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Post# 457000 , Reply# 2 8/14/2010 at 20:06 (4,996 days old) by CleanteamofNY  ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 457027 , Reply# 3 8/15/2010 at 03:33 (4,996 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Ultima Washing Machines
Well its a very different setup to your previous machines, me thinks by the time this thread is ended you`ll have "Quite Interesting" opinions!!! Ultimas are the new workhorses of the Hotpoint laundry line, fastest selling and in volume.
I`m impressed with them and so far no issues, having used them myself, easy to use, wash times & programmes are easy to select & variable...if your residents are just doing "Personal Clothes" and not bedding, them the quick wash programmes may be fine, however your manager might change her mind if it was her own electricity bill she would have to pay, the 40d 1600rpm spin plus time saver and straight into a dryer could still be within the 2hr window.. The dryer will be an interesting one, constant back to back work of a low price condenser dryer in a warm environment, and probably not being emptied, cleaned,condenser flushed, will be a nightmare, I would seriously get her to up the spin or you will soon get backed up with drying times or having to replace them, vented would have been a much better choice!! Look forward to hearing how they fare and seeing the pics!!! p.s. am liking the look of the new Hoover Aqua dryers with the water container in the door, novel idea, CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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| Post# 457030 , Reply# 4 8/15/2010 at 06:43 (4,995 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom) | ||
Ultima
My friend has a hotpoint ultima wmd940k to match his kitchen with black appliances. It is very good at performance and the programs have nice lengths and flexibility.
The cottons (coloreds) 40oc 1600 or 1400 max spin takes 1hour 25mins and approx. 1 hour 7mins with time saver. The 60 mins time saver wash has a max spin of 1200 but if temp is reduced then it will take around 45 mins approx which is better than the 30mins wash plus has better spin. Looking forward to hearing how you get on with them. Thanks | ||
| Post# 457071 , Reply# 5 8/15/2010 at 11:34 (4,995 days old) by Pedro (London) | ||
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I'm in work tonight so i'll get some pics, i'll also have a play around with the programming and Time Saver function to see if i can get a better spin result without going over the sacred 2hr time slot....*grumbles about his Boss* | ||
| Post# 457194 , Reply# 7 8/16/2010 at 02:44 (4,995 days old) by Pedro (London) | ||
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Close up of washer... Pleasantly surprised with the build quality of the washers... 
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| Post# 457196 , Reply# 8 8/16/2010 at 02:46 (4,995 days old) by Pedro (London) | ||
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Washers Both the washers.... 
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| Post# 457198 , Reply# 9 8/16/2010 at 02:48 (4,995 days old) by Pedro (London) | ||
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Dryers Close up of the dryers 
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| Post# 457201 , Reply# 10 8/16/2010 at 02:51 (4,995 days old) by Pedro (London) | ||
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Dryers Close up of dryer controls...the 'Bone Dry' setting did NOT deliver!! 
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| Post# 457202 , Reply# 11 8/16/2010 at 02:53 (4,995 days old) by Pedro (London) | ||
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Washers Close up of the washer controls...the hellish 'Fast Wash' selected :-( 
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| Post# 457204 , Reply# 12 8/16/2010 at 02:54 (4,995 days old) by Pedro (London) | ||
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Washers The 8kg drum 
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Post# 457227 , Reply# 13 8/16/2010 at 05:22 (4,994 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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| Post# 457397 , Reply# 16 8/17/2010 at 02:32 (4,994 days old) by Pedro (London) | ||
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...I work in a hostel for homeless people. A varied mix of people each with their own issues in life which has lead them to be where they are today :-) | ||
| Post# 457405 , Reply# 17 8/17/2010 at 04:33 (4,993 days old) by Mr_Sparkle () | ||
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Pedro - If you want to get her to use a proper wash and spin, you could tell her that the fast 30 min wash is not sufficient enough to ensure the clothes / bedding is properly sanitized with you washing for a hostel. Maybe that would make her listen to you? | ||
| Post# 457431 , Reply# 18 8/17/2010 at 08:49 (4,993 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom) | ||
Hoover
I had a Hoover condensor dryer. It did not dry the clothes well and broke several times in a few months. The condensor was quite small and the windows steamed up in my kitchen. Anyway, just got an AEG condensor dryer and boy does that work well. Drys the load in about an hour and the condensor is huge. Anyway, you really need to get your spin speeds upped or your gonna have a huge electric bill with 800 spins and worn out dryers before long. I guess if the Boss knows better that's up to her. personally i'd give her a slap lol
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| Post# 459425 , Reply# 21 8/26/2010 at 22:04 (4,984 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
To be honest if you set the bone dry setting then technically the dryer should have just continued until it dryed them.
If it had finished because it thought the items were bone dry then that means there could be an issue with the sensor. As its the sensor that decides the drying time and not the timer so it just continues until its dry even if the filter etc are dirty. | ||
| Post# 459427 , Reply# 22 8/26/2010 at 22:08 (4,984 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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