Reply To: Best New Top Loading Washing Machine (Washer)

I am far from an expert on these matters, but I want to bring up the water issue.
Washers are often designed for different mineral contents in the water, depending on the specific climate.
That is one of the reasons that in Israel the old American Maytags did not clean clothes nearly as well as the European models that all Israelis buy.
When after 30 years the Maytag (to p load) finally finished its journey, we bought a relatively simple, inexpensive and popular European-type washer (front load). The clothes come out much cleaner.