ive had this washer since last march 2021 and its had countless loads put through it. Keep up on the maintenance, don't overload it and something like this will last a good while. Another added bonus is that your clothes will actually be clean
My family owned what must have been the residential version of this machine. The control knob is the only difference I see. Same agitator, same washing cycle, same sound. It brings back good memories. That washer was one of few appliances my mom ever bought brand new and she was so happy to be able to do that. As for the machine itself, it was a good performer. Clothes got clean. No issues except a belt replacement I did myself. The machine spent its entire life with us, over 10 years, on an outside covered porch exposed to heat and cold and freezing and kept on ticking.
Only ten years, and it needed belt replacements? My disparaged Samsung front loader didn’t skip a beat for 13 years until the spider arm failed. Saved tons of water and energy in the process. Fixed the arm and still going b
FYI, if there's a mode you'd like me to try and film on this Maytag Commercial Washing Machine, let me know and I'll run, film & upload it within the next 2 days!
Can I see 4 Cycles with let’s do Hot Wash Temperature, Presoak, & Extra Rinse, being Bulky/Towels, Powerwash, Mixed, & Normal? Normal should especially do the Deep/Spray Rinse Combo, when Extra Rinse is selected! 🤔
This was me as a kid looking into the washing machines in a state of meditation at my moms laundromat. Used to use clothes line clips to keep them running while the lid was open
I have the same washer. Loved this video and the tear-down video! I would love to see the water usage with a full load of clothes and how the different cycles changed the operation.
I had an old GE set from the 80's that would recycle the water from the tub through a top plastic mesh filter that would sit on top of the agitator. But it still would fill almost completely with water, I felt I could fill swimming pools with the water it used. Now I have a modern LG front loader I'm really happy with, and it continues to amaze me how effective it is, getting laundry perfectly clean with what seems like a teaspoon of water.
I've got an LG front loader in my own apartments and dealt with it's siblings numerously. And have a thing to share: there is a whole Bosch lineup that LG is strikingly similar to: the same knob-o-matic mode selector, mostly similar programs, same separate settings buttons. But there's a catch: for some reason LG's 60 minutes intensive doesn't fit well for washing towels. Every LG machine I've happened to use just didn't clean them good enough - so they could get foul smell just by drying too long. Bosch machines, however, do towels at 60 minutes program perfectly fine, with results comparable to LG's regular wash cycle with 90C. However, here comes the thing which I hate most about LGs - their "smart time estimation"! It had always been absolutely unpredictable and chaotic thing, a marketing bs ruining a mostly decent product. Minimal time it takes LG to pull off a wash at max temp is somewhere around an hour and a half. Which is already considerably longer than 60 minutes of Bosch fixed program. But as soon as you put at least a single item into the drum - the machine would most likely "weight" you a 2:48 or straight 4:40 wash! And as the device ages - bearings go bad, the "phantom load" increases, and you're basically locked out into the fixed time programs - or rediculously long washes. There are some more oddly stupid LG quirks that ruin the day - such as their unwillingness to open the door some 5 minutes after there had been any water in them and absolute lack of any backup door eject mechanism in modern models. Also, their total forgetfulness about the plans in case of a power interruption longer than a blink - end even when it's short enough... There's no difference as the machine would just restore itself into a paused mode and wait for you to come and restart it. Without any audible indication. And after five minutes in this mode it will happily shut itself down - just for you to hear it and go to set it up all over again instead of pressing a single button. So that means an interrupted wash will catch you later - no matter, if you've been at home, or sleeping, or outdoors - in the exact state it was interrupted at. Might be a good safety feature 0.01% ot fhe time, a constant source of frustration 99.99% other. So just think twice when looking at an LG washer... It's carefully thought out to piss you off, and it will metodically!
I’ve had this machine about 3 months now I’m a mechanic and it gets my clothes clean before this I had a whirlpool duet for about 17 years Probably an old but one of the better front loads It did a good job for a front load had a Kenmore 70 series from the1970s before that I’m happy so far with this Maytag. I got the Maytag my brother bought the speed queen at the same time we will see in time witch one last longer
I have the Whirlpool Duet Sport (2008 I believe) and its heavy duty cycle has been great for me. I play a lot of sports and my synthetic workout clothes get pretty stinky. But the washer gets them back to smelling fresh with no residual hint of BO. Using Tide powder detergent and Oxiclean. No previous washer of mine has done this, I used to run two cycles. Ditto for stained loads after yardwork and DIY projects, all stains gone. I'll be sad when this machine finally gives up on me.
Checked the price on this machine and it sells for around $1000 so it's a premium machine. It has a 10 year warranty on the tub and motor, the least likely things to fail. Still not a bad offering.
Great video, thank you!! Why would it have the low-flow fill for so long?? That, alone, helps me decide that this is NOT the washer for me. I'll go with the Speed Queen TC5.
You can go by any laundromat as ask if there are any abandoned clothes you can have. Keep about 12 pounds of dry clothes for testing. Thanks for the video.
I've had both top loads and front loads and commercial units at my parents house cuz my father owned a laundromat back in the day. I'm sorry I think the front load washers do such a better job washing the clothes
On my third washer in 48 years and all filled slow. Finally measured the incoming water pressure only 35 to 40#'s. Attempt ed to purchase a larger diameter hoses with the metal outlet braid but could not find any. Have 3/4" water copper water service & 3/4" copper to where it T's off to feed laundry sink & washer.Talked to another older timer and he said our entire block had low water pressure from the first day. Now have a great top load energy star LG washer that reduced my water bill by at least $10 a month and does not use much detergent. Stopped using fabric softener and have 4 wool balls inside of gas dryer that advertised that it reduces drying time & need for fabric softener. Thanks for another great vid.
Have to go back to Viet Nam and see if I can get a momma son that used to wash our dirty smelly jungle fatigues in a small pan and only at best a few gallons of cold water. Cost us $8 a month to get clothes washed, crap burner from the owl house, filling sand bags & people to do KP & clean mess hall.
@@unitforce4163 He's talking about the water supply shutoff valves. They're usually twist valves behind/beside your washer, on the supply hoses. If they aren't twisted open all the way, water pressure is limited.
We purchased the MVWP575GW1 directly from Maytag and I love it. I don’t know the difference between your model and what Maytag sells on their website but there is a difference. I think your model was sold at big box stores.
