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Thread Number: 29330
Which model gets clothes the cleanest? |
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| Post# 446218 , Reply# 1 7/1/2010 at 21:19 (5,039 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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a few people on here have recent model speed queen T/Ls and seem to really like them-these might be the last "old skool" top loaders left,basic design dates to around 1981 and they still have a long-stroke,powerful agitation. | ||
| Post# 446313 , Reply# 2 7/2/2010 at 10:11 (5,039 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
Well I have a G.E. Harmony washer that if I want to it will wash over 12 hours with the right settings.That would be a 8 Hour soak with which it fills and washes then stops and does this off and on for 8 hours then depending on the 1000 other options you can force it after that soak to go into a 4 hour + wash which I would hit the stain remover and whites which will unlock the heater and basically boil the clothes..Its a great washer and a water saver but you can over ride that if you want.I had a G.E. Adora Frontloader first and it could never wash even on the longest cycle which we had to use the clothes were still not clean.I loaded it up and raised hell at lowes and they let me get this one that was 4 years ago and not one problem with heavy use..My Harmony gets clothes perfect clean on the normal water saver 50 min cycle but if you want it to wash 4 over 12 hours it will.It has sooo many options and you can have it rinse again and I always extend the spin so when I throw them in the dryer there done in 20 mins...
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| Post# 446317 , Reply# 3 7/2/2010 at 10:24 (5,039 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR) | ||
Despite the dumbed down temperatures....
...my Admiralpool does a really good job cleaning if you don't overload it and feed it a good detergent (Sears Ultra Plus in my case).
I did three loads last night, one on dumbed down Hot, one on dumbed down Warm, and one on Cool. Everything came out fresh and spotless (except for my badly stained yard work shirt). | ||
| Post# 446389 , Reply# 4 7/2/2010 at 15:17 (5,039 days old) by strongenough78 (California) | ||
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| Post# 446577 , Reply# 5 7/3/2010 at 07:20 (5,038 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Norge or GE FF | ||
| Post# 447878 , Reply# 6 7/8/2010 at 16:37 (5,033 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Norge..BUT!!!! It is rough on clothes,but for greasy nasty work clothes,it washes like everything!!also,contrary to popular belief it is rugged as hell,has a tranny that would pull a car,and the pump empties the tub faster than anything else ever did!!! | ||
| Post# 449976 , Reply# 7 7/17/2010 at 10:32 (5,024 days old) by Huebschman (Quebec, CA) | ||
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I have a Huebsch TL (SQ). Very satisfied. Great agitation/clothes ciculation. Thought I would reget coughing so much dough on a TL... not anymore! | ||
Post# 449978 , Reply# 8 7/17/2010 at 10:50 (5,024 days old) by yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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for vintage I would have to say any solid tub TL...a little newer go with a GE FF, just recently I have noticed how well the ones I have are at cleaning, turnover, rinsing, and spin out......for new go with the speed queen
I do like the GE Harmony, never owned one, but was wondering what speed these spin at?... | ||
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Post# 450030 , Reply# 9 7/17/2010 at 14:19 (5,024 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 450046 , Reply# 10 7/17/2010 at 15:04 (5,024 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 450058 , Reply# 11 7/17/2010 at 15:23 (5,024 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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There are actually three videos on Youtube. Two made by somebody with a blackberry and the third was made by Robert and put on Youtube by somebody else with his permission. This is it. There is no sound.
IIRC you can design your own cycles and Robert did this based on a cycle that filled to the top. I think it was a cycle for duvets or something. | ||
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Post# 450064 , Reply# 12 7/17/2010 at 15:57 (5,024 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 450078 , Reply# 13 7/17/2010 at 16:48 (5,024 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 450198 , Reply# 14 7/18/2010 at 09:57 (5,023 days old) by duet83 () | ||
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I take it that this is a washer with no transmission. It relies on electronicly reversing the motor direction in pulses to affect agitation? | ||
| Post# 450313 , Reply# 15 7/18/2010 at 19:45 (5,023 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
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I guess I should make some Videos of my Harmony.The Normal fill is not even close to that you tube video that was the throw rug cycle I think.They fill until the machine thinks is enough.The wash action is great on them, it will wash the hell out of them if you want it to.The plate and steel basket spin separate from each other depending on cycle, it will pause and do a high speed spin kinda and pull the water through the clothes.It will do this about 3 times in each direction then pause and starts washing again but it does that quite often.When the tank is full it won't do that spin very fast at all cause the water would be spun out.They have a high torque pancake motor and that is it no belts or anything.
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Post# 450709 , Reply# 16 7/20/2010 at 12:49 (5,021 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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