Ok my antique washer that came with the house has just about given up, so what canadian washer's are good ones to buy, I'd like quite a big wash load to save me spending all weekend doing the washing. The old one is a top loader so don't know whether to go with another top loader or go for a front opener like the ones we had in Scotland, the brick tried to sell me a small front loader like the one we had back home she actually said "they hold a large wash" so I educated her and said no way do they, I had a small one in Scotland. She shut up and let me look around on my own after that.

So please help me as I don't want to invest money without knowing, Oh! it also has to handle my hubby's oily jacket from work every week.

Thanks ladies
Fiona

We got this GE front loader from Home Depot. It has a large capacity (but not quite the largest) and is relatively inexpensive. We've had it about a year and are very pleased with it. The delivery guy said his wife was delighted with theirs, and they had about 7 kids!!!

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...cStoreNum=8125

We also have a GE front loader from Home Depot. It too has a large capacity but it takes over an hour to do a load.

when i was in canada i got a GE from sears kept the guarantee going for it and i hate to say it but my son who is 21 next week just moved out of his dads and his other wife said take it with you i dont want her stuff its still going and we got when he was just 2 so its a good thing sears are costly but it lasts

I have Whirlpool frontloaders. They have a capacity approximately double that of my Zanussi back home. It takes an hour to do the wash, however, and the spin speed is slow.

Oh and just for HWP...another new Dutch shop opened in this town and they carry...PERSIL and COMFORT....I have my laundry heaven back

I bought a new Whirlpool Duet three months ago - a front loader - (the one that advertises it can wash 16 pairs of jeans??!!). Very, very pleased with it - it does do a huge load, the 'normal' cycle is 50 mins. I tend to up most of the washes from warm to hot as I'm not convinced a warm wash here does the job. There are various length washes, and heat and spin options - and a 'sanitary' wash of 1 hour 50 mins if you need to tackle those oily jackets.

We bought the matching dryer too - on a discount day at the Brick - not the cheapest option on the market - about $2k I think for both - but as I said, very happy with this model. Large and stylish, as far as you can get excited about a household appliance ...

But does it get stuff clean? I've handwashed some supposedly clean stuff just out of the toploader I'm off to purchase laundry bleach now.

Not as well as in the UK, the laundry detergents are just dreadful here. Hence my excitement at being reunited with Persil. Yes, I am a very sad individual.

I think we have the same one. Sport or some strange unwashing related name. Its good. I always wash towels, bedllinen and my hospital clothes on hot to kill the bugs. I dont believe this cold wash nonsense can kill any bedmites, MRSA etc so I hot wash. I am pleased with it. We dont have a dryer, just a clothes line outside in the summer and one in the basement in winter. A clothes dryer full of wet washing in the living room does wonders to boost the humidity in the winter.

I to have a whirlpool duet front loader. Money definitely well spent. When I first moved out here I bought a top loader. Big mistake!! It may wash quickly but the clothes aren't clean and they are always covered in fluff. I hated it and sold it as soon as I could. I love my new front loader washing machine.........would never go back to a top loader.

Come on LADIES. Let the men have a say in choosing the washer then they have no excuse not to use it!

Another vote for the Whirlypool Duet here

No idea how it works, that's the woman's department

I think it does but then I wash everything on the sanitary cycle.

The quality and choice of the clothes washing detergent is definitely one of the few things I'd really moan about not having here in Canada.