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Quail-a-lot t1_jdx4x6v wrote

The ones people go on about here are the commercial Speed Queens. Be warned these eat clothing for dinner and use more water. You are trading appliance shopping for clothing shopping. Maybe that's cool with you and you like clothing shopping more than me or have amazing thrift stores nearby, but it is something to know.

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pinche_avocado t1_je4scj7 wrote

You just solved a mystery for me. I bought the commercial Speed Queen. Been going great. Except I’ve been finding holes in my clothes that seem to stem from ripping. Which I never remembered doing. I thought I was going crazy. Do you know if washing them on gentle will make a difference? That or I need to learn how to sew. Damn it.

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Quail-a-lot t1_je5th1a wrote

I landed up washing stuff by hand to avoid them most of the time! But washing things on gentle does help and also using mesh delicates bags. Even with my own much gentler front loaders, I still like to wash things like leggings in them to keep them from getting tangled up. Also, make sure you sort your stuff by heavy versus light. Our doublefront work pants get their own loads, just like you do with towels.

The Speed Queens just seem to have a very aggressive agitator. Even back in the day when t-shirts were thicker, I went through so many of them!

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