A.M.
I have the Kenmoore Elite HE3 on the second floor of my house. It is very noisy. People always think a helicopter is flying over head when it's running. And it does shake the floor a bit. My biggest problem with the front loader has been the mold! I've been told that this is very common and wish I had known that before I bought it. Will NEVER buy another front loader again! It's ridiculously high maintenence to keep mold-free and I'm always worried about it because I have 2 small kids that I don't want sick from mold. Maybe you'll have better luck, but that's my experience.