When you need to purchase an appliance for your home, what does your research process look like?

Do you read reviews or visit a store to choose from a selection of models?

You may even ask friends or family members for feedback on the appliances they’re currently using.

Nine years ago, we replaced our traditional, agitator-style Front load washers mold machine with a Front load washers mold that promised to be more energy-efficient.

Our former washer worked fine, but it was a small-washtub model purchased before our three children were born.

Once we were doing laundry for five, the larger capacity of a new machine seemed alluring, and we went to an appliance store to pick out a new Front load washers mold.

Shortly after the new washing machine arrived, I realized it wasn’t quite as reliable as my older one.

While it definitely used both less water and less detergent, the new machine didn’t get the clothes nearly as clean as my old Front load washers mold machine did.

I started keeping a bucket in the laundry tub to pour extra water into the machine before running it.

Even so, this machine has never done a good job of getting stains out of laundry, and I’ve ended up hand-washing anything particularly dirty.

Just 18 months after this washer’s one-year warranty was up, an error code appeared on the machine’s screen noting that an electronic water sensor had failed.

A call to a repair center yielded a $300 estimate to come fix the part – that’s half the price we paid for this $599 machine!

I ordered the $94 sensor and replaced it myself with the help of a YouTube video.

Over the next five years, the same part failed two more times, and I continued replacing sensors.

Last month, the electronic motherboard for our Front load washers mold machine failed, and the price of a replacement board is more than $300.

I decided to return to a traditional, top-loader washing machine. After much research, I chose a commercial model that’s popular with laundromats and has an estimated lifespan of 25 years.

While I realize that returning to a traditional washer means the machine will use 26 gallons of water instead of the seven gallons our current Front load washers mold uses, I am also confident that returning to this kind of washer will clean clothing better than the front-loader did.

For me, the extra expenses of using more water and detergent are worth it to get our clothes clean once again.

I had an interesting conversation with the sales representative at our appliance store as well.

He said that most new Front load washers mold machines are designed with a six-year lifespan in mind.

I was shocked by this – the Front load washers mold we’re replacing is already considered “old” at nine years of age.

The salesperson said that many consumers are used to upgrading things every few years and are ready for new features, such as internet connectivity, cellphone notification when a load is complete and the ability to automatically order more detergent online when the current supply runs out.

These consumers don’t necessarily see replacing large appliances as a negative, because they’re “upgrading.”

I’m in a different place though – I want something reliable that will last.

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