I feel sorry for you Americans — top loaders are the worst. Over here in Europe they are almost obsolete. Reminds me of a Steve Jobs anecdote: apparently he did not own a washing machine for years (and no furniture also…) - sending out laundry. He made an extensive study - or probably had an assistant do that - with the outcome that he had shipped over from Germany a Miele.
Well, Miele is really the best. My mom (now 89), after being married to my Dad in 1955 had to do laundry for a family of what became six persons with a top loader like machine that used hot water that had to be prepared on a separate burner, until the mid sixties when they bought a Miele for the equivalent of a month’s wages of my Dad (who was carpenter). Used that for over thirty years. Quality!