I went with Speed Queen for laundry machines. If I recall they have three models: a 3, 5, and 7, with a warranty of the same number of years (I got the 7). They’ve been mostly solid, but we have had some issues and I like that they are made to be serviced instead of thrown away and replaced. I’ve heard Maytag’s commercial line is similarly made to last.
My parents like their Speed Queen, so I’ll have to see if my wife would be cool with that. I like that there are very few electronics, just dials and buttons, so there’s a lot less to go wrong. I’ll have to see if there’s a decent commercial dealer in my area.
I also found Yale Appliance’s reliability discussions on various appliance categories to be helpful (although they seem to like LG in both categories of washers):
Eh, they only look at the first year of service, and honestly, that’s not particularly interesting. I’m more interested in what happens after 5 years, since that’s about half the expected life of the average consumer-grade washing machine.
I honestly don’t have a problem with LG, the only issues I’ve had are with the circuit board, and it’s been two separate issues (the first seemed like a short, the second was a sticking relay) spaced about 5 years apart (I’ve owned it almost 10 years now). So the rest of the components seem fine (pump, motors, screen, etc). And honestly, the current failure I have is inconsistent, so it’ll probably last a few months before I absolutely need to fix or replace it. I like this YouTuber’s reviews, and his recommendations are:
top load with agitator - SpeedQueen - they’re pricey, but they usually get 20 years in a commercial setting
top load w/ impeller - LG - should last 7-10 years, do a good job on saving water and electricity
front-load - SpeedQueen (but they’re really pricey) or LG (7-10 years; maybe more)
But apparently, he says anything other than Samsung.
I went with Speed Queen for laundry machines. If I recall they have three models: a 3, 5, and 7, with a warranty of the same number of years (I got the 7). They’ve been mostly solid, but we have had some issues and I like that they are made to be serviced instead of thrown away and replaced. I’ve heard Maytag’s commercial line is similarly made to last.
Awesome.
My parents like their Speed Queen, so I’ll have to see if my wife would be cool with that. I like that there are very few electronics, just dials and buttons, so there’s a lot less to go wrong. I’ll have to see if there’s a decent commercial dealer in my area.
I also found Yale Appliance’s reliability discussions on various appliance categories to be helpful (although they seem to like LG in both categories of washers):
https://blog.yaleappliance.com/most-reliable-front-load-washers
https://blog.yaleappliance.com/most-reliable-top-load-washers
Eh, they only look at the first year of service, and honestly, that’s not particularly interesting. I’m more interested in what happens after 5 years, since that’s about half the expected life of the average consumer-grade washing machine.
I honestly don’t have a problem with LG, the only issues I’ve had are with the circuit board, and it’s been two separate issues (the first seemed like a short, the second was a sticking relay) spaced about 5 years apart (I’ve owned it almost 10 years now). So the rest of the components seem fine (pump, motors, screen, etc). And honestly, the current failure I have is inconsistent, so it’ll probably last a few months before I absolutely need to fix or replace it. I like this YouTuber’s reviews, and his recommendations are:
But apparently, he says anything other than Samsung.