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Post# 45749   9/25/2004 at 20:32 (7,152 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        

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Has anyone heard any further information on a release date in the USA?

MRB





Post# 45762 , Reply# 1   9/25/2004 at 21:40 (7,152 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
No Release date in AU

Hi,

I contacted Dyson in australia to ask the same question. The delays for australia are apparantly due to design rule differences.

One obvious one that stood out to me, is that the dyson has a maximum pump head of about 50cm or there abouts. In AU most machines drain into the laundry tub or overflow, rather than being connected to the trap like a dishwasher. The height of our laundry tub is 1.2 meters, so therefore the Dyson wouldnt be able to pump out.

There are other design rule issues as well, so until they're ironed out, dyson dont have a release date.


Post# 45779 , Reply# 2   9/26/2004 at 08:44 (7,151 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Taking too long...

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I wonder why this is taking them so long to release. It was supposed to be out this time last year, originally. Perhaps there are other defects that they have encountered in the UK that we are unaware of.

MRB


Post# 45911 , Reply# 3   9/27/2004 at 19:51 (7,150 days old) by alr2903 (TN)        
taking too long

I just don't know if im ready to wash in a spaceship,:-) Gee i miss coppertone and chrome.

Post# 45958 , Reply# 4   9/28/2004 at 16:57 (7,149 days old) by jmirawm (Barling Arkansas)        
Need to see this in action..

I would love to see this machine in action....It looks to me like it would be hard on clothing, especially when a piece gets caught between the (nubulators??) one going one direction and another going the other direction.

Post# 46025 , Reply# 5   9/29/2004 at 22:26 (7,148 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Nubulators

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I agree I bet ContraRotating Nubulators would SmackUlate the Clothing Big Time!!

jet

But I do want to play with one in the worst way..............


Post# 46040 , Reply# 6   9/30/2004 at 07:43 (7,147 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Animation

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Interesting that the animation of this machine in operation only has two garments in it. Guess you can't pack this one full.

MRB


Post# 46966 , Reply# 7   10/14/2004 at 07:51 (7,133 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

Is this the machine that had the removable plastic tub? and you could have more than one so you could use them as hampers?

Post# 46976 , Reply# 8   10/14/2004 at 08:40 (7,133 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
SmackUlation

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Are there holes in the fabrics and do strings hang off of clothes that have been SmackUlated?

Post# 46977 , Reply# 9   10/14/2004 at 08:40 (7,133 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
SmackUlation

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Are there holes in the fabrics and do strings hang off of clothes that have been SmackUlated?

Post# 46981 , Reply# 10   10/14/2004 at 10:47 (7,133 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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No, this is not the machine with the removable drum. That was the Titan that Chestermike was able to purchase before it was taken off the market. There are pictures in his Yahoo photo album, the link will take you there.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK


Post# 46982 , Reply# 11   10/14/2004 at 10:48 (7,133 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        
Dyson reviews

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Some British owners have written reviews on the Dyson machines. It's on the Ciao website, the British equivalent of Epinions.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO foraloysius's LINK


Post# 46988 , Reply# 12   10/14/2004 at 12:32 (7,133 days old) by jaxsunst ()        
Titan?

Why was this taken off the market? It seems like a great idea.

Post# 46990 , Reply# 13   10/14/2004 at 13:02 (7,133 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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I think there were problems with the reliability of this machine.

Post# 47010 , Reply# 14   10/14/2004 at 22:40 (7,133 days old) by Spinandtumble ()        

I have heard they are having problems in the UK with the units so plans to import are now on hold

Post# 47197 , Reply# 15   10/17/2004 at 04:15 (7,130 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
contra and titan monotub

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Living in the uk I have had very little good reports about the Dyso contrarotator. It claims to wash better and faster using the 2 drum reverse, when infact only a small portion uses the reverse drum action. In most peoples opinion it is over priced (@ nearly £1000, you'll have to work it out in dollarS!!) but its wash performance in no better than cheaper machines. There is also the factor of the 2 motors and very complicated gear box to take into account. The titan monotub was withdrawn for further testing after electrical and mechanical faults were reported.


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