KOOLMORE FLW-5CWH
Clothes washer
Will it fit?
Measure your space before you buy — this is the first question, before price or running cost.
We don't have published fit dimensions for this exact model yet. Measure your space and doorway path before buying — width, depth with the door open, and the path from the door to the install spot. Check the manufacturer's own spec sheet for exact numbers.
Our verdict
This is a 4.6 cu ft front-load clothes washer from KOOLMORE. It costs about $21 a year to run — about average for clothes washers, close to the middle of the pack. Front-load washers like this one use less water and energy than top-load, but Consumer Reports members report more mold and odor problems with them (13% vs. 1% for a top-load agitator washer) — leave the door open between loads to help it dry out.
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Front-load vs. top-load — the trade-off nobody puts on the box
Source: Consumer Reports member survey, 2025, n=95,510 members who bought a washer 2015–2025.
Front-loadThis model
- Uses less water and energy per load
- Usually fits more in a smaller footprint
- 13% reported mold/mildew buildup
- 13% reported odor complaints
Top-load (HE / agitator)
- Typically uses more water and energy per load
- Often faster cycles, easier to add a forgotten item mid-cycle
- 3% (HE) / 1% (agitator) reported mold/mildew
- 6% (HE) / 3% (agitator) reported odor complaints
This model is front-load. Leaving the door and detergent drawer open between loads is the single biggest thing you can do to cut mold/odor risk.
Cost to run & the Verified Label — every certified spec
category: washer
Energy use & running cost — computed by Verified Appliance Data
Annual energy use
kWh = kilowatt-hours, a measure of electricity used in a year. Certified annual energy use, per DOE/ENERGY STAR.
Annual running cost
EIA Electricity Retail Sales, residential sector, national avg, April 2026 ($0.1883/kWh)
Computed from this unit's kWh/yr × EIA electricity price (formula published on methodology).
Capacity & efficiency — source: DOE certification / ENERGY STAR
Identity
Reliability & ownership
Recalls
We don't make per-model recall claims — the CPSC's own recall records are almost never tagged with a specific model number, only a brand and product type. Search the federal recall database yourself for KOOLMORE washers before you buy or if something seems wrong with yours.
Search CPSC recalls →Documented litigation
We haven't found documented litigation for KOOLMORE washers in our research. That doesn't mean none exists — it means we haven't verified any yet.
Warranty
Warranty terms for this exact model aren't in our research pass yet — check the manual link below or the manufacturer's own listing.
Manual & support
We don't have a verified manual link for this exact model yet. Search the model number at the manufacturer's own support site.
Your repair rights — depends on your state
Several states now give you a legal right to request parts, tools, and documentation from the manufacturer to repair your own major appliance — but this is not a national right yet, and it's enforced by the state attorney general, not something you can sue over yourself.
- California, Colorado, Oregon, Minnesota — in force now (CA since 7/1/2024, CO since 1/1/2026, OR since 2025, MN since 7/1/2024).
- Connecticut — takes effect 7/1/2026.
- New York and Texas — appliances are explicitly excluded from those states' repair laws. A blanket "you have the right to repair" claim would be false there.
- Everywhere else — no appliance-specific repair-rights law found as of this writing.
Commonly reported failure points
Repair forums and technician write-ups consistently point to a handful of parts on front-load and top-load washers generally (not specific to this model): drain pumps, lid locks, drive belts, motor couplers. This is editorial consensus from repair-community sources, not a statistic — nobody publishes a real "% of owners who replace X" number for any washer model, so we don't either.
Shop replacement parts (no affiliate program live yet, these links carry no tracking tag): RepairClinic · AppliancePartsPros.
Spend less to run — same-size clothes washers that cost less per year
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Frequently asked questions
How much energy does the KOOLMORE FLW-5CWH use per year?
Its certified energy use is 110 kWh (kilowatt-hours — a measure of electricity used) per year. At the U.S. average electricity price, that's about $21 per year to run — see state-by-state figures below.
Is the KOOLMORE FLW-5CWH ENERGY STAR certified?
Yes.
Is the KOOLMORE FLW-5CWH cheap or expensive to run compared to similar clothes washers?
It about average for clothes washers — close to the middle of the pack (category median is $21/yr).
Where can I buy the KOOLMORE FLW-5CWH?
See the price and buy section above — we show a real, dated price only when we have a UPC-verified retailer match; otherwise we link a direct model-number search rather than guess.
Sources. Efficiency and capacity ratings from DOE certification (CCMS) and ENERGY STAR certification data. Annual running cost is computed by Verified Appliance Data from published ratings and EIA energy prices — see our methodology. Dimensions, plug/electrical, warranty, manual links and price (where shown) come from manufacturer spec sheets, manuals, and — for price only — a UPC-verified Amazon match; every enrichment fact carries its own source and retrieval date. We publish no star ratings and take no payment for placement. "Not published" means the source doesn't disclose it — we never fill a spec with a guess.