It seems that my current maytag washer broke the clutch, that's veryhard to get to. The motor and the tub pulley spin, but the tub doesnot engage. There were also some bad noises coming from there, asthough a piece of metal was caught between some gears. These noisesstopped, eventually, with no improvement. It is not the first time when this washer breaks and I have just abouthad it.I would like to buy a new washer that is built honestly, like Millerwelders or Cummins engines, and not like cost engineered crap thatdoes not last and is impossible to fix. Such washers are, apparently, made, at least for commerciallaundromats. (which would not fit our room) Is there a consumerversion of that? Where plastic and potmetal is not used for majorparts, and things are built to last "like they used to".I do not mind paying top dollar for such a thing if it exists. Any ideas?i

Many apartment buildings have Maytag commercial washers and dryers thatare the same size as the "consumer" ones-- they're the same ones I'veseen in laundromats, so I'm not sure why you think they wouldn't fit.My landlord fixes them himself, and he says the insides are modular andeasy to work on. I don't know where he buys them, but there must becompanies that sell them to laundromats etc. Try the yellow pages.Or get friendly with your local laundromat owner and ask him where hebuys stuff. The ones in my building do malfunction occasionally but they're pretty oldand beat up. The newer ones at the laundromat seem to work well.

That was one of my grandfather's favorite jokes = "This is my favorite ax, I've had it for 20 years. Only three new heads and six new handles...">>>

I have a friend who does resets for one of the 2 main cola companies. Theytold him to lie to the customers (grocery stores, etc.)Karl

It's Staber, not Stabler. 've owned one for about 10 yrs. Unique patented design. Cleanswonderfully, gentle on clothes, must use low-sudsing detergent (likeTide HE), all stainless, only top-loading horizontal axis made. Has alladvantages of other horizontal-axis washers plus better agitation. Hadsome problems which were corrected promptly. Essentially availableonly from factory. Simple belt drive. Only issue remaining on myolder model is unbalance on spin dry for partial loads. Things like1-2 towels which are hard to self-balance. A must look for those thatappreciate quality built American designs with demonstrable advantages..Bob Chilcoat wrote:> It is made by an industrial washing machine manufacturer and is built like a

Washing machines that are built like commercial machines?

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Emmo 20 years ago

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wayner 20 years ago

Ariston, Asko, Thor There are a ton of Pro Washing Machines.

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Karl Vorwerk 20 years ago

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Karl Vorwerk 20 years ago

What about those Australian machines someone on the group was talking about around a year ago. Karl

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Bob 20 years ago

New Zealand based Fisher and Paykel makes a highly efficient top loading washer. It is a simple design with a direct drive DC motor. They also came out with a top loading dryer, with an unnecessarily complex design (IMHO) compared with the washer.

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syoung 20 years ago

My sister just bought this pair last week from Lowes. I'm waiting to hear of its + & -.

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Bob Chilcoat 20 years ago

You might want to look at the Stabler, if you can find them (this is all I can find:

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It is made by an industrial washing machine manufacturer and is built like a tank. Very clever design features make it one of the most energy efficient. My brother designed it and holds patents on some of the features. He's no longer affiliated with them, but the machine is very good. Very pricey, though. I believe they are still made.

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GaryRW 20 years ago

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It is made by an industrial washing machine manufacturer and is built like a

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