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What would your dream laundry appliance be like?

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Post# 235604 9/9/2007 at 07:16 (6,066 days old) by funguy10 ()
Checkrate/Likes If Mr. Unimatic1140 is living his dream of actually building his dream machine, the rest of us can at least talk about what ours would be like. Here you can decribe what your dream washer, dryer, or dishwasher would have. just use the the following label system to introduce what kind of appliance you are talking about: TL:Top-Load washer FL:Front-Load washer HATL:Horizontal-Axis Top-Load washer D:Dryer DW:Dishwasher

Post# 235646 , Reply# 1 9/9/2007 at 11:01 (6,066 days old) by washerfanatic ()
Checkrate/Likes TL: Anti-Unbalancing Technology, no more hassling with going to the machine and redistibute you laaundry. Center Dial, like the old maytags. NO ATC. You just can't wash anything in very hot water. Lifetime quality on parts instead of 5-year limit. FL: Adjustable water level, high spins every time, no balance protocol, antique letters and aqua, pink and yellow colors. DW: Knobs and Pushbuttons to prevent power surges in a lightning storm. KA quality racks, as in Hobart Construction quality before WP screwed up big time. I'll think of more later.

Post# 235662 , Reply# 2 9/9/2007 at 12:21 (6,066 days old) by washerfanatic ()
Checkrate/Likes Oh yeah, several things. How about hot/warm button on both top/front loaders that many people on here crave? How about a window on FL to see the drama in the machine? DW: If electronics is your game, how about time left display on the FRONT and wash/rinse/dry/water heat status light on the front. No guessing game like the hidden models. A big pump to blast water all over your dishes. No wimpy sprays like most DW today. 10-14 gal. of water for every cycle instead of 5-7 like most.

Post# 235796 , Reply# 3 9/9/2007 at 22:04 (6,066 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)
Checkrate/Likes *Mine...* Washer: TL, See: Frigidaire Unimatic WCI-58. Must have a large window in the lid and a large viewing window on the front. Must have a Suds Saver, and a 1st rinse saver, like the GE AW6. Lighted tub and cabinet are required, as are an actual (clean it yourself) lint filter. Dryer: Classic WP/KM with the lint filter on top. Must have a drum light that can run during the cycle, and a window in the door. DW: The looks of a Kitchenaid KD-10 or 12. Internal water heater and heated, fan-forced drying are required. The cleaning ability and racking flexability of my family's MAytag Jet Clean, vintage 1998. That's it for now, Dave

Post# 235829 , Reply# 4 9/10/2007 at 02:26 (6,066 days old) by compactc9 ()
Checkrate/Likes Even though it would be very fimsy, a TL with all clear plastic housings, cabinet, and tubs would be fun. Seeing all the parts moving inside can be very interesting.

Post# 235872 , Reply# 5 9/10/2007 at 11:01 (6,065 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes A washer/dryer that washes, dries, irons and either folds or puts clothes on hangers. A dishwasher that unloads itself. I guess I just need a people instead of dream appliances.

Post# 236254 , Reply# 6 9/12/2007 at 13:44 (6,063 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)
Checkrate/Likes *Mine too....* I don't know if this is necessarily my "dream laundry" but is certainly a start. It would be a larger front load machine (about 4.0 cu ft.) with fully customizable electronically controlled wash programs, not unlike Roberts Super Unimatic 2.0. Meaning fully customizable: 1. Standard preprogrammed cycles (a place to start) 2. Cycle specifically for "towels" (thanks Golittlesport!) 3. Wash and rinse temps 4. Water levels for wash and rinse 5. Low speed spin spray rinse 6. Variable extraction (spin) speeds and duration A display that shows the precise amount of detergent, bleach, fabric softener or other additive to add, based on the load, cycle chosen (and water hardness). Or automatic injection pumps for same, like the commercial units (below). Also either a through-the-door fill/spray rinse OR a well designed, inside fill/spray rinse flume. Of course that would include a matching, but not as complex, dryer too. As long as it has a much higher air flow (CFM), some sort of moisture sensing and an automatic "set it and forget it" mode, I am good with that. I'm sure I forgot something, but there you have it. (A friend of mine used to own a dry cleaners & shirt laundry and had a machine very similar to the one in this link. Nice machine!) CLICK HERE TO GO TO revvinkevin's LINK

Post# 236386 , Reply# 7 9/13/2007 at 04:59 (6,062 days old) by bearpeter ()
Checkrate/Likes *Pete's point of view* FL - for wash quality without having to pre treat... Fully variable:- Wash temp Wash level Wash time?soil level Rinse level variable rinses Spin speed Spin time In all a machine that I can determine every step of the process would be good. There are many great aspects of many manufacturers machines that I would love to personalise into one machine Peter

Post# 237038 , Reply# 8 9/17/2007 at 21:30 (6,058 days old) by bingwsguy (Binghamton NY)
Checkrate/Likes A front loader of Miele quality with 20lb capacity, 200 degree wash temps, 7 rinses, and 2000 rpm spin with no cabinet vibration. Oh....and all of that for an affordable price.

