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Thread Number: 15337
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| Post# 258396 1/7/2008 at 12:39 (5,947 days old) by drewz (Alexandria, Virginia) | ||
Just saw these today in a store and I must say they are sharp looking! This set looks really retro, they are trimmed in that Copper/Gold Tone metal. I really like the front kick plates with this trim. This trim color reminds me of the same color that GE used inside some of their refrigerators with those push the button spinning shelves and the crispers were done in this color too. Maybe Whirltag is trying to go retro, now if they could just bring back lighted control panels... CLICK HERE TO GO TO drewz's LINK | ||
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Post# 258417 , Reply# 1 1/7/2008 at 14:52 (5,947 days old) by toggleswitch  (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 258423 , Reply# 2 1/7/2008 at 15:18 (5,947 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 258432 , Reply# 3 1/7/2008 at 16:07 (5,947 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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If I stuck a "respectable" label on myself would a | ||
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Post# 258433 , Reply# 4 1/7/2008 at 16:16 (5,947 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 258451 , Reply# 6 1/7/2008 at 17:59 (5,947 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 258456 , Reply# 7 1/7/2008 at 18:59 (5,947 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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Post# 258460 , Reply# 8 1/7/2008 at 19:29 (5,947 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Maytag! | ||
| Post# 258461 , Reply# 9 1/7/2008 at 19:43 (5,947 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
I agree.If these were true Maytags without that damn short stroke agrivation that eats up my shirts and towels,I'd buy them in a heartbeat.Unfortunately,they're not.Currently,GE seams to be the only top loading washer manufacturer that has gone back to the longer agitation stroke.Then too,if Electrolux(Frigidaire)would find a way to keep their washtub stationary during agitation,then they would have a much better method in their top loading washers.
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| Post# 258655 , Reply# 10 1/8/2008 at 15:15 (5,946 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Thanks to the magic of Alt+Print Screen, I could get a picture of the washer. Here it is. 
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Post# 258670 , Reply# 12 1/8/2008 at 16:55 (5,946 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Maytag later on became Mayrag, I'll give you that....... | ||
| Post# 258688 , Reply# 13 1/8/2008 at 19:11 (5,946 days old) by andrewinorlando () | ||
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It was too expensive for the bean counters own good. So they switched to a cheaper, less reliable design. I mean, what else would the world's leading appliance maker do given those great options???? Norge, Magic Chef....yeah. | ||
| Post# 258689 , Reply# 14 1/8/2008 at 19:34 (5,946 days old) by washabear (Maryland) | ||
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If I were choosing such a washer, I would get a Whirlpool-branded model, which is usually less expensive and might be a bit plain in comparison, but it's essentially the same thing, so why not get the original? | ||
| Post# 258696 , Reply# 15 1/8/2008 at 20:06 (5,946 days old) by travis () | ||
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It reminds me of all the "classic" radios of the 1980's. You might as well buy the real deal out of an old ladies basement. | ||
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Post# 258719 , Reply# 16 1/8/2008 at 21:08 (5,946 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Since the subject arose...... | ||
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Post# 258720 , Reply# 17 1/8/2008 at 21:11 (5,946 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Little did American manufacturers stop to think that by attempting to buy-out other competitors to suck-up market-share for themselves, they'd open up the doors further to foreign competitors. Then their own designs may not look so good to their "audience"" once the public sees better options at reasonable prices. | ||
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Post# 258784 , Reply# 19 1/9/2008 at 09:33 (5,945 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Why would they not use the design in a brand that has a history for reliability ? Yes why DID they drop classic Maytag engineering........... Toggle, Were you being ironic? | ||
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Post# 258806 , Reply# 20 1/9/2008 at 11:09 (5,945 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 258825 , Reply# 21 1/9/2008 at 12:45 (5,945 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
Maytag stood behind the orbital transmission; they never released the Norgetag for the commercial market. They knew better. The Norgetag (they thought) was better for the domestic market because it was a cheap machine all the way around and the market would tolerate earlier "planned obsolescence" much better than commercial customers. The Norgetag is acutally a very good washer, just don't expect it to last very long.
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| Post# 258828 , Reply# 22 1/9/2008 at 13:32 (5,945 days old) by hilovane (Columbus OH) | ||
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If only Whirlpool could do away with the "cookie cutter" approach. Alas, that, like asking for the return of Helical Drive is a pipe dream... | ||
| Post# 258954 , Reply# 23 1/10/2008 at 00:15 (5,945 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York) | ||
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It is a nice looking machine, with a huge design nod to past Maytags, which they are relying upon in the copy of the "commerical quality",and retro rememberance of good old Maytag center dial sturdyness. They stay away from "Dependable care", which is the only Maytag I will own. | ||
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Post# 259210 , Reply# 24 1/11/2008 at 05:42 (5,943 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 259211 , Reply# 25 1/11/2008 at 05:43 (5,943 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 259212 , Reply# 26 1/11/2008 at 05:45 (5,943 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 259226 , Reply# 27 1/11/2008 at 07:06 (5,943 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 259280 , Reply# 30 1/11/2008 at 14:04 (5,943 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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18 min of shredder action :o! What are they doing? How to get rid of your towels in 18 min? If people love those flexible controls (oh and yes I love them too!), combine them with a good he action washer (calypso or so? combinatio with calypso oasis neptune TL...) and I think you have a washer HIT! | ||
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Post# 259282 , Reply# 31 1/11/2008 at 14:19 (5,943 days old) by westtexman (Lubbock, Texas) |
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You would never seen 18 mins of agitation on a real Maytag! What were they thinking???? | ||
| Post# 259284 , Reply# 32 1/11/2008 at 14:53 (5,943 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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18 Minutes of agitation would clean your clothes spotless! Also, My family's Kenmore DD Top-Load washer never shredded one item for the entire 4 years it lasted. | ||
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Post# 259384 , Reply# 37 1/12/2008 at 08:41 (5,942 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Funguy dear, There is no right or wrong way to look at this, you just look different to this than most people on this website. The main reason we are here is that most people on this site like older appliances over newer ones for many reasons. Those older Maytags were wonderful machines built like no modern washer ever will be built (unless we start building them ourselves ofcourse). So to most people these modern machines can't stand in the shadow of the classic ones. As for pictures, you might have stopped asking for videos, could you do the same thing with pictures? We are not here to fulfill all your requests. So, I am not going to share anymore pictures with you, but for the others here is the last picture of that series I have.... 
