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Thread Number: 14763
Whatever happened to infinite water level control? |
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Post# 250513 11/26/2007 at 21:42 (5,993 days old) by supersuds  (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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It seems it used to be common. I know belt drive Whirlpools had it, but it seems the best anyone offers these days is a choice of a few fixed levels. Often I feel that one level is just a bit too low for the load I'm washing, but the next level is clearly too high. While it doesn't hurt anything, it wastes water. Aren't we supposed to be more concerned about that now than they were in the bad old days? | ||
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Post# 250527 , Reply# 1 11/26/2007 at 22:46 (5,993 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Being that frontloaders and HE toploaders are becoming the norm, "infinitely" variable water levels on traditional deep-fill toploaders apparently is out-the-door, no longer a concern. My F&Ps both have a much lower lowest level than is typical for a toploader. However, one thing that disappointed me on them is that the automatic water level sensing feature is limited to five discrete levels, not truly variable.
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Post# 250536 , Reply# 2 11/26/2007 at 23:47 (5,993 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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My 2006 Frigidaire toploader has an infinite water level control----of course the SUPER (highest) setting only goes to the third row of holes from the top, which in my book is really 'medium'. And with no adjustable pressure dome, I've gotten around the limited water level by using a picture-hanging hook and a rubber band wrapped around the water level control, which holds it into the RESET setting, thus filling the tub completely with water for large loads. | ||
| Post# 252696 , Reply# 3 12/7/2007 at 14:44 (5,983 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR) | ||
Variable Water Level | ||
| Post# 252744 , Reply# 4 12/7/2007 at 20:26 (5,982 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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DADoeS, What about your Calypso? That barely uses any water. Right? | ||
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Post# 252760 , Reply# 6 12/7/2007 at 21:48 (5,982 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Marketing terms. "Infinite." Or "Variable." Which any water level control is variable, LOL. IIRC, the slider on my sister's Maytag (A512?) moves smoothly without any ratcheting. IIRC, my grandmother's Kenmore 70 had 31 ratchets, for 32 levels total. My 1976-ish FilterFlo has 53 water levels, including Mini Wash. RJ's 1985 Whirly Imperial Seventy has 28. My KA 760 has 14 levels. Funguy, the Calypso water level is automatic, and varies in amount of water used per how much is absorbed by the load. However, the actual level in the tub is always the same. | ||
| Post# 252814 , Reply# 7 12/8/2007 at 10:47 (5,982 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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How much water does the tub have in it? What do you mean by "Water Used"? | ||
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