You are 100% correct. The GW1 is Maytag-direct and only sold at legitimate dealers with the full 5 year warranty. The 576KW is big-box-only and has the 1yr warranty. Generally same machine, but there's no way I'd pick this over a legit GW model.
i never realized my machine used 27 gallons on a deep cycle...i guess i will use that cycle more conservatively ....and the 27 was for the first wash, then another 27 for the rinse.....i still love the agitator style over the efficient one though because the soap gets all dissolved and there isn't residue on all the clothes because it only uses 5 gallons of water or whatever to "wash" your clothes...thanks for the video
If you have soap residue in clothes with an HE Washer you are using too much soap! A table spoon or two is all you need. I think Ben's got a video about it.
Mistake I made, bought a Maytag centennial at home depot. When the cashier asked me if I want to pay extra for a two year warranty I should have walked away! If the seller thinks the washing machine won't last two years without breaking,it probably won't.
A nit-pick about the energy usage: This washing cycle used 150 watt-hours (0.15 kilowatt-hours) of electrical energy, not 150 watts. The watt (joule per second) is a unit of power (the amount of energy transferred over time). The watt-hour is a unit of energy. They are not the same thing. The joule is a really small unit of energy so we use watt-hours (3600 joules) and kW-h (3,600,000 joules) since they are more convenient for measuring household energy usage.
I have a problem with the way things are being made today. We went to an appliance store and asked the Owner if he had any washer with mechanical timers. He said the speed queen he sells all have a PC board of some kind basically the same on all of the series of speed queen he has from the TR5 Serie and DR5 series. The TR7 series has a digital panel that looks like the Apollo 13 mission control computer panel. It has all sort of features and he mentions the control boards are made in SPAIN. Well, dont care where they are made cause the parts are all from China. I had to fix several of my neighbors front loader machine due to surges in power during a storm, replaced the PCB that cost them $700 - $900 dollars. To spend that kind of money you be better off buying a laptop computer and connect it to the washing machine via a USB and NOW you have a real computer controlling your washer. I find it ridiculous that these simple boards are so expensive, I know they are Designed to fail on purpose over time. It sad we have to screw each other for money.
@@danielmorse4213 you got it. steam comes up and saturates the outside controls. Told the repair guy this the last time before he replaced that board. He just looked at me like, what do you know. IT IS A DEFECT.
@@mikesecor6074 The last year washers were made with a timer was in 2018. Everything is made with a computer board. The boards in Speed Queens, are made in Mexico, same for the motor, Everything else is made in the U.S.A.
Hmmm... the drain pump doesn't shut off during the final spin like other Whirlpool machines. Seems as though doing so would result in just a taste bit less energy being expended and a pump not being flogged needlessly with little to no water going through it? Possibly?
We've always had an old/older washing machine. I'm used to them filling up practically to the top when I put a large load in.... the new Whirlpool we got barely covers the clothes in the first wash cycle - how do they get clean? Sometimes I pour a bucket or 2 of water in there with the soap & usually set it on 2 rinse cycles.
Generally, toploads that don't fill well will struggle. The wash plate agitates a little better (more surface area to wash at the bottom), but not by much in low-water situations. If you are forced to not use much water, the real answer is a front load, honestly. Because those baffles do a great job at moving and mixing the clothes.
Hey Ben. You make great videos! I have a question about brands such as Samsung. Do you think is it bad everywhere in the world? I live in europe and we dont have Maytag but there are lot of budget brands like Beko and Candy, and there are premium brands like Miele or midrange ones like AEG, and Samsung sells everything from low tier to mid tier. It very hard to gauge the quality of these machines since nobody is testing them. What approach would you recommend while buying an appliance in Europe?
I would love to know where to get the little clip that you put on it to keep the water from turning off when you open up the washer. That's really the only issue I have with the washer. I guess it's a security feature but I have no small children in my house.
Pity that's nothing but a re-badged Whirlpool. I would love to see an early 50s slant front Westinghouse. My mom had one when I was a kid. Worked great for many years.
I will have to give you the name of my washer. I am shocked it used so much water. Not even for a full load. This makes me wonder how much water mine uses. It's a top loader, but it shakes and doesn't spin. I never used the fill water feature. But I prewash and duel rinse everything. I do it because we are sensitive to soap. Yes I buy sensitive and no dye or perfumes, but I am concerned about that skin breaking out issue. Right now it's under control, but if I change soap, we usually have an issue.
But a front loader, they wash better and rinse better, There’s a good reason we don’t have top loaders here in Uk and right across Europe, front loaders are so much better with stain removal, and soap removal, using a lot less water and they do 3 proper rinses not one, I e used a few top load machines over the years when we have been travelling and u e never found a good one yet,
Question for Ben. I had a frigidaire rapid dry 1000 washing machine, what happened to it? It had a up and down agitator and a transmission using fiberglass rollers, no gears., I thought what a great idea. This was around 1977. Maybe it was too good?
Is this a Lowe's model ? The one they sell at independent dealers has the 5 years parts warranty I believe....model # MVW575GW. Same exact machine but has the full warranty.
Hi, thanks for the video. Two questions: 1) was the cloth still adamp at the end? Some peoples seems to complain it doesn't spin well. 2) On a scale of 1 (noisy) -10 (quiet), how does it compare to others? thanks
The 10 minute fillip was painful to watch. Can you make a video from a 70’s ish Maytag for comparison? 🎈As far as a mode how about quiet mode, thing sounds possessed 🧙♀️
@@bensappliancesandjunk It would be cool to see the older maytag. I have one that is still running that is 42 years old. Still going strong. When purchased the salesmen said that it was made with the ringer washer parts. He said that they used all the same parts even the gas powered one's. With some modern changes like spin cycle.
Can we get the EPA off their backs and produce decent washing machines again? These end up in a landfill and i am sure that is worse over using an extra few gallons of water. My sister has a Whirlpool that is HE and it doesn't even cover the entire load with water. There are literally dry spots on the clothes after she takes them out. I think the deep cleaning cycle does a bit of a better job. Why do manufactures even bother with these cycles if they don't get the clothes wet?
I picked up a used Speed Queen top loader for a great price because the person I bought if from lives out in the sticks and uses well water exclusively. Said the Speed Queen used too much water when his well was low.
Love your channel! I hope you are doing well. I have this exact model number and was told it only had a 1yr warranty. (Bought from Lowes) My question... Is the tub supposed to have about an inch of play up and down? The tub and shaft will lift up about an inch and is making some grinding noise but is still washing. I was told it has a bad gear case The base plate seemed loose, so I removed and reinstalled it. Now all the noises are gone but still have an inch of up and down play in tub and gear shaft.
