In this video, you'll learn all about the best top load washers to consider,
along with features and reliability ratings from over 34,000 real service
calls completed by our service team just last year.
I recently moved to an apartment with the top load washer after 20 years
of the front load and can offer some perspective.
Let's get started.
LG has become the most reliable brand over the last few years.
According to our service statistics, their top load washers have a service rate
of 2.5% service in the first year, far lower than any other brand.
LG has attached the future on the Inverter Technology.
Inverters have few working parts,
so theoretically they run quieter and more reliably.
The size is large at 5.3 cubic feet.
LG has smart functionality with their ThinQ app.
Most of the machines on this list are WiFi enabled except Speed Queen.
Smart technology allows you to turn
the machine on or off and see the time remaining.
You also receive push notifications when the cycle is complete.
You'll like LG's smart top load set because you'll never have to trench your
basement again to find the machine still running.
LG also has tons of cycles.
Our parents had three.
You have eight cycles and 15 options in this washer.
Their T urbo 360 employs high pressure sprays to turn any cycle go in 30 minutes.
Do you successfully deploy Microban Anti Microbial surfaces in your
dispenser tub and hoses to resist mold and mildew?
Top loaders typically do not have the mold problem of a front load washer.
However, it does offer some further protection.
They have the best detergent dispenser,
the flex dispense for any type of liquid detergent and pods.
You can even customize your own.
SmartHQ, their WiFi app,
allows you to customize cycles and dispense detergent remotely.
They also add downloadable cycles.
You have one specifically designed to sterilize with oxy detergent.
They also have a tangle cycle to minimize tangled loads.
I'd hit the tangle cycle every time because my bed sheets and larger items are
always knotted in the top of the washroom in my apartment.
Profile's top of the washroom is amongst the largest of the n agitator 4.9 cubic
feet and has a 12 cycle, 7 option machine with downloadable cycles.
But Profile's biggest advantage is service.
GE operates the best service department amongst manufacturer.
Service availability is crucial, especially you're buying from a store
without service, which you probably will be.
My mom had a Maytag top load washer when I was a kid.
She had it for over 15 years until we moved.
But that old Maytag washer doesn't exist anymore.
Maytag was acquired by Whirlpool almost 20 years ago.
Guilty as charge, I wash my clothes and seldom separate the whites and colors.
Now that I'm thinking I probably should.
However, Metag solves this problem with the extra power button,
effectively allowing you to wash both whites
and colors better than just cold water.
The cycle starts in the cold and gradually warms the wash for a better clean.
Maytag is 4.7 cubic foot with 11 cycles and 6 options.
Its spins speed and dispensing is not the same caliber as GE or LG.
Speed Queen is American made like Maytag
with a commercial heritage and offers the best seven year full warranty.
The TR7003 is 43 decibels,
so it's quite the most dishwasher designed to actually be quiet in your kitchen.
The agitator moves with the water so it's not tied to the motor.
It floats with the water flow,
so in addition to being quiet, it's a chat tour in your clothes.
Here's a tip, don't look at reviews, they'll drive you crazy.
Some people love it.
Others don't think the agitator cleans as well.
Capacity is smaller than the other
machines at 3.2 cubic foot and it doesn't have any smart functionality.
The TC5003 is Speed Queen's older classic clean.
After a public uproar, it was discontinued and then up stated.
The TC5003 is known for its aggressive agitation and deep filter clean clothes.
Is it quiet?
Not on this machine.
Do you have grimy work clothes?
Then the TC5003 is a good machine to consider.
It has six cycles and like the TR7003 is 3.2 cubic feet.
Most reviews and blogs say top loaders are far more reliable than front loads.
Let's look at reliability stats based
on real service cost, separate fact from fiction.
These are the service rates for top load
and front load washers with a minimum of 100 units repaired in a 12 month period.
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