.

I think you can still get an old non-HE 'agitator type' washer at Lowes/HD if that's what you want. These are generally the least expensive, and have analog controls.
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Reply #2 - 05/09/16 at 12:48pm
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My wife complains about our 5 year old Samsung front loader and still is upset that we sold our old top loader with agitator with our last house.  That being said, it does the job.

Make sure you are using HE detergent.  You can use the different settings for dirtier clothes.  Also, even though the instructions says you can, don't fill it up.  As far as wrinkles--never had that problem but it could be from on using HE detergent.
  
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Reply #3 - 05/09/16 at 1:18pm
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When I sold our condo in Cornelius, the buyer wanted us to leave the washer and dryer. Our washer and dryer in our house here was old and didn't spin out most of the water, so we bought GE HE stackable units. They seem to do a great job, but do take longer to complete the job.
  
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Reply #4 - 05/09/16 at 1:53pm
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I bought a new GE top loader with agitator about 1-2 years ago when the ancient Maytag (handed down from my old college roommate's parents) finally kicked the bucket.

I think it is technically a "HE" washer as it's pretty much all they sell these days. It still takes 40-55 min to run a load depending on the settings, but it works great. The agitator is key. It has plenty of settings for different soil levels and clothing types. It has the "Auto-Fill" setting for water level (load size), but it also has manually select-able water level settings which will allow you to increase the water level to your liking. 

When it comes to washing machines, I find, the simpler the better. My father bought a fancy front loader with the digital screen and fancy buttons and such. Not even 2 years later the "motherboard was fried" and it would cost as much as a new washing machine to replace it. He ended up buying a brand new commercial duty top-loading Speed Queen. That thing is a serious machine!
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