Not sure but sounds like perhaps this may be a floating Tub or just due to weight the suspension rods are lowered by natural expected forces of gravity. If you can lift up the inner basket and it has play than it is normal as it’s a floating tub
From what I've seen mentioned in videos like these is the MVWP575GW model you can get from independent appliance stores has the full 5 year warranty and isn't the one sold at some big box stores (they sell MVWP576KW with only a 1 year warranty). At some big box stores you can ask if they have MVWP575GW model number available (Maytag site does list some big box stores). Everything is exactly the same except the warranty. Maytag specifically has MVWP575GW on their website as having the 5 year warranty. I don't know why some stores do this, I'm guessing they want a model with a shorter warranty so they can sell their own extended warranty.
@@evorider3689 yeah I am looking and almost got duped into buying the one you did frmo Lowes, luckily I found this guys channel who explained you have to look at the exact model number. Needless to say I am seeking the CORRECT model elsewhere (xxxGW) so I get that 5yr warrenty. If I am going to spend that amount of $$, better not get screwed on the warranty for a model number code. Sorry to here of your mistake
I’ll stick to front loaders, never had a desire to own a top load machine, I see the wash action of this machine e then look at the action of my front loader and there’s no comparison, the front loader is so much better, washes better, rinses better and spins better
yes, you are measuring this at the top, which the "play" is from the bottom and always multiplied the further out you are. Plus its an agitator style, they always have play no matter what brand.
Whirlpool should have just kept the original Maytag design. They could start making the original Maytag design today as they own it. They won't however, because it needs to break to sell more.
@@bensappliancesandjunk It doesn't use anymore water than this Maytag you were taking about and you can tweak the power consumption. Speed Queen has figured it out.
Lol. Let's see what the higest end Miele Frontloader with 9kg (19,8 Pounds) of capacity would use on an normal load, when connected to hot and cold water (fairly uncommon in Europe actually). It would do a 60°C cycle with 61 Liters (16 Gallons) of water and 0,5kWh of Electricity :D Quite the difference there lol.
@@bensappliancesandjunk well the specs assume the water is 55°C so it has to heat up the water to 60°C. And there are eco modes available that wash colder for longer to save electricity. Gernerally we connect our washing mashines to cold water only and use 5 and 7L machines. Those heat up the water the conventional way via an electric heating element.
I don't think most people should go out of their way to buy an new old-style machine because of energy consumption (electricity + hot water + heat needed to dry damper clothes). The running cost would often out-way any benefit. If you happen to get ahold of one of these machines used and/or cheaply, it could be argued that it can be economic and environmentally friendly to use a machine that has already been made. Maybe a suggestion for this channel is to measure the weight of a test load before and after washing.
I have no idea why but the mottor at the 2nd spin sounds like 800rpm spin on russian LG DirectDrive frontloader xD Due to we have a russian DirectDrive and it sounds almost 1:1
Oh, that's super neat. Whats interesting is that this unit definitely isn't a direct drive. We definitely have those LG models in the US, so I know what you're talking about for certain. This uses a 1/2hp motor with a belt to move the tub in spin mode rather than the stator/rotor system of the LG.
@@bensappliancesandjunk huh! Well im from Poland and well we have our LG for almost 5 years now! We are still amazed how come it didn't break! Only issue we have with LG Washer is well that the fabric softener goes in too ealry. We called the LG support guy he got to dissasembling the washer and he had to well clean the deterygent compartment whitch was full with hard water leftovers. Due to here where i live we have ULTRA HARD water so yea! But besides that we got permission to dissasemble the washer ourselfes and do it ourselfes too! We are pretty happy from purchase of it! We have some GE building but we don't have any applaiences from GE :(
@@bensappliancesandjunk also fun fact: here in poland we don't have those toploaders! We have diffrent variand of them that are like frontloaders but are filled from top! Also aren't those toploaders very waistfull of water? Im curious due to i never had contact with anyone who knows much about washers or is american!
Doesn't Consumer Reports state that front-loaders generally clean better than top- and use less water and energy? Top-loaders are v rare in Europe. I have a heat pump dryer; here in UK a conventional one would now be unaffordable to run; electric is approaching 40+ cents per kwh here (35 pence), having doubled in price in a year, meaning a conventional dryer used a few times a week would cost some $300/yr to run. I find the HP dryer does a perfectly good job with less than half the electric.
Generally yes. There's a big divide in the US now because top loaders with flat wash plates use less water more effectively, but don't wash super great. The ones with agitators work better IF they can use a ton of water. But they can't without cheater switches so it's a real mess.
@@kathym6603 I've had a front loader since 1999. You just leave it open after use until it's dry inside, same as with a top loader. Then there's no smell or mold.
@@kathym6603 I've never had that problem and f/l are essentially all there is in Europe. Leaving door open after washing and running a v hot maintenance wash now and again should cure it.
@@bensappliancesandjunk Thanks, Ben. A further issue with T/Ls is they can't spin at the typical rate of F/Ls (1350 rpm) and so don't get load as dry, thus requiring longer (costlier) tumble. There are pros and cons, I appreciate, but it seems that T/Ls are rather more resource-intensive to run. They may be more robust - what's your experience? - as a typical fail point on F/Ls is the bearings, which I *think* sustain more force than T/Ls'. Many otherwise perfectly good F/Ls are scrapped because the bearings are 'shot' and are irreplaceable as manufactures use sealed drums (which is appalling), although it's a big job in any case. T/Ls seems easier to service. In US, where elec is much cheaper than Europe the resource issue isn't so important to consumers, but here the suspected running cost of 'old tech' dryers and T/L washers (all that water to heat) would put most off. Water isn't conspicuously expensive in UK but elec and gas is extremely so.
