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Psychomom · 10-03-2012, 03:52 PM

I'll tell you what NOT to get...it's this one:
http://www.sears.com/kenmore-3.6-cu-...6&blockType=G6
and probably any variation of it. I've owned it for a year now and it's my first HE washer (I had my previous one for 14 years.) We were only in the market for one because we had a flooding accident with our old one, so we didn't spend a lot of time researching and were being cost conscious because of having a lot of repairs needed due to the flood.

From what I can tell, it does a decent job. We didn't spend a ton of money on it so I guess it's one of those you get what you pay for situations. I think it's a little loud compared to other HEs. My biggest complaint is that sometimes...just sometimes...something comes out half dry. I am not naive enough to believe that the spin cycle is so awesome that is spun 1 article of clothing half dry. I believe it's just not being washed. Stuff does come out clean, so that's why I said it did a decent job, but I can't help but think the clothes still are really dirty. They do smell good.

We bought the dryer that accompanies it about a month later and that really does work well. Been very happy with that.

10-03-2012, 03:52 PM	#2
Psychomom Formerly: Boomer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8,453 Ratings: 188 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Recommend a HE washer! I'll tell you what NOT to get...it's this one: http://www.sears.com/kenmore-3.6-cu-...6&blockType=G6 and probably any variation of it. I've owned it for a year now and it's my first HE washer (I had my previous one for 14 years.) We were only in the market for one because we had a flooding accident with our old one, so we didn't spend a lot of time researching and were being cost conscious because of having a lot of repairs needed due to the flood. From what I can tell, it does a decent job. We didn't spend a ton of money on it so I guess it's one of those you get what you pay for situations. I think it's a little loud compared to other HEs. My biggest complaint is that sometimes...just sometimes...something comes out half dry. I am not naive enough to believe that the spin cycle is so awesome that is spun 1 article of clothing half dry. I believe it's just not being washed. Stuff does come out clean, so that's why I said it did a decent job, but I can't help but think the clothes still are really dirty. They do smell good. We bought the dryer that accompanies it about a month later and that really does work well. Been very happy with that. __________________ A real woman always has a clean house, an empty laundry basket, smells good, is well made-up, slim, healthy, eloquent, and perfectly well behaved...I suspect I am a man.