Post# 237080 , Reply# 9 9/18/2007 at 00:41 (6,058 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *ore than Just a Washer...* One that has an MP3 player, radio, TV receiver for listening to music while laundering. Also, a machine with a smooth, stainless steel tub, combination long-stroke, surgilator type agitator, 2-minute spray rinse, spin speed of at least 1,000 RPM, simple program cycles, but customizable to my liking. Most of all, needs to be accessible with center dial and push buttons. If the machine lacks any dials, then a Playstation quality sound chip with talking interface is a definite necesity.--Laundry Shark

Post# 237081 , Reply# 10 9/18/2007 at 00:45 (6,058 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *More than Just a Washer or Dryer...* The dryer should do its job without any excess heat (or the lack thereof) with a smooth rustproof drum. The filter, motor, and cabinet assembly should be designed for easy access for cleaning and maintenance. Same holds true for the afore-mentioned dream machine washer.--Laundry Shark

Post# 237082 , Reply# 11 9/18/2007 at 00:53 (6,058 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *And What About My Dishwasher?...* And while I'm at it: I'll accept a dishwasher with a 10,000 whirling sprays per minute spray tube that reaches every cubic inch of space in the tub. Of course, what good is the unit if the water does not remain of a disinfecting quality hot temperature? Silverware and smaller kitchen utensil type wash bins that keep items from being tossed all over the inside of the machine, but still allowing every item to be thoroughly dishwashed.--Laundry Shark

Post# 237086 , Reply# 12 9/18/2007 at 03:38 (6,057 days old) by dj-gabriele ()
Checkrate/Likes Dream washing appliance, uh?! That's called dry-cleaner... give them dirty clothes, get back clean clothes, plus they're ironed and if they get damaged you get a refound. For my home i'd like a sleek looking horizontal axis, front loading machine with a big fashionable window (like SMEG) with at least the following characteristics: - minumum water consumption - dual water inlet (so hard to find in Italy!) - 2000rpm variable spin (like Gorenje) - 7kg capacity - drying of laundry (full 7 kg, just like Candy 5+5) - a memory for the most frequently used programmes (one button does it all like the so mis-talked Indesit Moon) - possibility of programming the cycle - automatic detergent & softner dispenser - quiet - tub light Of course i'm not taking into account things that are "granted" to the typical washer like stainless steel interior, heating element, off-balance sensor and over-foaming sensor, ecc... Also a self cleaning pump filter would be nice... but since i never cleaned my filter in... err...10 years... who really cares?

Post# 237087 , Reply# 13 9/18/2007 at 03:43 (6,057 days old) by dj-gabriele ()
Checkrate/Likes For a dryer (don't really feel the need for one but...) here's my idea: - energy efficient heat pump (ventelss condensor) - fast drying time - low heat - glass window in the front - tub light - parfume dispenser - self cleaning filter - one button does it all feature (again like the Moon, i hate programming the washer!)

Post# 242631 , Reply# 14 10/15/2007 at 23:52 (6,030 days old) by miele4848 ()
Checkrate/Likes *to revvinkevin* In Germany we have a Miele washer that might be after your fancy. It has a load sensor and automatically adds the right ammount of liquid detegent:

Post# 242635 , Reply# 15 10/16/2007 at 00:13 (6,030 days old) by miele4848 ()
Checkrate/Likes *My Dreamwasher* My dreamwasher should have the following features: -Various waterlevel settings -high spin speed (1800 rpm) -push and start -load sensor surprise, here it is: CLICK HERE TO GO TO miele4848's LINK