I am so sick of the government telling us how much water the washing machine can use. They must be clueless! We get clothes really dirty here and you need WATER to get them clean!! I don’t care if it uses 58 gallons of water if it gets them clean! I had a Bosch front loader I spent a fortune on that smelled, made the clothes NOT get clean and generally made my life miserable. I have a different top load Maytag and I love it with a similar agitator. It gets clothes clean!!!
same here...i got a "He" washer and it was horrible...left soap residue on clothes and clothes stunk after washing.....you would think that all the new tech would solve this but NO way.....i ended up getting this Maytag and couldn't be happier...clothes actually get wet....LOL
Look after your front loader and it will wash better and won’t smell, don’t do cold washes either, it’s these cycles that make machines stink and then get mouldy, would you shower in cold water, would you do your dishes in cold water, or just dunk them in the sink and take them out again to be quick, You need heat to wash properly,just like the shower and the dishwasher and the dish water in the sink, then you clean up after, you don’t leave water and soap in the sink to go mouldy or in the shower, so why do it with a washing machine, leave the door open, clean the soap drawer, wipe round the door rubber, just like you would wipe out and clean the shower. So many people do T know how to look after front loaders even here in the uk where it’s all you can buy, they use quick wash because they think it’s cheaper, it’s not, it’s really not, more water usage and more electricity in the European front loaders ( because of the built in heaters ) CBA to go into why quick isn’t cheaper but it’s to do with heating the water
58 gallons is a ridiculous amount of water to use to clean clothes. When you eventually get a new washer and consider a front loader, make sure it has a built in heating element for scalding hot washes and some sort of extra water button. You can check if it has an energy consumption table in the documentation, it should have at least one intensive program with a higher water level and extra rinses. It should also be a longer wash cycle since the detergent needs some time to penetrate through all of the stains.
@@Progan666 In all seriousness who gets to say how much water anybody can use to wash their clothes ? People worshipping "mother earth" when it is the LORD who created all things.
Apparently the new models of these stink, multiple complaints over on the Maytag site. They've also gone to a one year manu warranty which is a terrible sign.
Thats because they are buying them from Lowes/HD without the warranty, and getting what they pay for. They still make them with the 5 year warranty, but literally exactly like I had in the teardown video, the crappier/lower grade ones are getting sold at big box stores.
Lord, being a user of a generic front loader... How in the world can this thing spend so horrnedously much time on filling itself with a drizzly dribbly wee-wee stream - being a commercial product! And the full-blown fill isn't impressive either... Just by filling itself up rapidly it could shave at least ten minutes off the wash cycle.
I have this washer and it does not take this long to fill up. I love my new washer It at least gets the clothes wet and clean. The other water saver one I purchased I return because I was actual filling it with a gallon jug so the clothes would get wet. If you work in a job t that you get dirty the other just doesn't get it done If I haven't found this one I was thinking in just getting a scrub board like my mother used I believe it would be faster. Also the other water saver was so noisy it liked to drove my dog crazy with it clicking and clacking during the operation. I didn't expect it to last very long to much going on.
Great design and construction and result, but totally unjustifiable with todays dwindling water resources. It's the equivalent of driving a 62 Cadillac that gets 8 mpg and has no emission controls. I love vintage appliances but this is really a museum piece in reality.
The high volume wash is optional, not required. California is the reason high-usage washers got banned in 2009 at the government regulatory level. www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-II/subchapter-D/part-431/subpart-I/subject-group-ECFRbcafca7ea963a59/section-431.156
ive had this washer since last march 2021 and its had countless loads put through it. Keep up on the maintenance, don't overload it and something like this will last a good while. Another added bonus is that your clothes will actually be clean
My family owned what must have been the residential version of this machine. The control knob is the only difference I see. Same agitator, same washing cycle, same sound. It brings back good memories. That washer was one of few appliances my mom ever bought brand new and she was so happy to be able to do that. As for the machine itself, it was a good performer. Clothes got clean. No issues except a belt replacement I did myself. The machine spent its entire life with us, over 10 years, on an outside covered porch exposed to heat and cold and freezing and kept on ticking.
Nice! Glad to know it worked that long!
Only ten years, and it needed belt replacements? My disparaged Samsung front loader didn’t skip a beat for 13 years until the spider arm failed. Saved tons of water and energy in the process. Fixed the arm and still going b
I don't know how you got 10 years out of it. It only been for sale for about three yea5.
Give me a good old washer from the 1950's, 60's, 70's, or 80's any day.
Definitely!!! I I’ve been buying washers that used appliances stores and been extremely happy with them! They’ve all been top loads.
FYI, if there's a mode you'd like me to try and film on this Maytag Commercial Washing Machine, let me know and I'll run, film & upload it within the next 2 days!
Can I see 4 Cycles with let’s do Hot Wash Temperature, Presoak, & Extra Rinse, being Bulky/Towels, Powerwash, Mixed, & Normal?
Normal should especially do the Deep/Spray Rinse Combo, when Extra Rinse is selected! 🤔
This was me as a kid looking into the washing machines in a state of meditation at my moms laundromat. Used to use clothes line clips to keep them running while the lid was open
I have the same washer. Loved this video and the tear-down video! I would love to see the water usage with a full load of clothes and how the different cycles changed the operation.
I had an old GE set from the 80's that would recycle the water from the tub through a top plastic mesh filter that would sit on top of the agitator. But it still would fill almost completely with water, I felt I could fill swimming pools with the water it used. Now I have a modern LG front loader I'm really happy with, and it continues to amaze me how effective it is, getting laundry perfectly clean with what seems like a teaspoon of water.
I've got an LG front loader in my own apartments and dealt with it's siblings numerously.
And have a thing to share: there is a whole Bosch lineup that LG is strikingly similar to: the same knob-o-matic mode selector, mostly similar programs, same separate settings buttons.
But there's a catch: for some reason LG's 60 minutes intensive doesn't fit well for washing towels.
Every LG machine I've happened to use just didn't clean them good enough - so they could get foul smell just by drying too long.
Bosch machines, however, do towels at 60 minutes program perfectly fine, with results comparable to LG's regular wash cycle with 90C.
However, here comes the thing which I hate most about LGs - their "smart time estimation"!
It had always been absolutely unpredictable and chaotic thing, a marketing bs ruining a mostly decent product.
Minimal time it takes LG to pull off a wash at max temp is somewhere around an hour and a half. Which is already considerably longer than 60 minutes of Bosch fixed program.
But as soon as you put at least a single item into the drum - the machine would most likely "weight" you a 2:48 or straight 4:40 wash! And as the device ages - bearings go bad, the "phantom load" increases, and you're basically locked out into the fixed time programs - or rediculously long washes.
There are some more oddly stupid LG quirks that ruin the day - such as their unwillingness to open the door some 5 minutes after there had been any water in them and absolute lack of any backup door eject mechanism in modern models.
