Monday, July 14, 2008

Washer Update

Our new Whirlpool 9200 series has been working for several days now and I thought it was a good time to give it a review.

The many web searches we did before purchasing this model warned that front loaders tended to shake the house while in the spin cycle. Even the delivery man warned that he had picked up several for returns because the folk didn't like the shaking. I am very glad to say that ours doesn't shake AT ALL! The old one shook the dishes in the living room on occasion but this one is very well behaved.

The load capacity is much better. It washes several more things than the old one and does a better job of it too. Only problem is the dryer, which is not new, can not hold all the clothes.

My only complaint is not really a complaint, more of a disappointment- all of the web sites said that front loaders spin very fast therefore the clothes come out almost dry cutting dryer time by half. I haven't found this to be the case with ours. Yes, they are dryer but not a great deal so.

Overall I am thrilled with the machine. It runs almost silently- a welcome relief in a house with 4 young children! And it washes a lot of clothes- another relief considering these same children have access to a muddy creek!

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