Agitator vs. Impeller Washers - The Pros & Cons of Each
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
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I just received my GE Profile Top Loader Washer. It has an Impeller instead of the traditional agitator. I grew up using the old ringer washer with agitators to the traditional agitators. I loved the agitators because they really cleaned my clothing, and I stuck with them over the years....I started using the Ringer Style Washers in 1954. I am 74. I have done a lot of washing over the years. The two brands that I have stayed with are Hot Point and GE...All Top Loading Washers.
A couple of weeks ago, my old GE Profile Top Loader Washer of 17 Years had to be replaced. I decided to get another GE Profile Top Loading Washer. I had a choice this time, Traditional Agitator or an Impeller. Wow! an Impeller. I therefore chose the newer technology washer.
I received the washer on 17 October 2022. I immediately put a load of clothing into the washer to see how it performed. I am happy to report, it performed wonderfully. It is quiet, and the results were great. Today the 19 October 2022, I am washing heavier loads. Two quilts ... They came out wonderfully. I had to re-balance the quilts because they were really heavy once they got wet, and then when the spinning cycle engaged, It wasn't doing a great job. My bad, It has a feature called the "Tangle Control". I should have engaged this feature, and perhaps it would have done the balancing for me. Next time I will definitely use it. I have done three loads today. Each load, was great. I am happy to say, I am pleased with the Impeller. I hope it lasts 17 years, like my previous GE Profile Washer did. By the way, my old GE Profile Dryer, is still doing fine. I did not replace it. The Dryers tend to outlast the washers.
I spend a lot of time inspecting earthwork, concrete, and erosion control measures at construction sites. Nothing gets the grime out like the Speed Queen TC5 (or equivalent and mechanically identical Huebsch and Ipso models)
@5610winston yeah, they better for 3 to 5 grand a piece.
I agree, those are models I see every laundromat in my area carrying. If I had the money, I would absolutely buy the commercial units.
Buy once, cry once.
Everyone wants a 20 year washer for 600 bucks. Not today, thats for sure.
@@todtalk3912 I don't know where you're shopping, but "3 to 5 grand a piece" seems a little high, maybe 350% over retail.
I bought my TC5000 at a mom-and-pop appliance store new and in the box, delivered (I live 22 miles from the store), installed, and including new stainless water hoses for under $1140 including 9% sales tax.
The difference between the TC5000 and the commercial top loaders is that the commercials have a coin meter box and the home unit has a control panel with knobs and buttons.
@5610winston idk, anymore, I find something I like and go with it.
Solely because there are plenty of people replacing parts in these that cost the price of a regular machine.
Also, I want a 5 plus cu ft washer and a 7.4 min dryer, and that tends to fet expensive in speed queen.
However, the price, I was referring to the latter of the 2 brands you originally mentioned.
With those units in particular, I was pricing front loaders and even used and looking beat, they go for well over a grand for anything that isn't the smallest size. I'm not buying anything under 5 cu ft for a washer. Been there dome that regret it everytime.
@5610winston These are good brands, but today, it seems like everything has issues.
thank you for the info...
Clothes brushing against each other isn't any where close to a washboard. A agitator is closer to being like a washboard. If you want clean clothes the agitator is the way to go.
Yes I am "looking for some laundry", Drew
I'll never buy an Impeller washer ever again. I've had mine for a little over 9 years and I hate it. Errors out constantly. You can't wash more than a few items at a time.
I have to choose a bulky setting just to wash a small load of laundry.
In the beginning it would just error once in a while, got worst over the years.
Can't wait to buy a new Agitator model. Hopefully within a year i'll finally ditch this one.
We returned this maytag washer after one day, it is way to loud and the spin cycle we had to adjust the clothes 3 times.
