Washing clothes can be drudgery. So can you imagine anyone using a ringer washing machine these days? Those old-fashioned, big-bellied tubs with the ringer on top are still out there, and I’ve got one ...

SAN ANTONIO — Washing machines are not the quietest appliances, but Sue Ann Brooks' machine is so loud you can't stay in the same room with it. What makes that even worse is that it's less than a year ...

While tech advances have given us all some impressive washing machine features, the core of the machine remains simple: Water is pumped in a big drum with cloths, the big drum spins around, and water ...