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Front-load washers use less water and energy but see more door gasket and bearing repairs; top-load washers are simpler mechanically but wear out agitators and suspension parts faster with heavy loads — both even out to similar total repair frequency over 10 years.

A leaking washer is almost always one of four things: a worn door seal, a loose or cracked hose connection, a failing drain pump, or an overloaded tub — here's how to tell them apart before calling for repair.

Most Dallas washer repairs run $95 to $350, so unless you're facing a second major repair on a machine past 8 years old, fixing it usually beats replacing. Here's how the numbers break down by failure type.