Front or top loader washer?

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Colly0410

When I was a kid (1960's) we had a twin tub top loader washer: it had a normal agitator tub with a spin dryer/rinse thing at the side. You had to put a hose on the hot or cold tap (faucet) to fill it, you'd wash the cleanest clothes first then dad's (& later mine) dirty overalls/work clothes (he & then later I then worked at a coal mine) went in last. You'd have to lift the now clean clothes out of the tub using a pair of wooden tongues into the spin dryer/rinse thing, you'd spin them, then refill using the hose attached to the cold tap & rinse & spin about 3/4 times, the outlet came out of a pipe into the sink . Wash day (usually a Monday for some reason) was an all day affair. Not like nowadays when you see the wash basket getting a bit full you bung a wash in the washer & leave it to get on with it...

Was that a US made Easy brand. Easy spin driers were designed like that. Most of the owner's liked them rather well.

[mr_rye89]

I got a used stacking side loader washer/dryer early this year, Whirlpool made Maytag (washer made in Germany, Dryer in USA) from '08 and I like them better than my old conventional set. The washer did throw an error code once a few weeks ago, but the voltage was a bit low across the whole house. It was built in the era of bad capacitors, So I might have a look inside of it when I replace the floor in my laundry room (and have the dryer off of it)

I'm not worried about the door seal in mine, as it doesn't run the water that high. also the lack of an agitator is great for bedspreads and stuff

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by mr_rye89

I got a used stacking side loader washer/dryer early this year, Whirlpool made Maytag (washer made in Germany, Dryer in USA) from '08 and I like them better than my old conventional set. The washer did throw an error code once a few weeks ago, but the voltage was a bit low across the whole house. It was built in the era of bad capacitors, So I might have a look inside of it when I replace the floor in my laundry room (and have the dryer off of it)

I'm not worried about the door seal in mine, as it doesn't run the water that high. also the lack of an agitator is great for bedspreads and stuff

I didn't think the Whirlpool-Maytag merger was that early!
My sister had a Sears Kenmore pair, where one of the machines was German made. She kept a maintenance agreement on them. Had the door gasket on it replaced twice.

[Colly0410]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Was that a US made Easy brand. Easy spin driers were designed like that. Most of the owner's liked them rather well.

I think it was a Hotpoint, not sure where it was made, would be 1960's/early 70's Mam had it. IIRC there were 3 popular makes of twintubs = Hotpoint, Service & Hoover..

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Colly0410

I think it was a Hotpoint, not sure where it was made, would be 1960's/early 70's Mam had it. IIRC there were 3 popular makes of twintubs = Hotpoint, Service & Hoover..

In the US, the Hotpoint line is the slightly lower priced GE appliance line. They even sold Hotpoint TV's for a few years. Rebadged GE's.
The British Hotpoint line used the same logo as our products, so there must be a connection. There were radios made in Australia badged Hotpoint.