Thread Number: 1541
SEARS HYDRO-SWRIL SEMI AUTOMATIC WASHER |
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Post# 60093 , Reply# 2   3/15/2005 at 22:24 (6,953 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Hydro-Swirl? Haven't heard of this name before... |
Post# 60101 , Reply# 4   3/16/2005 at 00:56 (6,953 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 60152 , Reply# 5   3/16/2005 at 13:35 (6,952 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Norge also produced a semi-automatic...no timer, just a dial to switch between agitate and spin. Like Thor's Automagic. Besides the obvious cost advantage of such a machine, it probably appealed to many women of the wringer washer era that wanted to watch and control all aspects of the cycle. They still had the manual control but didn't have to lift steaming hot and wet clothes out of the machine to wring or spin in a separate tub.
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Post# 60160 , Reply# 6   3/16/2005 at 15:17 (6,952 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 60163 , Reply# 7   3/16/2005 at 15:40 (6,952 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi)   |   | |
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there'd be more than a timer, there would also be a dual set of fill-drain hoses a fill valve,multiple wires and cycle buttons, and usually the auto's had square cabinitry which was larger than the circular semi-auto's had. |
Post# 60166 , Reply# 8   3/16/2005 at 17:10 (6,952 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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A lot of it is marketing. Look at any manufacturer's model line-up. An extra cycle, five temp selections instead of four, variable water level instead of four discrete levels, yada yada. Consider the multiple incarnations of Hetties and Duets and Neptunes -- slightly higher spin speed, addition of a water heater or a different electronic panel. Does that really justify several hundred dollars higher cost? There can't be that much cost difference between the components. Don't some of the front-loaders use the exact same motor, with the maximum spin speed simply being limited by the controller board? Of course, one has to procure the various timers and switches or controller boards, design control panels for them, set up assembly lines for the various models, and so forth. One would think it's more cost-effective to carry a single full-featured model . . but the consumer wants a choice, both in product features and in price points.
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Post# 60167 , Reply# 9   3/16/2005 at 17:43 (6,952 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Most all manufacturers had the BOL machines, some fully automatic, some not. ABC, WP/KM, Norge, Bendix Dialamatic (rubber tub) and even Frigidaire had a BOL machine with only one water valve. You used a "Y" hose or one hose to the sink faucet. For a couple month's payments, some of the extra attention at the machine was necessary on a tight budget - those eleven kids needed shoes!
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