Traditionally, agitator washers were the no-frills station wagons of the laundry aisle, while high-efficiency top-loaders and front loaders, respectively, raced in the muscle car and luxury ...

These washers can be wallet-friendly, but don’t expect perfect performance If you have room for side-by-side laundry machines, a top-load washer with an agitator can be a good choice. By Keith Flamer ...

When Consumer Reports tested the Speed Queen TR7 agitator top-loader in 2018, it performed so poorly at cleaning that our test engineers called the company to determine if the machine we had purchased ...

Top-load agitator washers are generally cheaper to buy and can wash clothes faster than other types of washing machines. But our tests show they don’t deliver the best washing performance and can ...