Also, their total forgetfulness about the plans in case of a power interruption longer than a blink - end even when it's short enough... There's no difference as the machine would just restore itself into a paused mode and wait for you to come and restart it. Without any audible indication. And after five minutes in this mode it will happily shut itself down - just for you to hear it and go to set it up all over again instead of pressing a single button. So that means an interrupted wash will catch you later - no matter, if you've been at home, or sleeping, or outdoors - in the exact state it was interrupted at.
Might be a good safety feature 0.01% ot fhe time, a constant source of frustration 99.99% other.
So just think twice when looking at an LG washer... It's carefully thought out to piss you off, and it will metodically!
GE filter flo washers are water hogs but they wash and rinse well i have a 80s set i rebuilt and love it
If you listen closely at the end, it sounds like it’s chanting, “Kill me!! Kill me!! Kill me!!”
I love your videos and this channel!
I’ve had this machine about 3 months now I’m a mechanic and it gets my clothes clean before this I had a whirlpool duet for about 17 years Probably an old but one of the better front loads It did a good job for a front load had a Kenmore 70 series from the1970s before that I’m happy so far with this Maytag. I got the Maytag my brother bought the speed queen at the same time we will see in time witch one last longer
wait for a while. you will probably say it's a piece of junk. 2 years and it's shot. The warranty is gold.
I have the Whirlpool Duet Sport (2008 I believe) and its heavy duty cycle has been great for me. I play a lot of sports and my synthetic workout clothes get pretty stinky. But the washer gets them back to smelling fresh with no residual hint of BO. Using Tide powder detergent and Oxiclean. No previous washer of mine has done this, I used to run two cycles.
Ditto for stained loads after yardwork and DIY projects, all stains gone. I'll be sad when this machine finally gives up on me.
This is where speed Queen has them all beat no tub suspension rods. No tub wiggle with the queens
Checked the price on this machine and it sells for around $1000 so it's a premium machine. It has a 10 year warranty on the tub and motor, the least likely things to fail. Still not a bad offering.
Wow ! I’m impressed that they still make a top loader that actually still fills with water like the older models that actually washed clothes
even the cheap $400 Amana ones do that, you just set it to "Deep Fill"
Great video, thank you!! Why would it have the low-flow fill for so long?? That, alone, helps me decide that this is NOT the washer for me. I'll go with the Speed Queen TC5.
Love you videos young man, very informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge you're greatly appreciated
You can go by any laundromat as ask if there are any abandoned clothes you can have. Keep about 12 pounds of dry clothes for testing. Thanks for the video.
Thanks! An excellent tip to pick up shop rags!
He can also wash his own laundry too
I've had both top loads and front loads and commercial units at my parents house cuz my father owned a laundromat back in the day. I'm sorry I think the front load washers do such a better job washing the clothes
Can't believe I'm watching laundry on UA-cam.
Coming from someone who's only had a late 80's Hotpoint machine, what's the purpose of the washer starting with that low power fill?
I've never seen a top loader take so long to fill and drain lol
Sadly, the valve wasn't open all the way initially. As noted on the timestamps, I opened it up about 5min in. Filled up WAY faster.
On my third washer in 48 years and all filled slow. Finally measured the incoming water pressure only 35 to 40#'s. Attempt ed to purchase a larger diameter hoses with the metal outlet braid but could not find any. Have 3/4" water copper water service & 3/4" copper to where it T's off to feed laundry sink & washer.Talked to another older timer and he said our entire block had low water pressure from the first day. Now have a great top load energy star LG washer that reduced my water bill by at least $10 a month and does not use much detergent. Stopped using fabric softener and have 4 wool balls inside of gas dryer that advertised that it reduces drying time & need for fabric softener. Thanks for another great vid.
Have to go back to Viet Nam and see if I can get a momma son that used to wash our dirty smelly jungle fatigues in a small pan and only at best a few gallons of cold water. Cost us $8 a month to get clothes washed, crap burner from the owl house, filling sand bags & people to do KP & clean mess hall.
@@bensappliancesandjunk How do you open the valves?
@@unitforce4163 He's talking about the water supply shutoff valves. They're usually twist valves behind/beside your washer, on the supply hoses. If they aren't twisted open all the way, water pressure is limited.
We purchased the MVWP575GW1 directly from Maytag and I love it. I don’t know the difference between your model and what Maytag sells on their website but there is a difference. I think your model was sold at big box stores.
You are 100% correct. The GW1 is Maytag-direct and only sold at legitimate dealers with the full 5 year warranty. The 576KW is big-box-only and has the 1yr warranty. Generally same machine, but there's no way I'd pick this over a legit GW model.
i never realized my machine used 27 gallons on a deep cycle...i guess i will use that cycle more conservatively ....and the 27 was for the first wash, then another 27 for the rinse.....i still love the agitator style over the efficient one though because the soap gets all dissolved and there isn't residue on all the clothes because it only uses 5 gallons of water or whatever to "wash" your clothes...thanks for the video
If you have soap residue in clothes with an HE Washer you are using too much soap! A table spoon or two is all you need. I think Ben's got a video about it.
Mistake I made, bought a Maytag centennial at home depot. When the cashier asked me if I want to pay extra for a two year warranty I should have walked away! If the seller thinks the washing machine won't last two years without breaking,it probably won't.
A nit-pick about the energy usage: This washing cycle used 150 watt-hours (0.15 kilowatt-hours) of electrical energy, not 150 watts. The watt (joule per second) is a unit of power (the amount of energy transferred over time). The watt-hour is a unit of energy. They are not the same thing. The joule is a really small unit of energy so we use watt-hours (3600 joules) and kW-h (3,600,000 joules) since they are more convenient for measuring household energy usage.
I have a problem with the way things are being made today. We went to an appliance store and asked the Owner if he had any washer with mechanical timers. He said the speed queen he sells all have a PC board of some kind basically the same on all of the series of speed queen he has from the TR5 Serie and DR5 series. The TR7 series has a digital panel that looks like the Apollo 13 mission control computer panel. It has all sort of features and he mentions the control boards are made in SPAIN. Well, dont care where they are made cause the parts are all from China. I had to fix several of my neighbors front loader machine due to surges in power during a storm, replaced the PCB that cost them $700 - $900 dollars. To spend that kind of money you be better off buying a laptop computer and connect it to the washing machine via a USB and NOW you have a real computer controlling your washer. I find it ridiculous that these simple boards are so expensive, I know they are Designed to fail on purpose over time. It sad we have to screw each other for money.
I have to keep my lid open so steam from the hot wash does not short the board.
