Staber washer?

Mrs. Davis · #1 04/26/10, 08:30 AM

I just had the offer of money to purchase a new washer and dryer. I've always thought I would get a Staber if the opportunity presented itself, but that was before the advent of all the new front loading energy efficient washers.

I recently visited the home of someone who had one of the new washers and they are HUGE! Much too large for the space I have for one.

Does anyone have any personal experience with the Staber? Would you recommend it?

How about for a dryer (other than a clothesline, of course ~smile) for those rainy times?

If you don't recommend the Staber, what do you recommend instead?

Warmly,
Mrs. Davis in OH

texican · #2 04/26/10, 02:21 PM

To heck with the washer... why is someone offering you money to buy a new washer? Did they break your old one? Did the washing machine "fairy" visit? {please give her my name and address, if she has anymore 'whatever kind of washer you want' gifts to give out...}

I think I could rearrange my 'space', if I were granted any washer I wanted... knowing full well the entire cost of my utility room would be less than one of the premium washers!

Jim-mi · #3 04/26/10, 02:33 PM

I am very happy with my Staber.
As efficient as they say . . . . . .
Mine runs off my inverter . . . . .
I'm glad I bought it . . . .
I just pulled a load out of mine.
Line dry . . . . no dryer here.

Theront · #4 04/26/10, 05:20 PM

The Staber is efficient but it does have it s quirks. It won't clean really dirty clothes very well. When it spins the clothes have to be PERFECTLY balanced or it will shake, rattle and roll.

My wife has gone to using ours for the lighter loads and using the "regular" washer for work clothes and such.

My opinion.

Theront

Helena · #5 04/26/10, 08:03 PM

The Whirlpoor "duet" washer and dryer are good working machines and only use 10 gallons of water vs the usual 40 in top loading washer. Of course, I think the wringer washer are still a bargin but if you want modern..look at these sets..they aren't really big but will take a regular load of clothes..

Darren · #6 04/26/10, 08:53 PM

I'm curious how the Staber gets out of balance when it's a top load but horizontal spin machine????? I know vertical spin machines get out of balance. I've also seen the commercial heavy duty Wascomat and Dexter front load horizontal spin washers make noise in the final spin. I didn't think they were out of balance though. That's the nature of an efficient high speed machine. They extract water other designs can't.

Jim-mi · #7 04/26/10, 09:25 PM

I have never had a issue with "out of balance".
Even with doing big heavy blankets.........
Nor have I ever been dissatisfied with items not being cleaned......

my $ 0.03 worth

blooba · #8 04/27/10, 05:57 AM

Staber is about the only washer made in the U.S. anymore. Just about everything else has been made overseas.

Theront · #9 04/27/10, 07:21 AM

Maybe out of balance isn't the correct term for what it does. It does do a great job of getting the water out of the clothes so they dry quicker. When it spins it sounds like a jet engine spooling up. Ours seems to vibrate quite a bit and only rarely does it not.

Darren · #10 04/27/10, 08:08 AM

That makes sense. One laundry is in a an older wood building, wood floors, over a high subspace. When you're in the restaurant beside the laundry you can tell when the triple loaders are in their final spin. The building is shaking. On the other hand in another laundry, very thick concrete floor, (laundromat owner removed the wood floor and placed concrete to raise the floor elevation over the 100 year flood level) you can't tell what cycle the washing machines are in from vibrations.

Jim-mi · #11 04/27/10, 10:22 AM

Depending where the machine is and what kind of "floor base" it is sitting on . . . . . yes it could set up a resonant frequency there by making it sound far worse than it really is.
If that were to happen, then I would question the strength of said floor.

Yes it does make a fair amount of sound during its high speed final spin cycle.
I do not mind that at all . . . . .it tells me that its just about time to "unload"

Having to have a whisper quiet machine is not an issue with me..........

Again I'm glad I got the Staber . . . . . .very efficient...........

farmwoman59 · #12 04/27/10, 10:33 AM

I wouldn't have another Staber if you gave it to me! We had a horrible experience with ours. Just about every part on it broke within the first year, clothes smelled horrible, water leaked all over the floor - oh it was a nightmare. We finally put the doggone thing out on the side of the road. My husband thought it would be the most marvelous water saver, etc. He decided afterwards that it was best to let me pick the washer from now on.

Loquisimo · #13 04/27/10, 01:43 PM

Staber seems to have quality control issues, and varying quality. Some Staber machines work well, others fall apart immediately. When a Staber works, it works great. When it doesn't...

**GREENCOUNTYPETE** · #14 04/27/10, 03:12 PM

We have a whirlpool duet , and my brother just baught one we like it
previosly we had a frigidare front loader , it made it 7 years then thru a bearing
the duet was recomended by the repairman as the one he spends the least time working on but they are 800 dollars.

sewserious · #15 04/27/10, 07:24 PM

I second the motion for the Whirlpool Duet washer/dryer. They can be stacked if they are on a concrete floor! I have had mine for about five years, on the bases to raise them up so I don't have to bend over (plus it gives me extra storage). For the first four years I had them, I did laundry for 6 adults and 2 kids (one was an infant). They are still going strong! I line dry most of the time after pollen season here in the South is over until it gets cold. Clothes dry much quicker. These machines are expensive but also don't need to be replaced as often, use less water, and less energy so there is savings there. They get my clothes so much cleaner too. My washcloths used to be stiff when they came out of my old washer/dryer due to left over soap residue. Now, they come out soft and clean. Gentle on clothes so they last longer, not to mention the fact that really clean clothes last longer too!

Sorry, that was a book but this is one purchase I am really glad I made!

Oregon Julie · #16 04/28/10, 11:27 AM

We have one of the Stabers that seems to work fine, thankfully. My biggest complaint about it is that the opening is too small to put anything substantial in. If you need to wash a queen or bigger bedspread you better plan on going to the laundrymat.