Post# 242768 , Reply# 16 10/16/2007 at 14:56 (6,029 days old) by lightedcontrols ()
Checkrate/Likes *My dream laundry!* Let's start with a solid tub Kelvinator agitatior washer in a Frigidaire 1-18 size with a row of small holes in the bottom of the tub, that serves as sediment ejectors, and for recirculation (aka lint filter) purposes. We'll use a center dial time line control that lights up in different colors depending on the cycle chosen. Cycles will include up to a 14 minute regular wash, a 14 minute perm press, a 14 minute delicate, and a 20 minute heavy cycle. We'll also add the option of up to a 2 hour soak cycle that can be added to any of the above cycles that will begin in the middle of any of the wash portion of any of the cycles listed. As an option the user may also choose an extra rinse in addition to the overflow rinse/cool down of all cycles. Water temps will be Hot, warm, cool, & cold in any combination the user chooses. The speeds will be infinate at the users discression or programed into an automatic cycle. The washer tub is lighted by means of fiber optics and the lid is a solid piece of glass. The dryer will have a large solid drum much like the Frigidaire 1-18. Heat will enter at the front bottom of the dryer drum and vent out the lower part of the back of the drum. The lint filter is accessed from the top of the cabinet like a Whirlpool. The controls for drying will match the washer. Heat settings are infinate. The user will have the versatility of using an automatic cycle or a timed cycle. The dryer drum is lighted and has a sun-e-day lamp! The door is a flat piece of glass.

Post# 242967 , Reply# 17 10/17/2007 at 12:50 (6,028 days old) by norgeman ()
Checkrate/Likes *Re: building the perfect washer* I would like to see the design of a Westy Laundromat with a 4.5cub.tub and stainless steel drum and baffles. Infanite waterlevel control which the user adjust to their liking and a timer dial that has at lest 3 different cycles like, (normal, permante press, and delicate.) and wash times to match the cycle like 15min. for normal, and 8min. for per.press, and 6min. for delicate. Temps would range hot/warm, hot/cold, warm/warm, warm/cold, and cold/cold. Getting back to the water level on full/or max it would bring water half way up the window or theres abouts. And last but not lest a tempered glass window big enough for easy viewing. All in a cabinet desgin of that of the 1957 Westinghouse Laundromat and the dryer would have an 8cbu. ft drum stainless steel with a 21in. steel fan in the back of the drum to blow the air through the drum instead of sucking the air through giving the clothes room to circulate and billow dry. All with a timed and automatic cycles and different heat settings and no heat and a stop and dry feature that allowes you to dry things like sweaters and maybe a soggie newspaper flat, and both come with optional pedestals to move them up for easy access for loading and unloading.

Post# 245956 , Reply# 18 11/2/2007 at 23:55 (6,012 days old) by bongobro ()
Checkrate/Likes *The perfect appliances for your real-life world...* Hey, tomturbomatic: People hug you...appliances can't! (;-<) Now to bongobro's dream appliances: TL: Porcelain top (not that cheap painted crap!); lighted backsplash (those high-efficiency fluorescent bulbs would be cool...full (tempered safety) glass lid; flexibility in wash/rinse temperature options (H/W, H/C, W/W, W/C, C/C), wash/spin speeds (N/N, N/S, S/N, S/S) and water levels; Filter-Flo style lint filter on top of the agitator (really old school, but it would serve as a powder-detergent dispenser and remind you to clean the lint filter regularly!); capability to automatically dispense liquid detergent, fabric softener, and bleach like the old Norge Dispensomats; (old) Maytag-style transmission; stainless steel perforated tub; spray and deep rinses...and none of this quirky electronic stuff that can go haywire in a power surge... Oh, and of course a full range of colors: Petal Pink, Canary Yellow, Turquoise Blue, Coppertone Brown, Mint Green, Charcoal Gray and Snowcrest White (a cross between GE Mix and Match and 50s Frigidaire colors); and WTF, let's add Poppy Red (Frigidaire), Marina Blue (bright blue cribbed from the '66 Corvette), and the old Whirlpool shades of Platinum and Toast...but NO AVOCADO GREEN! FL: Unique slant-front design with wide drop-down doors (a bit of Westy here, guys)...same temperature flexibility as the TL; built-in pedestals (none of this extra-cost crap!) to make both washers and dryers easier to load; spray rinse as well as regular rinses...porcelain top with the controls on a panel at the top front, rather than crammed all together in a little space on the front of the machine (okay, there goes the Space-Mates stacking, but with the control panel up and the units raised, no probs there)...same color choices as TLS... HATL...Not very economically feasible, but as long as we're dreaming, just take the top from the TL and adapt it to the FL (only it would have to be a straight-front cabinet with TL-style controls...) D: Pedestals for all models whether matching TL, FL, or HATL washers; same provision for porcelain tops, lighted controls, etc.; dual filtration system that filters the air as it comes into the dryer (a Westy-type steel fan would be great) as well as filtering out the lint. Stainless steel drum... DW: A pedestal to raise loading height to realistic levels so you can access ALL dishes easily; pedestal could be used to store infrequently used pots and pans, as a storage drawer on a stove is....will have to give the DW further thought...