@@danielmorse4213 you got it. steam comes up and saturates the outside controls. Told the repair guy this
the last time before he replaced that board. He just looked at me like, what do you know. IT IS A DEFECT.
@@mikesecor6074 The last year washers were made with a timer was in 2018. Everything is made with a computer board. The boards in Speed Queens, are made in Mexico, same for the motor, Everything else is made in the U.S.A.
I added white weather stripping to seal the door. Plus I scotch taped around the control panel. 😂
Hmmm... the drain pump doesn't shut off during the final spin like other Whirlpool machines. Seems as though doing so would result in just a taste bit less energy being expended and a pump not being flogged needlessly with little to no water going through it? Possibly?
We've always had an old/older washing machine. I'm used to them filling up practically to the top when I put a large load in.... the new Whirlpool we got barely covers the clothes in the first wash cycle - how do they get clean? Sometimes I pour a bucket or 2 of water in there with the soap & usually set it on 2 rinse cycles.
Generally, toploads that don't fill well will struggle. The wash plate agitates a little better (more surface area to wash at the bottom), but not by much in low-water situations. If you are forced to not use much water, the real answer is a front load, honestly. Because those baffles do a great job at moving and mixing the clothes.
I’ll take my LG front load 2006 and still going strong. Needs dampers though. The Maytag sounds horrible. Maybe there’s a song in there somewhere. 🎈
Only thing I don't like is there are no spray rinses on either spin. Otherwise it looks like a very respectable machine!
The water pressure is terribly low here in the first fill.
Hey Ben. You make great videos! I have a question about brands such as Samsung. Do you think is it bad everywhere in the world? I live in europe and we dont have Maytag but there are lot of budget brands like Beko and Candy, and there are premium brands like Miele or midrange ones like AEG, and Samsung sells everything from low tier to mid tier. It very hard to gauge the quality of these machines since nobody is testing them. What approach would you recommend while buying an appliance in Europe?
Hope you didn’t buy a Samsung
Maytag is (currently) a brand of the Whirlpool Corporation, which sells laundry appliances as Whirlpool, Hotpoint, Indesit and Bauknecht in Europe.
Washer is underloaded. It would suck more amperage down with the proper amount of laundry. It's better than overloading though, life most people do.
I would love to know where to get the little clip that you put on it to keep the water from turning off when you open up the washer. That's really the only issue I have with the washer. I guess it's a security feature but I have no small children in my house.
thats the striker from the lid. I just unscrew it and put it into the lid lock
Nice! I'd love to see power wash next and hear the dryer running.
That's my plan - Do 1 wash in this, and once that is done, immediately transfer all clothes to dryer and run a cycle
I see a zipper that's going to get messed up!😂
Pity that's nothing but a re-badged Whirlpool.
I would love to see an early 50s slant front Westinghouse. My mom had one when I was a kid. Worked great for many years.
I have the white westinghouse dryer you're thinking of. Waiting to find the matching washer.
This is a great video, keep it up.
I will have to give you the name of my washer. I am shocked it used so much water. Not even for a full load.
This makes me wonder how much water mine uses. It's a top loader, but it shakes and doesn't spin. I never used the fill water feature. But I prewash and duel rinse everything.
I do it because we are sensitive to soap. Yes I buy sensitive and no dye or perfumes, but I am concerned about that skin breaking out issue. Right now it's under control, but if I change soap, we usually have an issue.
Use the deep fill on wash and rinse.
@@danielmorse4213 does that use less water?
But a front loader, they wash better and rinse better, There’s a good reason we don’t have top loaders here in Uk and right across Europe, front loaders are so much better with stain removal, and soap removal, using a lot less water and they do 3 proper rinses not one, I e used a few top load machines over the years when we have been travelling and u e never found a good one yet,
why dose the tub rock back and forth?
Good strong washer
Question for Ben. I had a frigidaire rapid dry 1000 washing machine, what happened to it? It had a up and down agitator and a transmission using fiberglass rollers, no gears., I thought what a great idea. This was around 1977. Maybe it was too good?
@Nunya Business Yes fiberglass rollers no gears, no oil.
Are you able to do more videos like this in the future.
Is this a Lowe's model ? The one they sell at independent dealers has the 5 years parts warranty I believe....model # MVW575GW. Same exact machine but has the full warranty.
Yes
Neutral drain on a Maytag...
Never seen that before.
Hi, thanks for the video. Two questions:
1) was the cloth still adamp at the end? Some peoples seems to complain it doesn't spin well.
2) On a scale of 1 (noisy) -10 (quiet), how does it compare to others?
thanks
HI, what did you use to hold open the lid and where can i get one ? Thanks for the video
I unscrewed the lid strike and put it in the lock
@@bensappliancesandjunk ok thanks
My 1986 Maytag is still running strong and will outlast this. Just buy an old Maytag or buy a Speed Queen TC5 if you have to have a new machine.
Did speed queen fix their nonsense from like 2-3 years ago?
@@locklear308 That's what the TC5 is, went back old skool.
@@jjthegreat1981 Okay so that is the one I want? No nonsense?
@@locklear308 yep it's the no nonsense one like what they built in the prior to 2018 with a transmission. They call it the speed queen classic.
The 10 minute fillip was painful to watch. Can you make a video from a 70’s ish Maytag for comparison? 🎈As far as a mode how about quiet mode, thing sounds possessed 🧙♀️
Having the lid open makings it much louder than normal. You'd be surprised how much a metal lid changes it
@@bensappliancesandjunk
It would be cool to see the older maytag. I have one that is still running that is 42 years old. Still going strong. When purchased the salesmen said that it was made with the ringer washer parts. He said that they used all the same parts even the gas powered one's. With some modern changes like spin cycle.
@@bensappliancesandjunk
I forgot about the ringer washer that I have as well that still works. The rollers are cracking. But still runs strong also.
What do you think about the Maytag top-load washer, MVW5430MW0? I Love your videos!
220 litres?! ☠️ it might be built well, but yikes. Interesting videos! I enjoyed the one comparing the new refrigerators to the old 1950s one.
Can we get the EPA off their backs and produce decent washing machines again? These end up in a landfill and i am sure that is worse over using an extra few gallons of water.
My sister has a Whirlpool that is HE and it doesn't even cover the entire load with water. There are literally dry spots on the clothes after she takes them out. I think the deep cleaning cycle does a bit of a better job. Why do manufactures even bother with these cycles if they don't get the clothes wet?
