Geo-TH,In
Well-known Member
2 years ago I purchased a high end whirlpoos washer, auto sensing, about $380 on sale, $500 normal price. It takes about 2 hours to do a load. Not really as happy with it. Doesn't cleans as good my old whirlpool.
After 1 year I had to have it serviced, nut came loose on pulley.
Now it sounds like a jet airplane. Service tech says it a bearing in tranny, so tranny will need to be replaced. Good thing I purchased an extended warantee from Lowes. Tranny is around $200, labor may be around another $200. Wish they would just give me that money and I'll buy something different.
Read on internet, another person didn't have an extended warantee and 2 years later he was very mad he didn't have one.
So do the cheaper whirlpools use the same tranny?
If I ask what the best washer, people will tell me they have a 20 or 30 year old machine. That information is worthless. I have a 40 year old whirlpool and it still works.
So, how does a person determine what to buy. Internet reviews on my machine are mixed, both good and bad.
Guess it a crap shoot, need extended warantee.
George
After 1 year I had to have it serviced, nut came loose on pulley.
Now it sounds like a jet airplane. Service tech says it a bearing in tranny, so tranny will need to be replaced. Good thing I purchased an extended warantee from Lowes. Tranny is around $200, labor may be around another $200. Wish they would just give me that money and I'll buy something different.
Read on internet, another person didn't have an extended warantee and 2 years later he was very mad he didn't have one.
So do the cheaper whirlpools use the same tranny?
If I ask what the best washer, people will tell me they have a 20 or 30 year old machine. That information is worthless. I have a 40 year old whirlpool and it still works.
So, how does a person determine what to buy. Internet reviews on my machine are mixed, both good and bad.
Guess it a crap shoot, need extended warantee.
George