On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 03:53:22 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>That said, when my fancy front loader died prematurely, I replaced
>it with a good old Speed Queen top loader. It might have a
>microprocessor inside (I haven't looked), but everything that I can see
>is all analog. The tricky part was finding a source for that brand.
>A small, independent appliance store a couple of towns away was
>happy to deliver to my house.

My model of top loading washing machine is 16 years old now.
I bought it new and still have it. A couple of years ago the pump
failed (probably due to freezing up with ice). Fortunately it was a
very common model and I've had no trouble finding either very cheap
working machines or freebies that have been thrown out. So I have two
complete working machines and all the spare parts I need for the
foreseeable future. It is a simple, mechanical non-digital machine and
they just won't die. Does a perfectly good job of washing too, gentle
cycle is excellent.