Water saving shower heads don't save water either and waste time if you think about it!
(Unless you don't mind wearing soap).
@@JohnShinn1960 that is the first thing I took out of my faucet after installing a new Kohler. Best thing I did
Same with dishwashers. They don't seem to care about the people who live in places where there is no shortage of water, or where water is recycled.
Just buy a front load machine. Much better for water economy and better wash results, rinse results and spinning results
@@davedebang-bang6168 Unless things have changed the front loaders are prone to mold buildup on the seals.
Way to much water usage I have a septic system guess I will be getting a front loader
They work fine...
Seriously.
I picked up a used Speed Queen top loader for a great price because the person I bought if from lives out in the sticks and uses well water exclusively. Said the Speed Queen used too much water when his well was low.
Love your channel! I hope you are doing well.
I have this exact model number and was told it only had a 1yr warranty. (Bought from Lowes)
My question... Is the tub supposed to have about an inch of play up and down?
The tub and shaft will lift up about an inch and is making some grinding noise but is still washing. I was told it has a bad gear case
The base plate seemed loose, so I removed and reinstalled it. Now all the noises are gone but still have an inch of up and down play in tub and gear shaft.
Not sure but sounds like perhaps this may be a floating Tub or just due to weight the suspension rods are lowered by natural expected forces of gravity. If you can lift up the inner basket and it has play than it is normal as it’s a floating tub
From what I've seen mentioned in videos like these is the MVWP575GW model you can get from independent appliance stores has the full 5 year warranty and isn't the one sold at some big box stores (they sell MVWP576KW with only a 1 year warranty). At some big box stores you can ask if they have MVWP575GW model number available (Maytag site does list some big box stores). Everything is exactly the same except the warranty. Maytag specifically has MVWP575GW on their website as having the 5 year warranty. I don't know why some stores do this, I'm guessing they want a model with a shorter warranty so they can sell their own extended warranty.
@@rodhoutx What you said in the last sentence of your comment, is exactly why they do it !!!!!!!!!!!!
@@evorider3689 yeah I am looking and almost got duped into buying the one you did frmo Lowes, luckily I found this guys channel who explained you have to look at the exact model number. Needless to say I am seeking the CORRECT model elsewhere (xxxGW) so I get that 5yr warrenty. If I am going to spend that amount of $$, better not get screwed on the warranty for a model number code. Sorry to here of your mistake
I got mine from Maytag and it has a 5-year-old warranty
Hey, do you take any requests at all? 🤔
I’ll stick to front loaders, never had a desire to own a top load machine, I see the wash action of this machine e then look at the action of my front loader and there’s no comparison, the front loader is so much better, washes better, rinses better and spins better
I have this same Maytag commercial washer is it normal for the agitator to have a 1/2 inch of side to side play?
yes, you are measuring this at the top, which the "play" is from the bottom and always multiplied the further out you are. Plus its an agitator style, they always have play no matter what brand.
150 watts? That is hard to believe. along with 71 gallons of cold water.
GE GTW525
Whirlpool should have just kept the original Maytag design. They could start making the original Maytag design today as they own it. They won't however, because it needs to break to sell more.
It wouldn't pass current government Regs on water or electric usage
@@bensappliancesandjunk It doesn't use anymore water than this Maytag you were taking about and you can tweak the power consumption. Speed Queen has figured it out.
40 mins to wash? Can this machine not do a load in 20 mins?
Is the shaking a bit much,or is it normal?(when in spin)
No its pretty good IMO
@@bensappliancesandjunk Ok,thank you.
Lol. Let's see what the higest end Miele Frontloader with 9kg (19,8 Pounds) of capacity would use on an normal load, when connected to hot and cold water (fairly uncommon in Europe actually). It would do a 60°C cycle with 61 Liters (16 Gallons) of water and 0,5kWh of Electricity :D Quite the difference there lol.
That's way more electric than I'd have thought. I'll do a frontload at some point for comparison. It would use way less water even in the Us
@@bensappliancesandjunk well the specs assume the water is 55°C so it has to heat up the water to 60°C. And there are eco modes available that wash colder for longer to save electricity.
Gernerally we connect our washing mashines to cold water only and use 5 and 7L machines. Those heat up the water the conventional way via an electric heating element.
I don't think most people should go out of their way to buy an new old-style machine because of energy consumption (electricity + hot water + heat needed to dry damper clothes). The running cost would often out-way any benefit. If you happen to get ahold of one of these machines used and/or cheaply, it could be argued that it can be economic and environmentally friendly to use a machine that has already been made. Maybe a suggestion for this channel is to measure the weight of a test load before and after washing.
I have no idea why but the mottor at the 2nd spin sounds like 800rpm spin on russian LG DirectDrive frontloader xD
Due to we have a russian DirectDrive and it sounds almost 1:1
Oh, that's super neat. Whats interesting is that this unit definitely isn't a direct drive. We definitely have those LG models in the US, so I know what you're talking about for certain. This uses a 1/2hp motor with a belt to move the tub in spin mode rather than the stator/rotor system of the LG.
@@bensappliancesandjunk huh! Well im from Poland and well we have our LG for almost 5 years now! We are still amazed how come it didn't break! Only issue we have with LG Washer is well that the fabric softener goes in too ealry. We called the LG support guy he got to dissasembling the washer and he had to well clean the deterygent compartment whitch was full with hard water leftovers. Due to here where i live we have ULTRA HARD water so yea! But besides that we got permission to dissasemble the washer ourselfes and do it ourselfes too! We are pretty happy from purchase of it! We have some GE building but we don't have any applaiences from GE :(
@@bensappliancesandjunk also fun fact: here in poland we don't have those toploaders! We have diffrent variand of them that are like frontloaders but are filled from top! Also aren't those toploaders very waistfull of water? Im curious due to i never had contact with anyone who knows much about washers or is american!
Doesn't Consumer Reports state that front-loaders generally clean better than top- and use less water and energy? Top-loaders are v rare in Europe. I have a heat pump dryer; here in UK a conventional one would now be unaffordable to run; electric is approaching 40+ cents per kwh here (35 pence), having doubled in price in a year, meaning a conventional dryer used a few times a week would cost some $300/yr to run. I find the HP dryer does a perfectly good job with less than half the electric.
Generally yes. There's a big divide in the US now because top loaders with flat wash plates use less water more effectively, but don't wash super great. The ones with agitators work better IF they can use a ton of water. But they can't without cheater switches so it's a real mess.
