Suggetions for which brand is best. My dad class of 65 is having to buy one for the first time.

I've always heard Whirlpool made the best W/D sets.

Thanks DLance

We just bought the maytag maxima. Home depot had a great online deal on them back in may. Used that price at Sears and they beat it by 10% of the difference. The wife loves them. I saved some money. Win-win.

We have the Duets, they work well and our clothes seem to last longer. Only problems with them in seven years are the dryer had a small tear in the belt when new, which was repaired under warranty, and the fill valve on the washer died the last day of the warranty. I replaced the fill valve myself, it took about 20 minutes, and the $15 part was provided free under warranty.

The only issue with them is that you need to leave the washer door open, or it will develop mold, this is common to all front load washers as I understand.

I have a samsung but I don't like that I can't soak clothes in it

We have had the whirlpoo duet (2nd generation I think) for 3 or 4 years now. No issues with it and it seems to work well. With two kids we use the heck out of it.

anyone know how to keep the detergent compartment from getting moldy all the time? i leave the door open and the compartment open when not in use