I have a stinky washer as well. I can do up to 20 loads of laundry a week with 4 kids. I bought the LG front load washer and dryer to save energy thinking that it would be cheaper to use less water. I can't leave my laundry in the washer for any amount of time or I will have to rewash the load which is using even more water than I had planned. I also have a dryer that takes 3 to 4 cycles to actually dry a normal size load. I called to have this repaired and was told it was the sensors and I needed to clean them and stop using dryer... read full review »