Thread Number: 1208
Actual vs. rated capacity |
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Post# 56244 , Reply# 1   2/7/2005 at 10:56 (7,017 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Hmmmmmm. The problem I see here is this: I could probably get 12 pounds of bath towels into my machine, but 12 pounds of nylon probably wouldn't fit into my laundry room, let alone my FL Frigidaire. You have stoked my curiosity, though, designgeek, so I will weigh a couple of different but typical loads this weekend when I do the laundry. The manual for my machine doesn't list a load limit in weight. It just says to load the tub fully, but without packing the clothes in.
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Post# 56432 , Reply# 5   2/8/2005 at 12:04 (7,016 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Hi, we have had the POD of the kenmores lately and ive noticed on a few of them they state 10lb. capacity where they any smaller than say a std capacity whirly or KM from the seventies? Thanks alr2903. |
Post# 60926 , Reply# 8   3/22/2005 at 15:09 (6,974 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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This is a very interesting topic, and I can see what you mean about density disparities. Consumer Reports has lamented the difficulty of objectively quantifying capacities for years, and I found their test of mixed loads (with one day-glo orange washcloth thrown in to quantify rollover) to be very reasonable. If you see fewer than x number of rotations of the washcloth every minute, then you know that the machine is at or near capacity. Then, they dry the clothes and measure what comes out. This specific test notwithstanding, it's a jungle out there. My 1-18 handles mixed loads nicely, but really storms through tons of towels, which is odd--they're so heavy, frictional, and waterlogged. When you get to fabric specifics, the composition of the fabric and the way it interacts with the machine's agitation method start to weigh-in heavily, methinks. I'll have to run a mixed-load, "flag" washcloth test with my 1-18 and see what I get :-) Of course, if you have a front-loader, all bets are off with the washcloth test... |