Hey Drew there are many people in forums and videos saying that the new washing machine agitators are not real agitators like the ones the old washing machines had but rather are just elongated tall impellers pulsators made look like agitators, can you comment on this please? Thanks for your reply. Cheers
Hey hippo potamus. Thanks for the question. It is both true and false, and I'll try to provide a clear answer. It really all has to do with the fact there are water consumption requirements in today's world enforced by the government. Which is why on any "Normal" cycle, it will not let you Deep Fill the machine, if your machine has that feature. This is why we always recommend to NOT use the Normal cycle when washing your clothes. Almost every brand has a different type of agitator these days. You are correct in saying that some model agitators are just tall impellers, because if you look at the direct drive of these models, they are the exact same whether they have an impeller or agitator. You see this a lot in Samsung or LG. But so many brands are different. The Speed Queen TR series has an agitator that doesn't even move, but instead the wash barrel is what moves. But, does this mean it's not getting a good wash? No, because it is a good machine, just designed differently. However, their TC (Classic series) is the most like an "old-school" agitator, where it rotates independent of the barrel, and sits on top of the direct drive transmission to make it one piece. There are other models out there that do the same as this. A Maytag MVW6230RHW and MVWP575 are also closer to old-school agitators, but they make a full-rotation forward and backward, as compared to old models that just did 90-180 degree rotations. There are a few GE's out there (the one in this video), that also move like the Maytags and has a full-metal transmission like an old-school commercial unit. If you're looking for a inexpensive unit, an Amana NTW4516FW is an old-school machine. Porcelain tub, dog ear agitator.
In short, no washers on the market today are made exactly like the old-school models with the 90-degree or 180-degree rotation. Most agitators today will make a full rotation back and forth with the barrel moving in counteraction, because with today's governmental requirements on water consumption, brands had to adjust to getting clothes clean with less water. However, you can get similar results by using the Deep Fill option on your washer, and not using "Normal" cycle. Stick with trusted brands like Maytag, Whirlpool, Speed Queen. GE Profile has a great series out as well. Impellers are designed to use less water, which makes it a gentler wash, but it is a longer wash cycle. I have never had one personally, but people either love them or hate them. My advice would be stick to what you know, but always purchase a washer with a Deep Fill option. I hope this helps!
@@marksappliance Wow mate! Thanks so much for your in-depth and thoughtful reply!
@@marksappliance that was very helpful.
Impellers are not as powerful at taking and cleaning full loads like actual straight vane agitators or two piece dual action agitators will with no issue. So on some of the new whirlpool made junk, they stuck a stick on the middle of the impeller to trick people into thinking it washes like a older traditional machine. They are extremely weak, and takes far too long to turn a load over with these impellers if they had better motors I’m sure it would be better.
Shopping for a new washer I think I’ll stick with the Old school agitator.
Be sure you're getting the real thing, not one of those eye-candy jobs. The only two I know of are the Speed Queen TC5000 and the Maytag 575
If you have a family, and wash large loads, I think the agitator, would be the best choice. If I had it to do over again, I would be choosing the agitator.
@@strausd02 I don't have a large family, but I have a job that involves a lot of ground-in soil and grime, and it takes a washer with a real old-style agitator to get the dirt out.
Speed Queen TC5000 works. The so-called high-efficiency machines don't.
@@5610winston Very smart advice!! So many ppl fall for the fake agitators. The whirlpools with impellers with a stick stuck on the middle of it. The turnover is not there with those impeller machines unless there’s only a few items in the tub.
@@5610winston The TR series are great for normal households and will not wear out your clothes. If you get seriously stained up laundry, then go with the TC. People need to realize that the 2018 model TR was just that, a bad model _in_ 2018. They've since been updated and are outstanding now, insanely quiet and more reliable (less moving parts).
0:28 That is not a true agitator. It is an impeller with a screw that keeps the impeller from working as well as it would without the screw. While it looks superficially like a traditional agitator, it will never get your clothes as clean as an old-school coin-laundry-style top loader, home versions of which are available from Maytag and Speed Queen.
The only true agitator machines still available are the Speed Queen TC5003 (don't let them sell you the TR-series machine) and the Maytag COMMERCIAL MVWP575 if you can find it (and that is a totally different machine from any that carry the "COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY" label). The Speed Queen will probably last longer due to the all-metal transmission and one-piece agitator. Some think the Maytag has an edge in cleaning.
