Good american made washing machines?

[Botany]

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Thanx. It does not have to be large capacity. Getting it for my folks.


Thanx all! Going for the 4.7 cubic foot Maytag

[Stonepounder]

1. Google "American made washers"

From Consumer Reports:

Whirlpool WRB322DMBM, $1,400.
Whirlpool Gold GB2FHDXW[Q], $1,200.
Amana ABB2224WE, $1,350.
Maytag MBF2258XE, $1,100.
Amana ABB2224BRM, $1,250.
Maytag MBF1958XE, $1,150.
Best American-Made Appliances - Consumer Reports
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/05/...american-made.../index.htm

[Atticus]

2. No contest:. SPEED QUEEN. NT

[cyclonefence]

3. This is not a practical suggestion

more of a pleasant memory, but I'd kill for a 1950s-era Sears Kenmore washer. I bought one used for $25 in 1971, and it lasted 15 years with no problems, doing a good job. Plus you could drain the water into the sink in the basement (where all washers properly were then) and fill it with a fresh hot-water/starch and or bluing batch (because I was into starching and bluing and ironing). We got rid of it when we moved into a new house that already had a new washer and dryer in it. The old machine disappeared from the end of our driveway after only a couple of hours.

But I guess your folks want something new.

[matt819]

4. Maytag?

Okay, I don't have the answer for washing machines.

But I bought a mid-range Maytag dishwasher earlier this year, and I love it. It got stuff clean that I thought was stained forever. Price was right. 10-year warranty. When it comes time to look for the other appliances, I'll check Maytag first. On top of all that, I bought it from a local store. Don't I feel smug?

[elleng]

8. Yes, if still made here.

House we bought in '85 had one, so had been well used, and we kept it, with minor repairs, at least until house sold in 2007.

[SharonAnn]

5. Speed Queen. Not the cheapest, but the longest lasting.

[Binkie The Clown]

6. I bought a used Kenmore washer and dryer 15 years ago for $150 at St. Vincent dePaul

and they are both still working fine.

I have no idea how old they were before I bought them.

My daughter bought a brand new high-tech washer from Sears for well over $1000 and it went through 3 water pumps in 6 months. She finally got sick of paying to repair it and junked it. That's the consequences of paying top dollar to be a beta tester for new technology.

[annabanana]

7. Am still using my Mom's Maytag from when she moved to AZ in 1996.

She had had it for several years by then too.

[Kali]

9. Staber

I think it is actually the only one.

[csziggy]

10. The last two washers I owned were a Roper and a Frigidaire

Not sure where either was made. The Roper replaced a Kenmore in my old double wide trailer. The Kenmore lasted twenty years but it had gotten difficult to find a reliable repair person so I bought a basic Roper model. It was still going when the double wide left the property ten years ago.

I bought the Frigidaire front loader as a discounted dented model from Lowe's for this house while we were building. It's been going great. We had to get the door hinge replaced - probably was damaged when the front was dented before we bought it but it took five years to fail. At the same time we had the hinge repaired we replaced the dented front panel - total cost was less than the unit was discounted originally.