This sub-$700 Whirlpool-built basic washer ships with a documented control board defect: the water level sensor fails and locks the drain pump into continuous operation, sometimes starting itself in the middle of the night to run empty. The $225 board replacement plus labor costs more than buying a used machine, and the failure hits reliably at 12-18 months, confirmed by techs as a known service bulletin issue. Even if you dodge that sensor lottery, the auto-sensing chronically underfills, leaving clothes half-dry during wash. Save another $200 for a machine without a systematic failure mode baked into the design.
This LG front-loader exists in the catalog but not in the wild conversation where real owners compare notes. Zero substantive surfaced across nearly 200 sources, leaving no honest read on whether it cleans well, holds up past the warranty, or develops the drum-seal leaks and control-board failures that plague other LG washers. If you're drawn to this model number, track down actual WM3600HWA owners before you buy, because the usual crowd-wisdom safety net isn't here.