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Originally Posted by PIMking
What about the size of the front loading machines?
I've been leaning that way but most are only like 4cuFt. and some of the newer top loads are a lot bigger. I'm tired of having to take my blankets to work to wash at the hotel because our old sears top load isn't big enough.
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I got one with 5.0 cubic feet, which is fairly high capacity for front-loaders. I can wash a winter queen duvet without any trouble. The biggest advantage is that there is no agitator to take up room. So the duvet tumbles through the water instead of wrapping around the agitator as it swishes in the water. I remember that with our old top-load model, the duvets would never rinse properly because the water never got high enough. I just gave up and took them to my parents' place to wash.
I can't speak of whether or not 4.1 cubic foot front-loader is enough for a big duvet, however. But the lack of agitator and the rolling motion is still working in your favour.