4 minutes ago, sipi said:

We have had a twin tub Panasonic for about 12 years. No idea how much it cost but still works ok.

Untangling the ball of clothes at the end if the cycle us fun, a bit like trying to solve a rubiks cube.

That is one of the things more expensive units help with - few tangles and high RPM spin cycles to almost dry.

I live alone so a 6.5kg Toshiba top loader I've had for 8 years has met my needs very well and no repairs yet required  Most stores still sell them for B5,500.  My balcony is not very large so the small footprint is helpful.   Once in a while it starts filling slowly which is a reminder to clean the intake filter.

Money does not necessarily guarantee quality. 

23 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

That is one of the things more expensive units help with - few tangles and high RPM spin cycles to almost dry.

Tip for you buy a twin tub and two of the soft plastic spicky balls they sell for dogs. Whack them in the wash and no more tangled clothes in a twin tub

4 hours ago, jeab1980 said:

Tip for you buy a twin tub and two of the soft plastic spicky balls they sell for dogs. Whack them in the wash and no more tangled clothes in a twin tub

The cheaper twin tub (wash and dry) sold here are just not big enough for normal wash loads of a family of 8.  Thai take clean clothing very seriously.  And the newer single tank washers can spin at close to twin tub RPM so that advantage is just about gone. 

 

Edit:  wrote this 4 hours ago but forum has been down until now.

30 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

The cheaper twin tub (wash and dry) sold here are just not big enough for normal wash loads of a family of 8.  Thai take clean clothing very seriously.  And the newer single tank washers can spin at close to twin tub RPM so that advantage is just about gone. 

 

Edit:  wrote this 4 hours ago but forum has been down until now.

Well yes and no we have 3 here but the machine is used for another 4 people as well. The beauty of a twin tub is its a dam sight quicker than an automatic. Uses a lot less water. The wind dry spinner is great and spins clothes well. But each to there own. 

My wife has an 11 KG Toshiba inverter. It replaced a 10 year old LG that finally gave up. The LG washed clothes to suit her The only problem with it was that it walked all over the floor during the spin cycle. The Toshiba is very quiet and the spin cycle vibrates very little. She says the LG cleaned clothes better and she is not happy with the Toshiba. We also have a condo and have a smaller Samsung Wobble model there. She says it too cleans the clothes better.

Smart money goes for front load, Miele, Siemens or Bosch.

If you can't stretch to those brands, then raise your budget and go as high as you can with Samsung, LG, Hitachi toploaders but do bear in mind that:-

1 Top loaders are guff.

2 Cheap top loaders are even worse.

3 Your brand new shirt will look a year old after 3 washes in one of those manglers.

2 minutes ago, Thai Ron said:

Smart money goes for front load, Miele, Siemens or Bosch.

If you can't stretch to those brands, then raise your budget and go as high as you can with Samsung, LG, Hitachi toploaders but do bear in mind that:-

1 Top loaders are guff.

2 Cheap top loaders are even worse.

3 Your brand new shirt will look a year old after 3 washes in one of those manglers.

Sorry money does not guarantee a good machine.

Miele is the Rolls Royce of w/machines...Their no quibble guarantee with their products is second to none...

But in LOS what do you want, are you a grease monkey or just want to clean sweat out of "clean" clothes....

Basic machines do the latter...Daft to go down the mega buck road....Incredibly reliable Samsung top loaders do a good job for the non grease monkey....Why pay more for a complicated machine..

14 minutes ago, Thai Ron said:

Smart money goes for front load, Miele, Siemens or Bosch.

If you can't stretch to those brands, then raise your budget and go as high as you can with Samsung, LG, Hitachi toploaders but do bear in mind that:-

1 Top loaders are guff.

2 Cheap top loaders are even worse.

3 Your brand new shirt will look a year old after 3 washes in one of those manglers.

Not true in my experience - top loaders sold in Thailand are of Japanese design without agitators (as used in US types).  

1 hour ago, Thai Ron said:

Smart money goes for front load, Miele, Siemens or Bosch.

If you can't stretch to those brands, then raise your budget and go as high as you can with Samsung, LG, Hitachi toploaders but do bear in mind that:-

1 Top loaders are guff.

2 Cheap top loaders are even worse.

3 Your brand new shirt will look a year old after 3 washes in one of those manglers.

 

 

Ridiculous. Electrolux are as good, but made in Thailand they are a lot cheaper, Parts too.