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| Post# 259385 , Reply# 38 1/12/2008 at 09:04 (5,942 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Commercial On Utube | ||
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Post# 259386 , Reply# 39 1/12/2008 at 09:07 (5,942 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 259407 , Reply# 42 1/12/2008 at 12:12 (5,942 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Porcelain-On-Steel Spill Catcher top | ||
| Post# 259414 , Reply# 43 1/12/2008 at 12:36 (5,942 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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| Post# 259417 , Reply# 44 1/12/2008 at 12:44 (5,942 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Neutral drains are easier on the transmission and motor because the motor does not have to spin the additional wheight of the water at the beggining as it spins out. I think neutral drains are becoming the norm for Top-Load washers. | ||
| Post# 259592 , Reply# 48 1/13/2008 at 11:02 (5,941 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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this whole shredding issue
I don't get it. I know the wash action is quite vigorous, but the few and far between DD machines I've used at friends/relatives houses don't "shred" for the whole duration of the cycle. As far as I know, the DD steps down speed somewhere during agitation. Is this not true? What bothers me the most about this Centennial washer is the HORRIBLE seams in their SS tub. They are no where near the quality of the stainless seams in Maytag's old washers (neptune). But....if there's a way to sand down/hammer down those sharp seam edges, maybe I could live with it. It does look like a fantastic machine. I think Whirlpool did Maytag a debt of gratitude in such short notice with a beautiful redesign. WP JUST bought them. They had to do something quick. Who's to say WP down the line won't incorporate the Orbital system into all their machines later on. They own that now. Just be glad Haier didn't buy them, and quit b!7@#ing. | ||
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Post# 259817 , Reply# 50 1/14/2008 at 15:26 (5,940 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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That Didn't Take Long | ||
| Post# 259821 , Reply# 51 1/14/2008 at 15:51 (5,940 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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That is a nice picture of the set. 
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| Post# 260082 , Reply# 53 1/15/2008 at 16:44 (5,939 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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shredding
so this sounds like a widespread complaint. Is WP aware of this? I know they're a big conglomerate, but when companies are faced with widespread issues like this, and there's that many disgruntled workers. I'd be hard pressed to think they'd just leave it be. Have enough people complained to the company? Sounds like they need to slow things down a bit. | ||
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Post# 260090 , Reply# 54 1/15/2008 at 17:38 (5,939 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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They have ... most current machines (except maybe the BOL models) run half the wash agitation at high speed on the Normal cycle, then switch to low speed for the remainder. Light Soil setting typically starts at the low speed point. Heavy Duty cycle (for those with it) typically runs at high speed for the duration. KitchenAids with 3-speed motors ran the medium motor speed for high agitation, dunno if Whirly and Kenmore 3-speeders do that.
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| Post# 260296 , Reply# 59 1/16/2008 at 20:08 (5,938 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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shredding
great notes guys. it sure sounds like it's an issue. now with all your anger and frustration, ALL of you should funnel that energy into contacting Whirlpool type written and signed letters. It is known that to companies, every hand written letter received (due to the work put into it) portrays the opinion of 8-10,000 other people. Let them know there's a problem! Otherwise it'll never be fixed. | ||
| Post# 260354 , Reply# 60 1/17/2008 at 09:12 (5,937 days old) by brant_ix (Westford, MA) | ||
I have the 5920Two Model...
... but I didn't think it was Direct Drive as it has a transmission, and it is very loud! What is the difference, and how can I tell? I am a bit disappointed with my model. What I DID find out though is that these are the old KitchenAid TopLoaders with the Maytag Name. Just like The 9700 Front Loaders! They are using the same grade parts they did for the KitchenAid, but touting it with Maytag saying it's "Commercial Grade". I have already gotten approval from Sears to return it, and am about 80% there. If I do it, it will probably be for the Maytag 9700 Front Loader, but I REALLY would prefer to stay with the Top Loader... thoughts? | ||
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Post# 260365 , Reply# 61 1/17/2008 at 11:10 (5,937 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Well, what do you expect?
I won't go into my usual rant about the state of US business and why Whirlpool does what they do. I'll just leave it at this: There is a very interesting article in yesterday's Slate on the current state of affairs in America versus the other capitalist and Chinese systems. Well worth reading, link attached. Oh, and, Funguy, a washer which lasts four years is not competitive in the global market. Outside of the US - and we are the people you are competing with - a breakdown after four years would be a reason for a consumer to never ever buy anything from that manufacturer again. I agree with you, the design is nice. But the first rule of capitalism is: If the customer doesn't want to buy it, it is junk. CLICK HERE TO GO TO panthera's LINK | ||
| Post# 260382 , Reply# 62 1/17/2008 at 13:17 (5,937 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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Post# 260512 , Reply# 63 1/18/2008 at 07:00 (5,936 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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