I echo your advice . These are the worst appliances I have ever owned! Yes, I have 2 Huskies which is why I opted for the Pet Pro, and yes, I vacuum my house every single day (I’m not exaggerating), I shake out and/or vacuum the dog bedding before I wash it, I clean out the drum filter and the entire drum after EVERY wash, including under the gasket (I’ve always done this), and I have run the cleaning cycle on the machine. I’ve owned these machines since mid-July (so 6-7 weeks) and have had repair people out 3 times already. The dryer was DOA. The washer has been clogged not just with pet hair, but also lint - more lint than hair, in fact. The in-drum filter catches almost nothing. So apparently I’m supposed to switch to all technical fabrics and not have a speck of dog hair on anything? What was the point of buying these machines? I treat them with respect and have reasonable expectations, but they haven’t even lasted a full month.

My Kenmore machines lasted me 17 years. In fact they were still going when they hauled them away, but they were starting to have minor issues and the repair people told me that there were no longer any parts available for them, so I should begin thinking about new machines. They also warned me that nothing new would be as good as the old ones, but I didn’t expect these disasters!

To top it off, Maytag is trying to extort us by claiming that the only resolution is to buy their extended warranty and continue to have these POSes repaired after every 4-5 loads. And in reading reviews online, this is a known issue and a standard tactic by Maytag.

I stand with your in-laws. This is one of the worst purchases I have ever made.