Your maytag failed after 6 years? My grandmother always had a maytag washer/drier. Must be front he 60's. It was still going strong when she died several years ago. My dad still uses it and its going strong. I have had my maytag top loaded for about 8 years. Its still going great although I wouldnt mind getting rid of it go get a front load washer/drier.
--- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor ----- Original Message ----- From: "LWB250" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Front Loading Washers (was Re: Tools and Quality) > This was something I didn't realize, either. In fact, > my drying times are lower because the clothing comes > out of the washer much dryer that with a top-loader. > > I will say that my purchase was precipitated by the > failure of my 6 year old Maytag, which blew the > transmission. There was no reason for attempting a > repair, as the parts cost alone made it prohibitive. > > That being said, I did not have a $1000 budget for a > washing machine, either. I did what research I could > in the limited time I had, and found that there are a > number of sub-$1000 machines that are as good as the > more expensive ones. The main differences were a > lower capacity (but only in tenths of a cubic foot) > and fewer cycles. > > I ended up buying a GE front loader at Lowe's for > slightly less than $700 along with rebated delivery > and a $50 gift card. I just got my first water bill > with the washer in use for a whole month, and it went > down over 30%. In Florida that's a pretty substantial > savings, as we get gouged on water in this part of the > stae due to restrictions. > > I just changed over from a gas water heater (propane > here, we don't have natural gas) so I should be seeing > a BIG drop in my gas bill. In fact, it should drop to > zero, since this was the last gas appliance outside of > the fireplace and spa heater that we have. > > Dan (reducing my carbon footprint on a daily basis) > > > > --- Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> There is more than one point to their efficiency. >> One is use of less >> water. Another is spinning faster to extract the >> water more thoroughly, >> which means you run your dryer less to get the >> clothes dry. Unless you >> dry your clothes on a line (hard to do in the >> winter), you save that way, >> too. >> >> >> Craig >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: >> http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who > knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
