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I had often read that front-loading washers are more gentle on clothes than top-loaders. But when choosing my new washer, I thought, how much rougher could a top loader be? My old washer was a front-loader, but before that, I had always used top loaders.
It was made clear to me, when I washed my first load of whites in my new top-loader. With my front-loader, I was in the habit of putting dark-colored synthetics in together with the whites. I don't have many white clothes, so including the synthetics helps me get a full (or at least half-full) load. Synthetics don't bleed, and they don't shrink, and I thought those were the main reasons you wouldn't want to mix colors with whites. But, aha, I learned another reason. My dark synthetics came out with a bunch of light-colored lint on them. That never happened with my front-loader. Hopefully if I don't wash the whites together with the darks, it won't happen again.
But it reminded me of the washer my mom used to have. The clothes always came out of that washer with a lot of lint, and I had to use a lint brush to get it off. I had always thought that was due to the washer being old, or perhaps due to using powdered detergent instead of liquid back then. But maybe top loaders are just prone to producing lint.
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The top seal on the new washer is completely dry after a load finishes washing. That is nice, not having to wipe the seal dry like I had to do with my front-loader.
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Something I hadn't considered when buying the top-loader was that I'd no longer be able to lay the clothes on top of the washer while pulling them out and sorting them, before hanging them up to dry. But I can still hang my socks over the top rim, and I still have the dryer top surface, so it's not a big deal.
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This new washer looks so big compared to the old one. That will be good for washing blankets.
It was made clear to me, when I washed my first load of whites in my new top-loader. With my front-loader, I was in the habit of putting dark-colored synthetics in together with the whites. I don't have many white clothes, so including the synthetics helps me get a full (or at least half-full) load. Synthetics don't bleed, and they don't shrink, and I thought those were the main reasons you wouldn't want to mix colors with whites. But, aha, I learned another reason. My dark synthetics came out with a bunch of light-colored lint on them. That never happened with my front-loader. Hopefully if I don't wash the whites together with the darks, it won't happen again.
But it reminded me of the washer my mom used to have. The clothes always came out of that washer with a lot of lint, and I had to use a lint brush to get it off. I had always thought that was due to the washer being old, or perhaps due to using powdered detergent instead of liquid back then. But maybe top loaders are just prone to producing lint.
.
The top seal on the new washer is completely dry after a load finishes washing. That is nice, not having to wipe the seal dry like I had to do with my front-loader.
.
Something I hadn't considered when buying the top-loader was that I'd no longer be able to lay the clothes on top of the washer while pulling them out and sorting them, before hanging them up to dry. But I can still hang my socks over the top rim, and I still have the dryer top surface, so it's not a big deal.
.
This new washer looks so big compared to the old one. That will be good for washing blankets.