Random questions to which you seek an answer
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@sabergirl does it have an agitator? Our current top loader came with out house too...but it has no agitator. It also does a horrible job and leaves soapy residue on our clothes.
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I kinda dislike front loaders just because of how little water they use for cleaning really heavy items like IH jeans or UHFs. There have been a couple of times my jeans have come out with visible dirt dried on the outside of them if I didnt aggressively pre-soak and rinse before putting them in the washer.
I think they make top loaders with a minimal agitator these days?
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@Mizmazzle our home came with a front loader and was mold ridden. We replaced all of the gasketing and did a deep clean. Now we make sure to leave the door cracked + wipe down the gasket after each use. It will usually dry out within a day or two and stayed cracked. May not be ideal but it does beat having the door wide open all the time. We also have a small laundry cove.
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We have a front loader (always have, top loaders are as rare as rocking horse shit in the UK). Have zero protocol for how we leave the door; open, shut, cracked, whatever, and we have never had a problem with mould....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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@Giles said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:
as rare as rocking horse shit
The day is young, but this is the funniest thing i've heard so far today!
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@Mizmazzle the agitator is the thing in the middle, right? If so, then yes
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@Giles said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:
We have a front loader (always have, top loaders are as rare as rocking horse shit in the UK). Have zero protocol for how we leave the door; open, shut, cracked, whatever, and we have never had a problem with mould....
Miele, front loader, always, probably the last true bastion in german engineering
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@northsouthdenimguy seconding this. I had my knee ripped apart in a jiu jitsu match and knees over toes helped tremendously.
He has a back ability zero book that I use also. I did the online coaching thing for a month and wasn’t worth it to me. There are plenty of videos online of how to do the exercises.
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Front loader, always on a 30 or 40 degree wash, no issues with things not coming out clean.
The door is shut most of the time and no mould in there.
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You can get a top loader with or without agitator. The front loaders do not have agitators.
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@Mizmazzle we have an old school “Speed Queen” top loader with an agitator. It’s built like a tank and made to last. Delicate setting has been fine for my denim. I recommend them because they can be repaired. The newer stuff feels to me like they’re made with “planned obsolescence” in mind. Just my 2¢
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@SKT we have been looking hard at SQ. I’ve also read that the last 7 years or so the newer builds have had tons of issues and fail a lot. According to Reddit anyways…
In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...
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I suggest a new thread like Getting old isn’t for the weak or Aging Geezers.
Now let’s talk about my back.Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
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We had to replace our washing machine last month, the motor on the old one went after 9 years and pretty much got used every single day, cost us $400 and the repair bill was going to be $900 so a new one made sense
Cheap Chinese brand CHIQ cost $390 comes with a 3 year warrantyAlways front loader, used a top loader once since being in Australia and would happily never use one again awful things
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@Mizmazzle I went with a speed queen front loader several years ago and it's been great.
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@steelworker haha. Back issues and laundry machine talk…yup! Old geezer thread indeed.
