Is mold a problem only in America??? Because, over the 17 years I lived in Israel and the UK (before moving back to America), I only saw front loader washing machines and never did I have any mold problems. Yes, the door should be left open constantly as is with any wet item, in order for it to dry properly. Now regarding quality, I can testify that my clothes in the UK came out from the wash machine spotless and brightly white – without adding bleach (a major american custom) or having to presoak or spray on dirt spots etc. etc. And the reason is very simple, those machines take almost 2 hours a regular cotton hot cycle as opposed to the 20 minutes the top loader machines take. Simple.
