I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not)

kiloyd · 04-16-2012, 10:06 AM

My front loader is broken (aww, I'm so sad.... NOT!), it won't finish draining.

I've spent $35 at the laundromat the past week and dh wanted to get a repairman out but the service call is $75, so right there is 1/4 of a new washer.

I found a 3.9 cubic GE one on the Lowes website. That is big for a top loader!

Anything else? Don't tell me to get a HE top loader , I am so done with HE and smelly towels and clothes!

Weezie · 04-16-2012, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiloyd

My front loader is broken (aww, I'm so sad.... NOT!), it won't finish draining.

I've spent $35 at the laundromat the past week and dh wanted to get a repairman out but the service call is $75, so right there is 1/4 of a new washer.

I found a 3.9 cubic GE one on the Lowes website. That is big for a top loader!

Anything else? Don't tell me to get a HE top loader , I am so done with HE and smelly towels and clothes!

Well, Hmm. that last sentence has me

as I have an HE top loader and my clothes are never stinky.

I was going to tell you to watch HE top loaders, though, as it's been suggested to us (and we HAVE had this problem twice with ours) that the bearings go bad in them often.

Now I want to

to see what you get!

kiloyd · 04-16-2012, 10:23 AM

My HE front loader is 4 1/2 yrs old and I dealt with smelly diapers a year into it. Done with diapers but now I deal with smelly towels.

Found www.technofresh.net and fixed it two months ago now the towels are so smelly as soon as they get wet when I dry off.

I don't want to fix it, I want a regular old top loader. I save preshower water, recycle everything, I"m okay with using all that water to have CLEAN towels!

Now I want to know if 3.6 is that much different than 3.4 cubic ft. or 3.9. Can't find what my front loader is and my mom couldn't find what her top loader size is.

treehugginmama · 04-16-2012, 10:24 AM

Funny! I just posted something similar. I heard top loaders HE are stinky too, which is why I don't want one.....I think.

kiloyd · 04-17-2012, 04:48 PM

Well, we went to Lowe's and Sears tonight. I hate the sales people at Sears, he had me more confused. I knew what I wanted! Then he explains how an HE top loader works. I wanted the floor model they had on clearance for $382 (regular top loader).

DH kinda' wanted me to get the HE. So I said I'd have to research them more before buying one.

We came home and dh tried one more time to look at our washer. And darn he fixed it! He found a drain thing to unscrew in the front that was filled with lint, crayons, change, a hair band, bracelet, side piece of plastic sunglasses. Gross, gross, gross!! I can't believe all those things could get through! There's where most of the smell was coming from.

Money wise I'm happy, but otherwise I'm bummed that he fixed it. Smart guy though, the book says nothing about that drain cover.

So, no new washer for me.

Niphredil · 04-18-2012, 08:27 AM

StrangeTraveller · 04-18-2012, 08:30 AM

I was gonna suggest that screw on the front

I use a vinegar rinse and EO in with my detergent to avoid the smelly clothes issue.

kiloyd · 04-18-2012, 06:10 PM

The stupid thing is that there is nothing in the manual about that trap!

EO= essential oil?

I used to do a vinegar rinse. It didn't work.

I did a super shock today and will use Technofresh everyday for a week. That and now that the trap is emptied, we'll see if my towels smell normal in two months.

Niphredil · 04-18-2012, 06:15 PM

I have a non he front loader in my garage sale. $75 come and get it

StrangeTraveller · 04-18-2012, 08:40 PM

Yes, essential oil.

I know bleach is icky but do you do the bleach/clean washer cycle now and then? I think that is important.

kiloyd · 04-19-2012, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niphredil

I have a non he front loader in my garage sale. $75 come and get it

They make those?

---------- Post added at 01:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:46 PM ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangeTraveller

Yes, essential oil.

I know bleach is icky but do you do the bleach/clean washer cycle now and then? I think that is important.

No, I hate bleach!

Well, I did just do two clean washer cycles with it once dh fixed it. It had been sitting with water in it for two weeks.

Then I washed some then got to the store for two gallons of vinegar to do the super shock.

