[Electronics-Talk] Washing machine

Wed Aug 25 06:23:19 UTC 2021

I prefer front loaders myself. They're easier to access, have greater capacity and spin at greater speeds so the clothes come out with less water in them and requiring shorter dryer times. I've never had a problem with the rubber gasket. The door on our washer has a magnetic latch, so you can close the door without shutting it all the way allowing air to circulate, so there's no problem with mold. Our next washer will also be a front loader, unless technologies change again.

Our current washer is from LG. When you hit the start button the menu always comes up in the same state, and I can feel the clicks as the selector knob moves between different options, so I can handle most of the clothes washing myself without sighted assistance. Unfortunately though, not all of the advanced features are accessible. I probably could have gotten a more expensive higher end model that would have worked with an app or some of the smart home options, but they were harder to find at the time and required purchasing one of the high end machines. I don't have the model number, but I can try to get that in the morning when my wife wakes up. It's a few years old, so I'm sure the model has since been replaced by something LG thinks is superior.

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Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at Outlook

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We prefer top loaders. easier to operate and maintain.

Andy

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Washing machine

> Hi,
>
> That front loader sounds problematic. I think we would do better with one
> of those top loaders without the agitator. This is an old house basically
> in decent shape but not perfect so I do not think we need an appliance 
> that
> is problematic. I guess they can be pretty pricy as well.  If anyone can
> suggest a brand and model that I can use as a totally blind 
> person --please
> advise.
>
> My counsin has a front loader and she doesn't like it. She is rather a
> perfectionist so I am not sure if she has had any other issues besides 
> from
> not being able to add clothes to the washer after you have shut it. I 
> heard
> that some of the samsun washing machines with the bubbles on them beep 
> when
> you push them. We are both seniors so we don't want to spend a hugh 
> ammount
> on a washer especially when we could use a few other items such as carpet
> in the hallway upstairs. I have helped lay carpet before. It is not hard
> putting carpet tacks into the hardwood.
> Georgia
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 10:43 PM Georgia Kitchen <kitchen2809 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi vince,
>>
>> Thanks for the info on the front loader. I never had one before. That is
>> good to know. We usually keep the washer in the basement but if I were to
>> have one up here in the future, I would be very upset if it leaked.  I am
>> pretty sure we are going to the sears home town store tomorrow. If I can
>> find a washer that I can make accessible by labeling or listening to the
>> beeps, then i probably can manage to operate it.  When I first got 
>> married,
>> we had my husband's ex wife's old sears washer. I read on newsline that
>> those old ones usually last for 50 years. My husband replaced the belt on
>> it at least once. It is a rough job. He refused to repair it again when 
>> it
>> broke despite my protests. He had it repaired other times like when his 
>> ex
>> wife cut all the wires on it.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 10:23 PM cheez via Electronics-Talk <
>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>> One word of caution if you choose a front loading washer.
>>> The rubber gasket that keeps the water from running out can dry out and
>>> you
>>> will have a wet problem on your hands.
>>> I don't know the length of time in years it takes for the drying to 
>>> occur,
>>> but it's something you should consider.
>>>
>>> However, if you do go with the front loader, I hope you never have a
>>> gasket
>>> failure.
>>>
>>> I had an upstairs neighbor who had a front loader, and when the gasket
>>> finally gave way, they weren't home.  So we had water damage in most of
>>> the
>>> rooms.
>>> I don't think I would have been as angry as I was had they stayed home
>>> when
>>> they turned the machine on.  For they said it had been leaking for quite 
>>> a
>>> while.
>>>
>>> Vince
>>>
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>>> Georgia Kitchen via Electronics-Talk
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>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Washing machine
>>>
>>> Hi all,  I was wondering if you could share what brand and model of
>>> washing
>>> machine you are using. It looks like ours is on it's last leg. I
>>> understand
>>> that some of the washers beep when you push the buttons and one can 
>>> count
>>> the beeps so you can figure out what setting you are on. I read braille
>>> so I
>>> could keep a sheet of the settings and what each button is used for. I
>>> have
>>> talked to the man at the sears home town store and he has agreed to help
>>> me
>>> if possible. The store is pretty jammed with appliances--however, he has
>>> agreed to plug in an exgtension cord so I could try out the settings. We
>>> are
>>> open to either a top loader or a front loading washer. Any help would be
>>> very much appreciated. The repair man told us not to put any more money 
>>> in
>>> getting our old washer fixed. Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Georgia
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>>   Hope you can understand this message. I am still learning the commands
>>  on this keyboard.
>> We have a samsun q60 smart tv and are happy with it. I also have an apple
>> tv on it. It is more than i need but a good thing all in all.
>> Georgia
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>> Georgia Kitchen
>> Genesee County Chapter National Federation of the Blind
>> NFB-Newsline
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