Summary: 2006-12-27 22:44:51 Front-load vs Top-load:
- use much less water which means saving energy to heat the water too.
- it has much larger capacity without the agitator.
- unknown reliability but this machine rotate at 10,000 rpm.
- all electronic control instead of mechanical switch
- the upfront cost is too much. The base machine is $869 plus $169 for the pedestal.
- clothes come out much dryer than my old top-load model.
- Without the agitator, it reduce he tear & wear on the clothings too. That's another saving.
- Nowadays, appliances won't last that long. So I afraid it may break down in a few years and won't break-even the initial high cost.
- A salesman told me to open the front-door to dry so there is no mildew. However, you may risk breaking the door.
- claimed to extra clean by rinsing more if subs are detected.
- claimed to re balancing itself automatically. There is no more out of balance spin anymore.
- It requires High Efficient (HE) detergent, that is slightly more pricey than regular detergent.
- It claimed to adjust the water level automatically depending on the load.
Front-load vs other Front-load washer
- it has Sanity Cycle which will heat the water to a disinfect temperature. This is handy when you have sick children or patients. This feature seems to push the MS RP to a few hundred bucks more expensive.
- It claimed to be quieter than other models. I can comment on this but definitely very quiet compare to my old top-load model.
- Note this model has 3.8 Cu. feet. Most cheaper one is just 3.5 cu. feet.
- It come with a instruction DVD which is really good than reading the manual.
- It has a digital timer. For example, he normal cycle will take 40 minutes and then start count down. So you know when will it be finished but the timer may pause if it detect subs or off balance and took extra time to do recovery actions.
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