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Post# 383950 10/9/2009 at 14:48 (5,311 days old) by jimmyb  (Texas Y’all) |
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Since moving to a house that has a gas connection I have been in the market for a new set, needless to say I have found two sets that I am considering and would love your thoughts. It's either this Whirlpool Cabrio set 
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Post# 383951 , Reply# 1 10/9/2009 at 14:49 (5,311 days old) by jimmyb (Texas Y’all) |
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or this Kitchen Aid set. Thanks for your help! 
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| Post# 383956 , Reply# 3 10/9/2009 at 15:00 (5,311 days old) by jeffg () | ||
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Sorry that should have been "no manual control". | ||
| Post# 383962 , Reply# 4 10/9/2009 at 15:33 (5,311 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 383974 , Reply# 6 10/9/2009 at 16:38 (5,311 days old) by jimmyb (Texas Y’all) |
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The Cabrio washer has an agitator and I love the windows on both the washer and dryer, it's going to be a tough choice. 
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| Post# 384000 , Reply# 7 10/9/2009 at 18:50 (5,311 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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| Post# 384023 , Reply# 8 10/9/2009 at 19:35 (5,311 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
Choose between the old and the new...
The K/A's are a proven design and are relatively easy to work on. The Cabrio's are bigger capacity and are designed to reduce your utility bills. One reason you have little or no control over the times and temps on the Cabrios are that they are designed to use little water and soap so they have to run longer cycles to achieve decent cleanability. For what it's worth, Whirlpool has been really sinking time and money into the Cabrio design as the rumor mill has it that in 2012, the basic top load designs such as the K/A's will disappear due to energy guidelines. This means washers like the Cabrio will be W/P's 'bread and butter' in top loaders. The early models have kept me busy but I will be forced to admit that the latest generation (we see them as the Maytag 'Bravos') have been way less troublesome... RCD | ||
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Post# 384065 , Reply# 9 10/9/2009 at 23:52 (5,311 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 384066 , Reply# 10 10/9/2009 at 23:53 (5,311 days old) by maytagmightyjj () | ||
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Top load design disappearing Just let me know soon enough so that I can go and buy me a new traditional top loader to have when the one I have now quits--- | ||
| Post# 384139 , Reply# 12 10/10/2009 at 09:28 (5,311 days old) by jeffg () | ||
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> Apparently, Whirlpool is transitioning to these machines < And that's the best news Speed Queen has had in 40 years. If true, I'd love to know how Whirlpool came to this decision. Reviews on them are almost universally negative. CLICK HERE TO GO TO jeffg's LINK | ||
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