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What's The Largest Capacity Washer?

Posted on March 20th, 2021

If you have a large family, you know the importance of having a large capacity washer. Of course, you don’t have to have a ton of kids to know the crushing weight of too much laundry. Maybe you’re in the toddler phase of applesauce being spilled on every surface you own or high school sports where smells you didn’t know exist are now taking over your laundry room. Either way, laundry is an ongoing crisis that cannot be handled quick enough in your house. A large capacity washer can help you to get the job done at a quicker rate so you can get back to bathtime and soccer practice.

How Much Laundry For Each Capacity?
Manufacturers offer a range of washer capacity sizes. They can be divided into 4 categories; compact, small, medium, and large capacity. A compact washer will have around 2.30 to 2.45 cubic feet, or around 6 bath towels. Small tubs are around 3.2 and can wash 12 to 14 pounds of laundry, or nine thick full-sized bath towels. Medium capacity washers are around 4.5 and can wash 14 to 16 pounds of laundry, or roughly 11 towels. Large and extra large capacities are around 5.0 cubic feet and can handle up to 20 to 25 pounds of laundry or around 17 towels.


How Much Space Do You Need?
You may be thinking the higher the better and jump for the highest one, but how much space do you really need to keep your household flowing smoothly? The general recommendation breaks it down by household size. A household of 2 can get away with a compact washer, like the Bosch 300 Series 2.2 cu. ft. front-load washer. A family of 4 will need around a medium-capacity washer, such as the GE® 4.5 cu. ft. Capacity Washer with Stainless Steel Basket. A larger family will benefit most from a large to extra-large capacity to keep up with weekly laundry needs.

 

Which Has The Largest?
So which washer has the highest capacity? GE Appliances offers a wide variety of washers coming in at 5.2 cubic feet, definitely enough to handle your family’s wash day. Whirlpool also offers the Whirlpool 5.0 cu. ft. Front Load Washer with Load & Go XL Dispenser. However, Maytag blows both of those brands out the water with a whopping 6.0 cubic feet in their Maytag Top Load Extra large capacity agitator washer. This top-load washer features the PowerWash® System, Maytag's most powerful cleaning in its class, and an internal heater to help detergent work harder so your large loads come out clean every cycle.

 

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