Not the new ones. (Not that one I use anyway.)
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TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You can open top loaders while they’re running to add something you forgot. They’re simpler and so more reliable machines, also easier to repair.
But, if your cat likes the front loader, then you’re stuck with that.
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
DrBanjo@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Love top loaders. When I was little the one we had would stay running even with the top open. I played with my horse figurines in the water by making them swim around and stuff, best time of my life
4am@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Top loaders have had locking doors on them since 2015. In order to meet energy star standards, top loaders are no longer deep water agetators but are now load-weight-sensing fill heights for energy and water conservation efficiency. This also necessitated spin cycles > 50RPMs, which is no longer safe to coast-stop under UL certification. So now the lid needs to lock when the unit is in use, and that’s why they all have pause buttons now so the machine can safe-stop whatever it’s doing.
It’s also why people say they don’t work as good, because they probably are still setting their settings like they always have. Also I bet a lot of them actually suck ass.
xylol@leminal.space 1 day ago
Our water company gave us a Samsung machine when we got our house to save water. It saves so much sometimes half the clothes never touches the water. You have to pour in water to soak the clothes before you start it to raise the weight to get enough water for it to wash right
DrBanjo@reddthat.com 1 day ago
I bought mine in 2019, it does lock but only when in spin cycle. When its just filling with water you can still open and toss stuff in
OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 day ago
Adjusted for inflation, the price of things like a washing machine is now far lower than they once were.
Partly that’s because of efficiency of manufacture. But largely it’s because manufacturers are cheaping out in a race to the bottom, because they know the price tag is one of the most important things consumers look at when buying a new appliance.
You can still buy expensive appliances that last forever, mostly in the form of commercial/industrial units. But be prepared to spend 10x more on it.