StrangeTraveller · 04-19-2012, 06:57 AM

I do too

hope you can get it straightened out

04-16-2012, 10:06 AM	#1
kiloyd Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 16,108	I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not) My front loader is broken (aww, I'm so sad.... NOT!), it won't finish draining. I've spent $35 at the laundromat the past week and dh wanted to get a repairman out but the service call is $75, so right there is 1/4 of a new washer. I found a 3.9 cubic GE one on the Lowes website. That is big for a top loader! Anything else? Don't tell me to get a HE top loader , I am so done with HE and smelly towels and clothes! __________________ k-i-loyd, not kill loyd ISFJ/P Katherine, married 8-9-97 ds1 22 (adding a dil in August!) dd1 18 dd2 16 ds2 10 Last edited by kiloyd; 04-17-2012 at 04:44 PM.

04-16-2012, 10:23 AM	#3
kiloyd Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 16,108	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!!! My HE front loader is 4 1/2 yrs old and I dealt with smelly diapers a year into it. Done with diapers but now I deal with smelly towels. Found www.technofresh.net and fixed it two months ago now the towels are so smelly as soon as they get wet when I dry off. I don't want to fix it, I want a regular old top loader. I save preshower water, recycle everything, I"m okay with using all that water to have CLEAN towels! Now I want to know if 3.6 is that much different than 3.4 cubic ft. or 3.9. Can't find what my front loader is and my mom couldn't find what her top loader size is. __________________ k-i-loyd, not kill loyd ISFJ/P Katherine, married 8-9-97 ds1 22 (adding a dil in August!) dd1 18 dd2 16 ds2 10

04-16-2012, 10:24 AM	#4
treehugginmama Rose Trellis Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 2,445	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!!! Funny! I just posted something similar. I heard top loaders HE are stinky too, which is why I don't want one.....I think. __________________ Heather DYT4/1 INFJ Gentle Mama to Killian(17),Gabriel(11),Christian(10),Olivia(7),Va ughn(4) Completing our family June 2014 www.placentaencapsulationservices.com

04-17-2012, 04:48 PM	#5
kiloyd Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 16,108	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not) Well, we went to Lowe's and Sears tonight. I hate the sales people at Sears, he had me more confused. I knew what I wanted! Then he explains how an HE top loader works. I wanted the floor model they had on clearance for $382 (regular top loader). DH kinda' wanted me to get the HE. So I said I'd have to research them more before buying one. We came home and dh tried one more time to look at our washer. And darn he fixed it! He found a drain thing to unscrew in the front that was filled with lint, crayons, change, a hair band, bracelet, side piece of plastic sunglasses. Gross, gross, gross!! I can't believe all those things could get through! There's where most of the smell was coming from. Money wise I'm happy, but otherwise I'm bummed that he fixed it. Smart guy though, the book says nothing about that drain cover. So, no new washer for me. __________________ k-i-loyd, not kill loyd ISFJ/P Katherine, married 8-9-97 ds1 22 (adding a dil in August!) dd1 18 dd2 16 ds2 10

04-18-2012, 08:27 AM	#6
Niphredil Deactivated Niff-er-doodle! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: My city's filthy Posts: 17,683	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not)

04-18-2012, 08:30 AM	#7
StrangeTraveller Deactivated Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 8,063	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not) I was gonna suggest that screw on the front I use a vinegar rinse and EO in with my detergent to avoid the smelly clothes issue.

04-18-2012, 06:10 PM	#8
kiloyd Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 16,108	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not) The stupid thing is that there is nothing in the manual about that trap! EO= essential oil? I used to do a vinegar rinse. It didn't work. I did a super shock today and will use Technofresh everyday for a week. That and now that the trap is emptied, we'll see if my towels smell normal in two months. __________________ k-i-loyd, not kill loyd ISFJ/P Katherine, married 8-9-97 ds1 22 (adding a dil in August!) dd1 18 dd2 16 ds2 10

04-18-2012, 06:15 PM	#9
Niphredil Deactivated Niff-er-doodle! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: My city's filthy Posts: 17,683	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not) I have a non he front loader in my garage sale. $75 come and get it

04-18-2012, 08:40 PM	#10
StrangeTraveller Deactivated Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 8,063	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not) Yes, essential oil. I know bleach is icky but do you do the bleach/clean washer cycle now and then? I think that is important.

04-19-2012, 06:57 AM	#12
StrangeTraveller Deactivated Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 8,063	Re: I'm getting a new top loader!!(update: no I'm not) I do too hope you can get it straightened out

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