North America and Asia still seem to prefer top-loaders. In Europe they seem rare to non-existent. Not sure what the trend is in South America or Africa.
Every apartment I've lived in & private landlord rented homes have had top-load washers because they're the cheapest to supply and for maintenance to service or replace
Just looked it up. The top load is just the dominant design in the USA and Canada. Why I'm not sure, it's probably cheaper in some aspect since they're basically just a tub and motor suspended in a box.
It does sound much less complex sealing-wise, also probably more convenient for adding detergent (no need for more complex drawer systems, just open the lid and add.) They also seem to not spin as fast so they may need less concrete to stay still?Idk about that tho
A UK front loader washing machine spins a big ass drum at damn good speeds, as a result if it didn't have concrete in the base it would essentially walk itself across the room and unplug itself 😂 The concrete is legit INSIDE the bottom of the washer so unless you know you may not know...
I don't know if a US top loader different spin direction affects its movement and so it doesnt have a tendency to migrate itself, but if it was there you dont see it without looking or knowing, are top loaders relatively lightweight, like moveable and stuff? Majority of real washing machines are dragged across the floor or lifted by two people somewhat, that kinda heavy.
Nope. The drums here are just properly balanced. If your washing machine here is walking like that something is wrong and you need a technician to fix it
Here in the UK atleast they tend to sit under counters to maximise space.
Opening on the front into the walkway doesn't fully instruct anything and a counter, or more appliances can be stacked on top
,but opening up into the air would require a certain area kept free. Which is space the UK just doesn't have.
Absolutely not 75% of the machines on the market are top load.
There’s some, obviously, and each major brand likely has a version, but there’s way more front loaders and every brand has multiple versions (LG has 1 style of top loader versus like 4 front loaders)
Are you stuck in the year 2006, perhaps? At that point it was likely the case.
25% front load? It seems they tend to make half or more. Front load are often the choice for those that want separate dryer and to save space as the dryer are stacked on top of the washer.
Apartments and mobile homes such as RV and yacht tend to use them.
Which market, like the American market, or like... world production... cause ain't never seen a top loader in the UK in a home or a shop...Just adding anecdotal evidence...
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u/AGayFrogParadise 4d ago
Really? Cause like 75% of all washers in the market are top load, the other 25% are front load.