Comments on: Which is best, a top loader or a front loader? (washing machine)

By: Washerhelp

Washerhelp — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:13:47 +0000

If anything Bini, a top loader uses more water so it could be worse. It all depends on whether they have software that sets a certain amount of time for filling and aborts if it detects it’s filling too slow or not. Some top loaders may not be as sophisticated as front loaders but I couldn’t say in this situation which would be better. It can also from model to model and manufacturer to manufacturer.

By: Bini

Bini — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:43:54 +0000

Hi I live in a high-rise apartment building and live on the top floor which has the disadvantage of very low water pressure. I would like to know that does a front load washer require more water pressure in compariosn to a Top load washer or is it the other way round.

By: geoff jones

geoff jones — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:32:44 +0000

the rush by manufacturers to front loaders came about simply to satisfy the pressure applied by kitchen suppliers making the new craze for units to fit under work surfaces,including all white goods.Until this desire to have a “modern kitchen arrived kitchens concentrated on simply being efficient.The mnfsbefore this craze”still with us” of building kitchens with every item possible saddled with the need to fit under a work surface ,produced machines that lasted.We still have our top load machine now 30 years old which continues to outwash all front loaders friends and family have.Made by Hotpoint with a load of in excess of 9 kilos it is easy to repair and spares are stil available.

By: WendyG

WendyG — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:58:01 +0000

Top loaders win hands down for me. I grew up with a Hotpoint top loader.. sadly no longer made in a decent size and moved to a front loader a few years ago. I hate it – nothing is rinsed adequately and the whole system seems to rely on chemicals to get things clean rather than real water. I don’t agree with the ‘energy efficiency’ bs either. A top loader washes a large load in a fraction of the time a front loader takes, thereby using far less electricity. Obviously water usage is important IF you live in a place where that’s an issue – I live in Scotland, we’ve never been short of water here! My next washing machine will be a top loader. My son and husband have eczema and react badly to the poor rinsing in the front loader. I use a fraction of the amount of liquid detergent recommended just to save their skin, but then of course the machine won’t wash things well owing to lack of water. I’m just fed up of small washes taking nearly two hours too.

By: Graham Galer

Graham Galer — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:48:27 +0000

1. No-one has mentioned the convenience of top-loaders – you don’t have to crouch to load them and it is a lot easier to take the washed laundry out. For anyone over 60 or so this is quite a big plus.

2. There are two types of top-loaders, those with a drum revolving in a vertical plane, and those where the drum is set horizontally. Our machine (Bosch UK) has a vertical drum, which is OK but can get jammed if the machine is inadvertently started with the drum door open. The horizontal kind, which we have used many times in Australia, doesn’t have this proplem, and the lid can be opened while washing, which can sometimes be useful.