Has our previous Electrolux washer and dryer for over 12 years and they were the best so of course we bought a new pair and do far the quality is still top notch!
My Kenmore washing machine was not able to be repaired so it was time for a new one. Electrolux caught my eye because we had an Electrolux vacuum growing up and it must have lasted 50 years or more. The washing machine is amazing. It has lots of options but is not overly complicated -- I have a 10 and 12 year old able to do their own laundry. The machine is much quieter than the old one, runs quickly and efficiently and does a fantastic job cleaning the clothing. VERY HAPPY!
Water and energy efficiency is really important to me and this is the most efficient machine available. It uses so little water that it often looks like there is no water in the machine. It also gets the clothes really clean and refreshed, not beat up. I have a stacked washer/dryer so I needed a machine that could fit into the space and this unit has the smallest exterior dimensions, which allows for more room to install/remove and a bit of storage space. The only thing I don't like is how the washer/dryer stack. There is a flimsy bracket in the rear so the dryer can move and it does squeak from vibrations when the washer is in final spin. My old machine had the mounting brackets in the front that came out from a hidden screw and it held everything together very well and made it easier to move the machine for install or maintenance.
We've only done a dozen loads so far but it seems to do the job very well. I use the cold water setting for most loads to save energy and the clothes come out great. So, the performance is great and it runs quietly. I have 2 minor complaints. 1) The door makes a loud unsettling 'click' when closing. This is not a problem other than sounding a little unrefined or cheap. It's like when you compare the sound of closing the door on a Honda Fit vs an Acura. One sounds quieter and more refined than the other. 2) Setting the wash modes can be a little confusing at first. There are no knobs or physical buttons but more of a touch-sensitive control panel. There are preset modes but you can configure your own as well. (I guess, I prefer physical knobs and buttons with fewer options.) I've found that activating the modes or changing the settings required some fiddling to get things set the way I wanted. We have the matching dryer which has a similar interface. Overall, very good if not excellent performance but the first few times you use it will require some extra attention to the settings display.