Okay, about the Maytag class action lawsuit. It applies to the model we have. We had the repair done on it that caused the smell (it was the seal around the opening) and have had no other problems. The repair was covered by the warranty before the lawsuit came about. Our Neptune has washed on average 5 huge loads or more EVERY day for the past 7 years. It still works great.

To answer a few questions:

The door can open to the left or the right. You can take the door off very easily and switch it to whichever side you want it on.

It does clean better and is gentler on the clothes. No agitator but it does have baffles that toss the clothes about at very high rpm's. When we go on vacation or are at a relative's home and have to use top loaders, it is just terrible. You can't wash a towel with a t-shirt or socks because they'll be covered with a bunch of lint. In our front loader, I can wash towels with anything and there's never lint on anything.

man my wife has been wanting a frontloader set for a while....our budget doesn;t allow a purchase like this for another year though but...tempting....

our newborn son won't need THAT many diapers, will he?

babiesrus said:We've had a Maytag Neptune front loader for about seven years and I LOVE it. We have six children so you can imagine how much laundry I do on a daily basis. I have never used any special detergent in this washer. You just don't need as much detergent so that's a money-saver, too. It will wash a MUCH larger load of laundry and our king size comforter comes out great. Less energy is used and much less water is used for a load. The clothes, in turn, take less time to dry because the washer spins those clothes as such a high rpm that there's not that much drying time required. Less lint in the dryer lint trap, too, so the washer isn't beating the clothes to death. They last longer because of that. Can you tell I love my front loader?!

I also have a front loader and I love mine as well!!!

The LG laundry swings from the left as you are looking at the washer. The door is not reversible on the washer. The dryer door can swing either way. If you stack them, you can change the dryer door so that both washer and dryer swing the same. Just be sure to purchase the stacking kit, which will run you about $25.

Front loaders are gentler on your laundry for many of th reasons already stated in the topic. Add up all the savings (less water, less detergents, longer lasting clothes) and a front loader is a no-brainer at this price.

LG has been around for many years you just haven't seen them in the US until recently. Check out their website at www.lge.com and you will discover they have been around since at least the 50's, they own Zenith and they make a ton of products for other companies you would never guess aren't making their own stuff...take a look at some GE and Kenmore products for example.

As for repairs, the LG washer does not run on belts and pulleys. It is a direct drive motor, meaning it is basically a large magnet. The belts and pulleys give out on normal washing machines resulting in a service call. These washers should last much longer than a normal "belts and pulley" system. Also, these units are much quieter because of the direct drive motor and the fact that the washer is one solid piece...not multiple pieces to the outer unit like most products on the market. To top it all off, check out the LG warranty and you will find that it covers more for longer than anyone else.

I have had my LG washer and dryer for several months and have found it to be worth every penny. I like mine so much I talked my parents and two of my neighbors into LGs and they are all equally happy with theirs. Wish I could have found a bargain like this when I bought mine!

hint: try google, it really doesn't take long and you would be suprised at the results....

L=gov rebates]http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=rebate.rebate_locator[/L]

echip said:How do you know there is a $50 Energy Star Rebate for your state?

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- 50.00 LG Washer rebate - Given by appliance salesperson.
- 50.00 LG Dryer rebate - Given by appliance salesperson.
- 50.00 Delivery rebate - Given by appliance salesperson.
- 50.00 MA state Energy star Electric Co. rebate (varies by state)
-100.00 Mail-in HomeDepot Giftcard promotion. - Given by appliance salesperson.[

SVTour98 said:front loaders do NOT clean better than top loaders. they do not have an agitator that's why they rely on special detergents to do the cleaning. agitating the clothes gets them much cleaner than relying on special solvents/chemicals to do the job. front loads use roughly the same electricity as a top load. the savings comes with drying. the front load spins at such a high rpm that it practically dries the clothes before you throw them in the dryer. hence the savings. i considered getting front loading machines but theres way too many downfalls to them. the repair costs are VERY high and VERY frequent when compared with top loaders. that coupled with the added cost of special detergent and the initial cost of the units does not make it worthwhile...unless you like eye candy.

This is just plain wrong on all counts except the point about less drying time.

The tumbling action of a front loader actually forces the water/detergent mix through the clothes fibers far more effectively than the agitator in a top loader. This is why every independent test of washers shows the front loaders clean better.

The special detergents are the same as top loaders, with either fewer sudsing soaps, or anti-sudsing agents added in. The front loaders need this, or lower detergent quantity in large part because of the more efficient tumbling action mentioned above. You can get your own anti-sudsing agent for pennies an ounce, but I don't recall what it is because I don't bother. I just use 1/4 to 1/3 as much soap as I used to.

The EPA rates all new washers, and every front loader has earned "Energy Star" rating for using less energy. Check their web site, and you'll see that they use significantly less energy. It is mechanically easier to "tumble, pause, reverse, pause, tumble" the clothes rather than use a mechanical agitator to churn the water. Therefore the savings. Further, with 1/3 the water use, there is less cost to heat the water, so additional energy savings apply.

The repair costs are higher because they're premium products, but the fact is, they require repair far less frequently than conventional top loading washers. This is because they're mechanically far more simple. Virtually every commercial laundry service uses front loaders, in addition to the savings of water, energy and soap, because they have far less down time, which for a high-volume business, is far more expensive.

Conventional agitator-based top loading washers are going the way of the washboard and wringer-washer machines of the early 20th century. I won't be surprised if there is only one model from each manufacturer (or less!) available 20 years from now.

I love my LG Front loaders. It's fast and quite. I dont even hear the washer running and forget to dry it sometimes.

Just trying to figure something out that I saw today that I thought was weird. Everything I had seen said to either use HE detergents in front loaders, or use less regular detergent. Well I got a new pack of Costco detergent and it said "HE compatible" basically meaning you can use it in a front loader. So I swing it around to the back, and it recommends using MORE detergent for front loaders ! Basically for a medium front loader load, it recommends using the same amount of detergent as for a large top loader load. What gives with this Costco detergent??

The repair costs are higher because they're premium products, but the fact is, they require repair far less frequently than conventional top loading washers. This is because they're mechanically far more simple. Virtually every commercial laundry service uses front loaders, in addition to the savings of water, energy and soap, because they have far less down time, which for a high-volume business, is far more expensive.

Conventional agitator-based top loading washers are going the way of the washboard and wringer-washer machines of the early 20th century. I won't be surprised if there is only one model from each manufacturer (or less!) available 20 years from now.

You're compaing COMMERCIAL machines to HOUSEHOLD machines, that apples and oranges.

Not sure on reapirs, but have heard higher repairs required for front loaders and more expensive. Someone here posted a that they spent $100 for a basic rubber seal. Top me that is extremely excessive repair cost (For a piece of rubber). Not a problem for a top loader.

BoyTroy88 said:Don't know what others have experienced but for me the front loader is giving me more downtime than my old top loader. I have the HE3T and have already replaced the pump ($82) at the 17th month. Two months later the CCU gave out. Have yet to replace it since it cost around $150. Still debating on what to do...the only things going for the front loaders is that it does save on water anb detergent and that replacing parts yourself is easy....but the negative is that the parts are expensive and that it takes a lot longer to complete a load...

did you buy the appliances with a credit card that would double the parts and labor warranty