ABSOLUTLY AGREE WITH YOU! The impeller (or "pulse" models) are inferior to traditional agitators which circulate your laundry loads through more water. This salesman is potentially misleading his customers with all the nonsense of agitators "pulling" or snagging your clothes. Notice that other washer dealer web sites are using the same language this year in trying to promote the inferior impeller machines. No "modern" impeller machines can beat a traditional agitator and a tub filled with the proper water level. These so-called agitators in this video is NOT a true traditional agitator either. This is just smoke and mirrors, and is not helpful to the potential customer.
@@JazzDelMar I refer to these as 'fraudgitators' or 'fauxgitators'.
@@JazzDelMar I myself own an MVW6230RHW agitator model. I am in no way saying one is better than the other. They wash differently. It is true agitators can be aggressive on clothing, especially if you are not careful with how you load it. I am confused by your comment saying this is not a true agitator machine. I believe you're referring to the two-in-one Whirlpool model. The GE Profile stacks up against the best agitator models, including the MVWP575 Maytag that Winston referred to in the beginning. That MVWP575 model has its downfalls, too, in the fact that it's only a 3.8 cu. ft. tub. It cycles just like any other agitator model on the market, just has commercial quality and 5-year parts and labor manufacturer warranty. However, you can find the same quality with a bigger tub in the MVW6230RHW model. This GE Profile is great, but at much less of a cost than either of those.
A used Whirlpool Direct Drive or Newton built Maytag washer will have the old style agitator.
@@elevatorproductionsbymaxpassa My 80s Newton Maytag didn't have the screw on it.
If the screw only turns one direction, it could give some boost to the wash action,, but the old Kenmore RotoSwirl was better.
The fraudgitator auger that turns both ways fixed to the impeller only hinders whatever dubious wash action the impeller could give.
The agitator also rotates the clothes from the top area down to the bottom like a conventional oven. I don't see how this is possible for the impeller.
Imperal washing machine sahi hota hai ya pluster
My brand new Maytag top load HE washer is a complete lemon. when i wash bedding it makes these horrible banging noises, requires me to babysit the machine while it refills the basket TEN TIMES or more trying to "rebalance." using way more water than an old school washer. when i wash clothes they leave soil residue in the creases of the clothes. I have used this washer for over a year and every single time i try to wash a cotton blanket or cotton comforter it makes these horrible banging noises and even after repositioning the items multiples times it still fails to balance EVERY TIME. and when the machine tells me it's done the blankets are still soaking wet and smell like sweaty soiled clothes because it never gets properly agitated or spun/drained. The machine tells me it's done but the clothes smell like sweat and dead skin and are dripping wet, obvious signs of a deficient washer. can't clean and can't spin dry. so now i'm drying a soaking wet blanket for over THREE HOURS in the dryer that smells like dirty clothes because the washer told me it is "done" because it simply stops attempting to spin after multiple attempts. I cannot wait for a class action lawsuit against Maytag top loader HE washers, they are the worst in the world. I will never buy anything Maytag as long as I live and will tell everyone I talk to about how bad Maytag is. NEVER MAYTAG, THE WORST BRAND OF WASHING MACHINE EVER MADE. I cannot wait until the class action lawsuit arrives. Maytag you deserve what happens to you for selling a lemon, you complete and utter scumbags. AVOID MAYTAG AT ALL COSTS. Also their dryer is way too hot at the "low" setting, burns my clothes. worst company ever. and they don't even honor their heavily advertised warranties because MAYTAG is complete scum.
Ditto, I don’t like that impeller washer. I prefer the agitator
I had the same problem I had to turn my sheets into donuts even then they still don’t smell clean
i have that GE. its always out of balance for spin. Alexa is pretty useless. only works with echo, not echo show, or firetv or kindle fire and just announces when done, if you have an echo speaker only. no music, no status, no remote control via voice.