Post# 245996 , Reply# 19 11/3/2007 at 07:03 (6,011 days old) by funguy10 ()
Checkrate/Likes Here is my idea for a dream washing machine: The machine would be a washer/dryer combo which would be Top-Loading and Vertical-Axis. The machine would not have an agitator and would wash on a vertical axis by turning the tub back & forth while recirculating the wash and rinse water on top. The machine would then rotate the drum 90 degrees to a horizontal axis to do tumble drying complete with drum reversal ala Fisher & Paykel. The machine would be ventless and be a 120-volt machine. Instead of a lint filter, to catch lint while drying, the machine would use a root cyclone canister just like the Dyson vacuum cleaners. The lint would be puled in and swirled out of the air and then the clean air is blown back out into the room. When it comes time to empty it, just hold it over a wastebasket and press a button on top to cause the bottom to pop open and all the lint to fall into the waste basket. Obviously the lint during the wash cycle will get flushed into a holding tank and flushed down the drain. But That's not all. By pressing the "Horizontal-Axis Mode" button, the drum would rotate 90 degrees and wash like a Front-Loader! Whether you choose to wash like that or not, the machine will detect the size & wheight of the load, the type of fabric & garments in the load and the colors. Then it will automatically fill up with the right amount of water, configure the wash and rinse speed and intensity of the wash and rinses and the length of wash time, the number of rinses, the wash & rinse temp. the final spin speed, and the drying temparature and dryness level. It would also automatically dispense the correct amount of detergent, liquid chlorine bleach, colorfast bleach, and fabric softener. The machine would sanitize laundry using silver like the Samsung SilverCare.

Post# 245999 , Reply# 20 11/3/2007 at 07:17 (6,011 days old) by funguy10 ()
Checkrate/Likes Yes, I did neglect to mention, It would have a galss lid and glass front made out of safety glass. Each one would go blurry with those LCD screens that they are beggining to use to made a window opaque instead of curtains. the front one would blur during a T-Axis wash and the top would blur during an H-Axis wash and during drying. They would both go clear when the drum rotates and they could both be blurred by pressing a button if the user does not want to see the wash action. The lid would be heated and vented so that the stem from hot water does fog it up. The machine would be avalible in a wide rainbow of colors. It would be avalible in the basic colors: White, Black, Bisque, and of course Titanium and Stainless Steel. The deluxe colors would include Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Bright Green, Dark Green, Aqua, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Indigo, Violet(Purple), Red Violet, Brown, and what the heck, how about something in Puce?

Post# 246014 , Reply# 21 11/3/2007 at 10:37 (6,011 days old) by vivalalavatrice ()
Checkrate/Likes *If Mr. Unimatic1140 is living his dream of actually building* ...what a laze! Robert is a sampe to follow not to be "invidiouse" of! This is my dream machine! Ignis Superautomatica K563. Perfeclty bring back to working order from 1963! - TL convenience; - HA efficiency, even if this machine water consumptions are higher than nowadays wm...its cycles are though incredible shorter, and it rinses in three times comparing with my new Whirlpool TLHA which (even with a lower water consumption) last hours and hours to wash and doesn't rinses as well as this one neither in 5-6 rinses! - 4 paddles in the drum and not only 3! - VERY BIG DRUM! It says 5kilos but the same 5k put in the Whirlpool left lot of space if put in this...so I assume is 6-7K - DUAL INLET VALVE! Yes Gabri, NOW it's impossible to find it here in Italy apart from LG and Miele Allwater (maybe mod. 3841)... but in past there were more common!! What else would you like!? This machine should be produced again and I'm perfectly sure will mathc enthusiastically the US market...neither Staber is like this! CLICK HERE TO GO TO vivalalavatrice's LINK

Post# 246019 , Reply# 22 11/3/2007 at 10:59 (6,011 days old) by funguy10 ()
Checkrate/Likes Yes, Staber washers are a very different design than that.

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