My crappy new washing machine

Try selling it for $200 to somebody whose clothes never get very dirty :-) That was probably the assumption of the dimwit designers anyway.

Very snappy review, by the way.

How positively Chinese of you.

Kook. Trees are perfectly renewable.

...and let them starve to death. How humane.

If it weren't for IMMAGRANTS we'd be losing ground. You leftist nutjobs never could understand the concept of ILLEGAL.

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Totally clueless.

Look for different detergents and see if one works better.

We have a WP Duet and it doesn't work well with low phosphates detergents. But, of course, fish don't like phosphates and algae does.

Jim

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The same way you do it in any other machine. Yes, the level adjusts all the way to the "top", just like any other top-loader.

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Why don't you explain it to those of us who are clueless?

This is a top loader, yes I agree front loaders dont need an agitator and they do a great job.l Wish I had a front loader but they are also

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ehh... it's hard to beat an old Kenmore quality top loader for cleanliness. Side loaders do alright with the right detergents and some not so.

Jim

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I wonder what would happen if the purchaser told the retailer that he was planning to take the retailer to small claims court if he won't give a refund. I would expect that the retailer knew too that there were problems with the model. The retailer chose to be a GE retailer along with all that that implies.

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I probably wouldn't either, but SWMBO doesn't like "static cling". I don't care about the "nasty chemicals", but don't like the lower absorbency of "softened" fabric.

Sure, but softener does make clothes feel softer and it certainly does cut down on static. It's what was originally used to coat electronics parts packaging. ;-)

The one in our old one (can't remember the brand, even) was just a hat that sat on the agitator. No holes at all; the softener spun out over the top of the rim on the stupid thing.

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At least you now admit that you're totally clueless. Acceptance is the first step.

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Two (counteracting) arguments here.

- Sue everyone and let the gods (or courts) figure it out.

- By suing the retailer, the retailer is very unlikely to let on that there is something wrong with the model, even if he knows there is.

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Thank you for confessing that you are completely unable to explain your "totally clueless" comment, addressed to Steve Barker.

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Yes. it does a great job. I've had one for about 10 years. About 2 years ago the pump developed a drip and failed. Bought a new pump from the dealer for $68 and installed it in 15 minutes using NO tools. The thing is an engineering marvel. It's very different, but in a good way.

It even does the 1000rpm final spin dry like a front loader that leaves the clothes barely damp. That means the dryer runs far less, which really saves some electricity.

Golly gee Molly. Florida stopped allowing the killing of alligators years ago. Said they were endangered. The gators came back like gang-busters. Often found in pools or sunning on the lawns. Folks were soon up to their knees in gators.

Ever watch Swamp People on the History Channel? Folks would be unemployed if they could not hunt gators. It's a way life in Louisiana.

Awfully nit-picky, Ed. They have been around since the 1930's and are well known. The obvious point I was making was that they were not some new, untested company.

You need to look a little futher than Wikipedia, if you want to look like you really know anything.

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Page 8 of the owners manula describes and illustrates the fabric softner dispenser. It says some models have it and some don't. Your model says it has it in the advertising. Looks like it is just a different agitator cap. Maybe take the manula with you to Lowes and show them the picture.