Top-load agitator washers are generally cheaper to buy and can wash clothes faster than other types of washing machines. But they don’t offer the best washing performance and can sometimes be rough on ...

Traditionally, agitator washers were the no-frills station wagons of the laundry aisle, while high-efficiency top-loaders and front loaders, respectively, raced in the muscle car and luxury ...

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A woman insisted that if you’re not using a top-loading agitator washing machine, your clothes aren’t getting clean—and she cast aspersions on those who dared to use a top-loading machine. The video ...

We’ve all found the string of a hoodie tangled around the washing machine agitator or tried to fit a too-large comforter in our machines only to be forced to make a trip to the laundromat. Both are ...

The Maytag MVW8230HC is part of the Washing Machines test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Top-Load Agitator Washers models like the MVW8230HC are rated on multiple criteria, such as ...

The debate on whether agitator vs impeller washers are more effective is central to many people’s buying decisions, and will shape the way you do laundry when you have eventually made a choice. There ...

While tech advances have given us all some impressive washing machine features, the core of the machine remains simple: Water is pumped in a big drum with cloths, the big drum spins around, and water ...