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Post# 251530   12/1/2007 at 19:24 (5,983 days old) by lilyr ()   |   | |
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Does anyone have a Staber brand of washer? What do you think? I'm deciding between it and some much less expensive washer (eg Whirlpool Duet Sport or the Kenmore equivalent) |
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Post# 251533 , Reply# 2   12/1/2007 at 19:46 (5,983 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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The member who uses nickname "Jetcone" had a Staber in a rental property several years ago. As I understand, it washed OK but had some mechanical and reliability problems. Some of those issues may or may not have been addressed by Staber via engineering and design modifications. Beware that they DO NOT have a service network. The homeowner must do repairs himself, although Staber does provide support and instructions. Mr. Jetcone spoke with Staber at the time about becoming a dealer/servicer, but they weren't interested.
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Post# 251599 , Reply# 13   12/2/2007 at 07:12 (5,983 days old) by funguy10 ()   |   | |
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More information about the Staber washer can be found at Staber's official website. CLICK HERE TO GO TO funguy10's LINK |
Post# 251600 , Reply# 14   12/2/2007 at 07:15 (5,983 days old) by funguy10 ()   |   | |
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An article at www.fixitnow.com... "Washing Machine Shootout:The Staber Vs. The Whirlpool Duet" CLICK HERE TO GO TO funguy10's LINK |
Post# 251601 , Reply# 15   12/2/2007 at 07:18 (5,983 days old) by funguy10 ()   |   | |
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Samurai's Staber Store at www.fixitnow.com... CLICK HERE TO GO TO funguy10's LINK |
Post# 251602 , Reply# 16   12/2/2007 at 07:29 (5,983 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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It seems a nice machnine but a spinning speed of only 710/750 is too slow to dry efficently, nobody that has a dryer should get less than 1000 rpm or more than 50% residual moisture. |
Post# 251619 , Reply# 18   12/2/2007 at 10:53 (5,982 days old) by vivalalavatrice ()   |   | |
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...before the restoration BYE Diomede |
Post# 251633 , Reply# 20   12/2/2007 at 11:34 (5,982 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 251657 , Reply# 22   12/2/2007 at 14:18 (5,982 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Has served the off-grid, independent (by choice or not) market here in the Rocky Mountain West for many years. They do have a lot of the problems which any company will have when you are basically re-inventing the wheel but don't have the resources to test out every design in every possible situation. The relatively slow spin speed for a horizontal-axis is to some extent mitigated by the spin program and the size of the tub - remember, the larger the tub, the higher the centrifugal force relative to the rpm (anal retentives don't bother, I could care less). They are to be applauded for being the only American firm to have the balls to do something new and positive in decades. If you compare their results and reliability to the TLs they were designed to compete against, then they win hands down. It is only in comparison to the technology the rest of the world uses that they come in second-place. This is one of those companies which really deserves a chance. If I had 50 million $ or so lying around, they'd be prime candidates for me to invest in. |
Post# 251685 , Reply# 24   12/2/2007 at 18:00 (5,982 days old) by funguy10 ()   |   | |
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You're right. The base model of the Staber washer costs $1,299.99 |
Post# 251729 , Reply# 25   12/2/2007 at 23:25 (5,982 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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They sure want a pretty penny for the stainless steel model. Doesn't Staber also say that they make these machines for the US Navy to be used on ships as well? Is the noise they make the noise of water being sloshed around or is it a motor noise? |
Post# 251870 , Reply# 33   12/3/2007 at 20:15 (5,981 days old) by funguy10 ()   |   | |
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Also, the Staber washer does not have a computer board. All of the control panel components are mehanical. There is an electronic motor control board however. |
Post# 251958 , Reply# 34   12/4/2007 at 09:54 (5,981 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Gosh, you had to post all of that information from the Staber website when you could have just given the link to the website. What an amazing waste of bandwidth. |
Post# 251988 , Reply# 36   12/4/2007 at 11:45 (5,980 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)   |   | |
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I lookied at the Staber before i bought my Miele. The lady at Staber told me that i could do all of the service myself. Frankly, at the moment that I bought my last set, I was not interested in servicing anything! I just wanted something that was "bulet proof" that would not have to be depenable. I could not even change the headlight on my new car because it was behind the battery, I'm not going to work on my washer, what a pain. The main reason that Staber told me that they are not nationwide is distribution. She said it is expensive, i believe it. They said that they were not interested in it, that they were doing just fine they way that they were, thank you. I would still ike to play with one sometime anyway. I have never seen one in person.
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Post# 252017 , Reply# 37   12/4/2007 at 15:56 (5,980 days old) by funguy10 ()   |   | |
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So it is because of distribution purposes that Staber washers are not sold in stores. If they say it is too expensive then that gives away the fact that Staber is a family-owned company. |
Post# 252286 , Reply# 39   12/5/2007 at 14:53 (5,979 days old) by funguy10 ()   |   | |
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A computer control panel? Is that what you mean? |
Post# 252401 , Reply# 41   12/6/2007 at 00:05 (5,979 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There΄s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Am wondering if building anything larger than 5kg (11lbs) just causes more problems than it's worth with top loading H-axis washers. IIRC Miele and others stop at that range, and there seems to be no one in any rush to develop any thing along the uber-sized units simliar to Staber. There are commercial H-axis washers, but they mainly load from the front, and, IIRC don't offer super high rpm final extraction speeds. |
Post# 252469 , Reply# 42   12/6/2007 at 10:44 (5,978 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 252482 , Reply# 43   12/6/2007 at 12:36 (5,978 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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Usually the drum is 3 to 6 litres more than a standard 5kg machine. Candy as an example says that the drums are 56 litres and hold 7Kg of laundry but I can't remember the model number now. |