I have a Samsung impeller washer and I hate it. Give the ‘DC’ error every time no matter what type of clothes I wash. I’d have to wash like 5 tshirts only for it not to error out. Wastes so much water, I’m ready to go back to the “older style”. That is the agitator type.
Just buy a used Whirlpool Direct Drive or a Newton built Maytag washer.
@@elevatorproductionsbymaxpassa Speed Queen TC5000
@@5610winston The best.
I almost went with Samsung! At the moment of deciding, something told me to stick with the proven brand. I went with the GE Profile. I am glad that I did. I chose the impeller instead of the agitator. I am single and my loads tend to be small. The results have been great. However, the couple of larger loads, comforters, bed sheets, quilts, and bath sheet towels, the Agitator performs better than the Impeller. The problem I have experienced with the Impeller is balancing the larger loads. I have had to reposition or rebalance the heavier loads.
To be honest, when I used the washer with the Agitator, I have had to untangle sheets that got tightly twisted around the agitator, as well. This would always stop the washer.
After using my New GE 5.4 Cu, Profile Top Loader Washer with Impeller, vs. with an Agitator, I would recommend the Agitator for a household with an active growing family. You can wash larger loads and be assured that they get washed well.
@@strausd02 GE soiled their bed with me, and I warn anybody I know about it.
I had a warranty issue with a GE fridge and the customer "service" operator's baby started screeching whenever the woman started responding to my request for an appointment.
The woman finally told me that she was sorry if her baby was an inconvenience for me. I replied that she was at work, and should make some accommodation for customers, that her baby appeared to be an inconvenience for her. She announced that she wouldn't make an appointment for me, and refused to connect me with her supervisor.
Steer clear of GE and any affiliated brands!
I would prefer a Speed Queen top loading washer with an agitator.
Absolutely. I have the TC5000.
There are 30 and 40-year-old SQs at the coin laundry at the corner still running.
@@5610winston I have a Speed Queen and I will never look back.
wow - Drew is so so hot! Should have been a model!
As long as you don’t overload it, impeller washing machines can wash many clothes just as good if not better than a traditional washing machine…. I also use the add water feature on my washer, to make sure the tub fills to the top. My clothes have never been cleaner!
However a impeller model will always have an electronic control board and unnecessary sensors that fail and create issues, VS a regular old traditional direct drive or speed Queen that are fully mechanical machines that will last decades. It’s so sad how they don’t try anymore with some appliances
This screams of not doing any research beforehand. Hate to tell you, both of these washers have agitators. One is a center post style, and the other is an impeller style. Impeller type agitators aren't anything new at all, they've been used in the late teens and 1920's...
It agitates AND plays music?! Can it make me a drink?
The only difference you need to cover is. Wash a load in an impeller machine, immediately put that load into an agitator machine, and you will see more dirt come out in the water. Do the opposite and there will not be any dirty water in the discharge from the impeller. Because impeller machines never actually wash your clothes.
Impeller washing machines are terrible and I wouldn't recommend buying one.
We have had customers say this about impeller models as well. Most of the complaints against them are that they don't wash well enough, mostly because they don't use a lot of water.
@@marksappliance they don’t circulate well either
Im in so much pain my socks are still stinky
Why tho?😅 Drives me crazy when people just say "don't do this'.
Impeller machines do not rinse clothes well. After the wash and 2 rinses, I rinse everything by hand. What a waste of time, water, energy and money. Why do we need insurance and special soap and keep the lid up so that the washer doesn't smell.
it's all because of the Obama administration, look it up, in 2009 the energy department mandated new water and electricity use restrictions on residential washers. It's why you have to buy actual agitator models from specialty stores and no major store like lowe's or home depot carry real washers, only the HE (fake high efficiency, they have to constantly refill/rebalance using much more water). what a complete and utter fraud that the government under Democrat leadership has made laundry of all things worse instead of better.
This guy has no idea
DON'T BUY AN EMPELLER WASHING MACHINE, YOU WILL BE MISERABLE, GUARANTEED! Whoever invented the impeller technology should be jailed and those selling these machines should be fined. What a piece of useless junk!