23 year old washer died top rated replacement is UNION MADE IN THE USA! (Clyde, OH)
Designed, Engineered, and Assembled in the USA:
From Ohio to you, all Maytag full-size washers and dryers are designed, engineered and assembled in the U.S.A.
Our 23 year old Kenmore (built by whirlpool) got through 3 kids, a grand kid, and us with no major repair ever.
Maytag was bought by Whirlpool over 10 years ago. AFTER Maytag left the USA for Mexico. Whirlpool brought those jobs back to the USA: http://inthesetimes.com/article/1790/maytag_moves_to_mexico & http://aoafa.org/whirlpool-expands-in-ohio-and-brings-jobs-home/
http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/invested_in_america_factsheet.pdf
We are buying the top rated (86 points) Maytag metallic slate MHW5500FC: https://www.maytag.com/-[MHW5500FW]-5722603/MHW5500FW/
Consumer reports has the top 86 rating on three Maytag models. A Samsung is next at 84, but almost twice the price of our model.
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It is union made in the USA!
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I don't have a specific rec but they make your life much easier getting the wet clothes from the back of the drum!
Marta says no. Lets see how long that lasts.
but the Unions are fighting back. Launching a petition drive to gather signatures to get the measure on the ballot in 2018, something the Legislature didn't want (can't have the people voting on such things). If the measure gets on the ballot it will at the worst delay the implementation until after the vote. If successful that should put an end to the nonsense, at least one hopes. It will be an uphill fight, but it ain't over yet.
The dryer went belly up just last year but the freakin' WASHER STILL LIVES TODAY! 
That sweet, little machine is 37 years old!
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This is what I recently bought when my 15 year old Gibson went out.
It is a large capacity machine and is Union made in the USA.
I got this in Nov. and I am pleased with it as it has no computer panels on it and is very straight forward to operate.
It came with a 3-year warranty and they say it may last up to 25 years. I hope it does because I'll be dead and gone by that time! 
It was not cheap but if I will not need to replace it for 25 years, it is worth every cent. I paid $800 for it and that included installation, hauling away the old one and actually returning to re-install it as it is larger as I mentioned in my prior post as the laundry room had to be rearranged which involved moving the washing machine that is still going strong (3/4 horsepower and also a heavy duty Gibson bought in 2001 and has never required a repair (keeping fingers crossed!)).
The old dryer was fixed one time.
The reason the new Maytags, etc. are crappy is because they have parts from all over the world in them and you need to buy a warranty because they come with 90-days nowadays. They may be "Union made" but the parts are not!
to a Speed Queen dryer without all of the computer crap on it (makes it a lot easier to repair should the need arise!) plus you get the 3-year warranty w/it which Sears sells for $2-$3 hundred extra bucks.
When all is said and done, you are way ahead buying the Speed Queen (price works out to be about the same as I figured it out before I bought it in November of last year).
Sad reality that comes with all appliances these days.
They are no longer built to last that is for sure!
If you have old appliances that still work, I would suggest keeping them as they may be a lot better than anything that you can buy new (Speed Queen included).
