Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

I must confess: I’ve never purchased a washing machine. I’ve been using the one that came with my home, and it’s a noisy beast. Though there are more exciting things to spend money on, some of the new laundry appliances out there have me tempted to make a purchase. For instance, the Whirlpool WFW8500S “Duet Sport” front-loading washer has a lot of nice features. (The only feature my current washing machine has is the ability to choose cycle style and load size–yawn.)

Since my current washer is very noisy and is located close to my home office, I’m particularly drawn to this model’s “Ultra Quiet Wash” upgrade. “Ultra Quiet Wash: Our quietest wash system ever. Strategically-placed, sound absorbing materials on the front, sides and bottom of the washer cabinet, along with a quieter hose design, gives you the flexibility to operate the washer wherever and whenever without disruption.”

Some standard features include a built-in water heater, Energy Star qualification, a time-remaining status indicator (with mine, you just guess how much time is left based on where the knob is…), delayed wash option, and a child lockout feature. I imagine the child lock is important with a front-loading washer. You certainly don’t want your kids to be able to crawl inside the washer.

The Duet Sport has a lot of other features, too, if you want to check out the product page:

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