My grandmother's house has had a front loading washer with a window for my entire life. (Sure, it's been replaced several times, but always with another front l

My grandmother's house has had a front loading washer with a window for my entire life. (Sure, it's been replaced several times, but always with another front loader with a window.) I learned early on that the door actually locks once the water has started. I also remember noticing that the opening was small enough to make climbing in impractical for human children.