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Post# 213849 , Reply# 1   6/2/2007 at 21:02 (6,165 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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How much do you have to wash? If you have a large family or king size bedding I would go with the Epic to keep you out of creepy coin laundries for the large items. If it is just you and you don't have excessive size bedding, the Frigidaire should be fine. The only exception would be if you were a very dirty greasy mechanic in Alaska, in which case I would recommend one of the expensive European washers like the Miele or Asko that have an internal heater to remove heavy soil. I wonder why the European machines are so good, is it because they don't like to shower?
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Post# 213897 , Reply# 3   6/3/2007 at 00:01 (6,165 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Just where to you get that flannel? Europeans shower/bathe just as much as Americans, just happens many do not belive in the Amercian habits of running into the shower/bath every two minutes because they happen to break into a sweat, or more likely moved from one building (home to office and back), to another. Europeans are also vastly more comfortable with the human body and all of it's various functions. Unlike Amercians who believe in "killing" every single "germ" around (or at least trying), and or preventing certian functions by dousing themselves with chemicals (anti-perspirants), people just accept things for what they are. Amercians spend vast sums on cleanliness/anti-odour products and yet still have the lowest number of persons who routinely wash their hands after using the loo per population of industrial countries. Go figure. L. |
Post# 213906 , Reply# 4   6/3/2007 at 02:56 (6,165 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I think we all carry around images of people, places and things based on "outdated" or ancedotal information. I associate the United States with free democratic elections, a tri-part government based on checks and balances, due process, habeus corpus, pacta servanta sunt, et al, et cetra. Actually, we Europeans do bathe, thank you very much. Why, just the other month I remember thinking it might be about time to take the hogswill out of the tub and fire up the old copper for me semi-annual bath. Of course, I did grow up in the 'States, so I might be a tad bit extreme on cleanliness... It is not just European washing machines that get clothes cleaner than modern American TLs. It is because of the same reason that the American Bendix front loaders got clothes cleaner than Tls of their era: FLs are gentle enough in their mechanical action and use little enough water in washing that both long cycles and a slow rise in temperature are possible. It is this combination which makes efficient detergent formulas possible. First the enzymes are active, then the bleaches... You just can't heat the amounts of water TLs take efficiently (especially not when you only have 120v @ 20 amps...) and if you could, well, agitation over such a long period would be rough on your clothes. I like the Frigemores; they hold normal loads. Another stereotype; just cause the drum is smaller does not mean they don't wash lots of laundry. That whopping big agitator takes up lots of space! After seven years of very satisfying use, my mom still underloads her Fl by about 1/3...you pack those clothes in until you either have 15 lbs. or a "handbreite" to the top of the drum. Sorry, hand's width. But really big stuff - king size comforters - no, I don't think you would be happy with the results. So there you go. If you really only need to wash such gigantic stuff occasionally, then a proven machine whose very few weaknesses are well known and fixable or preventable is always the better choice. Devil you know...I'm going to be very sceptical of Maytag for a while. Too many Amanananantags in my recent past, thank you. Either way, be sure to only use HD detergent, never ever close the door completely (you have to air the machine out or you WILL have mold) and at least once every six weeks or so either run a truly hot water program with citric acid or white vinegar. |
Post# 214071 , Reply# 6   6/3/2007 at 19:00 (6,164 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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The auto temp control on the Frigidaire 2940 ONLY works on warm and cold temps...not on hot. Hot water wash is tap hot. I don't think any front loader dumbs down the hot temp...only agitator washers with auto temp do that. I have the 2940 and like it...both it and the 2140 are great value and performance for the $$$.
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Post# 214073 , Reply# 8   6/3/2007 at 19:04 (6,164 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)   |   | |
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I meant in the thread above that ATC regulates the warm and cold selections on the 2940, not the 2140. Only the 2940 has ATC. |