Consumer Reports will waste your time. There is a mold and smell issue with front loaders.
@@kathym6603 I've had a front loader since 1999. You just leave it open after use until it's dry inside, same as with a top loader. Then there's no smell or mold.
@@kathym6603 I've never had that problem and f/l are essentially all there is in Europe. Leaving door open after washing and running a v hot maintenance wash now and again should cure it.
@@bensappliancesandjunk Thanks, Ben. A further issue with T/Ls is they can't spin at the typical rate of F/Ls (1350 rpm) and so don't get load as dry, thus requiring longer (costlier) tumble. There are pros and cons, I appreciate, but it seems that T/Ls are rather more resource-intensive to run. They may be more robust - what's your experience? - as a typical fail point on F/Ls is the bearings, which I *think* sustain more force than T/Ls'. Many otherwise perfectly good F/Ls are scrapped because the bearings are 'shot' and are irreplaceable as manufactures use sealed drums (which is appalling), although it's a big job in any case. T/Ls seems easier to service. In US, where elec is much cheaper than Europe the resource issue isn't so important to consumers, but here the suspected running cost of 'old tech' dryers and T/L washers (all that water to heat) would put most off. Water isn't conspicuously expensive in UK but elec and gas is extremely so.
I am so sick of the government telling us how much water the washing machine can use. They must be clueless! We get clothes really dirty here and you need WATER to get them clean!! I don’t care if it uses 58 gallons of water if it gets them clean! I had a Bosch front loader I spent a fortune on that smelled, made the clothes NOT get clean and generally made my life miserable. I have a different top load Maytag and I love it with a similar agitator. It gets clothes clean!!!
same here...i got a "He" washer and it was horrible...left soap residue on clothes and clothes stunk after washing.....you would think that all the new tech would solve this but NO way.....i ended up getting this Maytag and couldn't be happier...clothes actually get wet....LOL
There's an agenda....
Look after your front loader and it will wash better and won’t smell, don’t do cold washes either, it’s these cycles that make machines stink and then get mouldy, would you shower in cold water, would you do your dishes in cold water, or just dunk them in the sink and take them out again to be quick, You need heat to wash properly,just like the shower and the dishwasher and the dish water in the sink, then you clean up after, you don’t leave water and soap in the sink to go mouldy or in the shower, so why do it with a washing machine, leave the door open, clean the soap drawer, wipe round the door rubber, just like you would wipe out and clean the shower. So many people do T know how to look after front loaders even here in the uk where it’s all you can buy, they use quick wash because they think it’s cheaper, it’s not, it’s really not, more water usage and more electricity in the European front loaders ( because of the built in heaters ) CBA to go into why quick isn’t cheaper but it’s to do with heating the water
58 gallons is a ridiculous amount of water to use to clean clothes. When you eventually get a new washer and consider a front loader, make sure it has a built in heating element for scalding hot washes and some sort of extra water button. You can check if it has an energy consumption table in the documentation, it should have at least one intensive program with a higher water level and extra rinses. It should also be a longer wash cycle since the detergent needs some time to penetrate through all of the stains.
@@Progan666 In all seriousness who gets to say how much water anybody can use to wash their clothes ? People worshipping "mother earth" when it is the LORD who created all things.
I HAVE AN AMANA CHEAPO
Why is the fill so slow? It’s no more than a regular stream of urine. 😂
his water valve wasn't opened up all the way
50 Gallons of water?! Is that typical? Seems like too much even for old school machines.
It used "Deep Wash" which is a forced mode that fills the tub up, twice.
The Model No. M V W P 5 7 5 G W seems to be very hard on clothes.
Anyone have to pee really bad now?
Apparently the new models of these stink, multiple complaints over on the Maytag site. They've also gone to a one year manu warranty which is a terrible sign.
Thats because they are buying them from Lowes/HD without the warranty, and getting what they pay for. They still make them with the 5 year warranty, but literally exactly like I had in the teardown video, the crappier/lower grade ones are getting sold at big box stores.
Lord, being a user of a generic front loader...
How in the world can this thing spend so horrnedously much time on filling itself with a drizzly dribbly wee-wee stream - being a commercial product! And the full-blown fill isn't impressive either...
Just by filling itself up rapidly it could shave at least ten minutes off the wash cycle.
Europe: How ineffient can one build a Washing Machine? America: Hold my Beer! 219L for a single Wash is absolute insane!
Note that most use 60L or less
What a waste of energy for the slow fill. Stupid, stupid, stupid. My GE fills quick but not as deep as I would like.
I wouldn't buy it just because of the RIDICULOUSLY slow initial fill rate.
as noted in the chapters, the valve wasn't fully on til 5min in
I have this washer and it does not take this long to fill up. I love my new washer It at least gets the clothes wet and clean. The other water saver one I purchased I return because I was actual filling it with a gallon jug so the clothes would get wet. If you work in a job t that you get dirty the other just doesn't get it done If I haven't found this one I was thinking in just getting a scrub board like my mother used I believe it would be faster. Also the other water saver was so noisy it liked to drove my dog crazy with it clicking and clacking during the operation. I didn't expect it to last very long to much going on.
I've seen AMANA WASHERS drain much faster than this machine.
With a full tub of water?
@@bensappliancesandjunk Yes it pumps out very rapidly in the neutral drain.
@@bensappliancesandjunk Yes! A fast neutral drain.
This fill nonsense is a waste of time. Whirlpool is doing better with this machine, but really.....
The amount of water used is painful to watch
Great design and construction and result, but totally unjustifiable with todays dwindling water resources. It's the equivalent of driving a 62 Cadillac that gets 8 mpg and has no emission controls.
I love vintage appliances but this is really a museum piece in reality.
I can do 5 Loads in my front loader with that much water
Take a dip
Whatever
@Mark Austin, I bet your clothes smell bad since your washer barely uses any water.
It has a low, medium, high, and full tub water selection. 'Choosing the appropriate level is up to the person and not the governments.'🤯
This machine is nicely built but should be banned west of the Mississippi river. What a disaster for California or Arizona homes!
The high volume wash is optional, not required. California is the reason high-usage washers got banned in 2009 at the government regulatory level.
www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-II/subchapter-D/part-431/subpart-I/subject-group-ECFRbcafca7ea963a59/section-431.156
When filling with water, that washer acts like it was designed by an environmental activist LMAO!
Valves weren't fully open til 5min in
Use all that water and my clothes were actually clean