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Like currently moving to front loaders? Top loaders were once common in the UK, but I don't think I've seen one since the seventies, maybe eighties.
by NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Like currently moving to front loaders? Top loaders were once common in the UK, but I don't think I've seen one since the seventies, maybe eighties.
- arethuza 7y agoLast time I saw a top-loading washing machine was 1988 in a student flat!
- kube-system 7y agoYes, currently. Right now it’s probably around 50/50. There are still many people who prefer the lower price and familiar design.
- pansa2 7y agoTop loaders are still common in Australia and New Zealand. They’re terrible, but they are cheaper than front loaders and are what many people are used to.
- teruakohatu 7y agoThey are great for people like me who remember to put something in something just after I start running it.
- raducu 7y agoI can pause my front loader and add laundry, I'm not sure how the machine does it, perhaps I cannot add just whenever I want -- depending on the wash cycle, but I've never had the problem of not being able to pause the washing and add new laundry that I forgot.
- ComputerGuru 7y agoFront loaders are extremely water efficient, there’s not much water in there and when you use the pause feature it can drain away enough water should that be necessary to make it safe to open, but mainly it just gives the clothes and liquid a chance to tumble to the bottom as they’d all spill right out otherwise and (then release the lock to make actually opening the door possible). By contrast, top loaders don’t even have a lock and don’t need a pause feature. There is usually a trigger switch to detect when the lid is open to stop the agitation for safety reasons, but there is no mechanical lockout and no delay: you can just open the lid.