The Sears in Orland is closing soon. Might be able to get a deal there.

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Sorry of the delay. Yeah I didn't mean the actual seal itself, but the piece covering it that pops off real quick. We keep a clorox bleach stick/pen on top of our washer. We give it a quick what-have-you every couple of washes...takes 10 seconds. Seems to help a little for sure.

But what really helps is to run a cycle with one of those "Affresh" pods every month or so.

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The reason it was shaking is you have a uneven load. Or check the base of the washing machine, there are 4 adjustable stands. Probably one of the stands is uneven. just make sure they're all level and it should balance the washing machine out for you. Also when you put a load in, make sure it's as close to balanced on all sides.

So sad because computer controls should be more reliable than mechanical

They got to have some shoddy ass components in the motherboard

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I have a bare bones Speed Queen. Bought it because it's built like a tank and can be loaded up with plenty of pool towels. It's going to destroy nice clothes eventually, so I'm going to be picking up a more appropriate set later this year. The Speed Queen should last 25 years of heavy use.

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I handle liability claims for commercial clients. One of my clients sells washing machines, and I get a lot of claims. My two cents from the claims side of things.

- Front loaders suck. One, they get smelly and moldy. Two, they don't clean as well. Three, if the seal or door fails on them, water goes everywhere. And for trendy people that insist on having their washers on the second floor, front loaders are the leading cause of multiple levels of the house flooding.

- Unless you have a warranty or can replace parts yourself, it isn't worth calling service. Seals and pressure switches can be cheap. But if they have to replace the sump or anything on the motherboard, it's not worth the price. Plus, washers are made cheap now. They don't last 20 years like the old days.

- LG sucks. Buy Samsung or Fisher & Paykel. Maytag used to be good before it was bought by Whirlpool.

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we are moving and leaving the old GE profile set of laundry equipment at the house and will be in the market for new.

we are not a fan of the front loading washers but are making the switch to an agitator-less top loader.

Lowes has some pretty crazy deals going on right now. We are buying samsung. supposedly Sears is as well but i don't even know where there is one left.

It was not due to an uneven load. It was a broken bearing on a roughly 30 year old machine. Bought a new one.

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30 years. Impressive.

Little known fact - did you know sports radio personality Mike Murphy use to work as a salesperson in the appliance section of Montgomery Ward during the early days of the score.

That's not true.

You dudn't know that though.

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