Do not buy new washing machines. My first GE washer bought in the 1980s was a simple, but durable washer. I got 25 years with it with zero problems. My second washer also a GE lasted 14 years.

The washing machine ranks right up there with the worst. Whirlpool used to be a brand you can count on. You can still count on it but the only way you count on it is to be garbage.

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