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Thread Number: 3336
Consumer Reports: New Washing Machine Ratings |
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| Post# 83629 , Reply# 2 9/17/2005 at 16:31 (6,788 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX) | ||
BUT HERE IS THE FINE PRINT… | ||
Post# 83631 , Reply# 3 9/17/2005 at 16:49 (6,788 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 83758 , Reply# 4 9/18/2005 at 03:18 (6,788 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Best By vs Top Rated
CR has different critera for choosing between "best buy" and "highest rated",and IIRC value for money factors heavily into the later. Take last month's ratings of laundry detergent; though several versions of Tide topped the ratings,none were rated a "best buy", that choice went to fourth rated "Kirkland" laundry detergent. It is easy to see why: according to CR the three top rated versions of Tide cost about 36 cents on average per wash load. Kirkland having the same wash test results came in at 14 cents per load, hence a "best buy". Consumer Reports is doing nothing different than someone choosing one brand of product over another when both are of equal performance based upon cost. Launderess | ||
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Post# 83792 , Reply# 5 9/18/2005 at 09:26 (6,787 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 83938 , Reply# 6 9/19/2005 at 12:31 (6,786 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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| Post# 83939 , Reply# 7 9/19/2005 at 12:52 (6,786 days old) by Utopia () | ||
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could anyone please explain to me what machines the current maytag lineup is based on. .ex the Atlantis | ||
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Post# 83941 , Reply# 8 9/19/2005 at 12:58 (6,786 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Post# 83944 , Reply# 9 9/19/2005 at 13:13 (6,786 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 83948 , Reply# 10 9/19/2005 at 13:46 (6,786 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa) | ||
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Utopia, the Performa platform basically came from Norge. These models you'll see with the brands: Performa (PAV, HAV), Magic Chef (CAV....), Crosley (not owned by Maytag, but they make the CW series washers ie CW6500W), & Admiral. The Maytag Atlantis series (MAV6451AWW, etc) is based off the same platform. They use the same pump, but it was moved to the front of the base & it uses a little bit different belt. They also use the same transmission. The top is porcelain coated instead of powder coated. They are very, very close siblings. The Maytag SAV washers (& the Amana NAV2330,3330,5800,6800, 8800) washers are an Amana-based washer with a version of the Performa transmission. The early versions of these machines had some bad main seal & bearing problems. That seems to have been pretty much rectified. BUT NOW THESE HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED! The new Maytag-badged MAV5920, 4755, 3955, 3905, 3855, 2755 & now the Amana NAV2335, 3335, 5805, 8805 are all based off the Performa/Norge/Chef design. whoopie (said with much sarcasm). So now there's 2 Atlantis models (MAV6451 & MAV8551) & 6 of the "Maytags," all pretty much of the same designs. If you go to an independant Maytag dealer, they can get you the LAV3600AWW, the Dependable Care model. This is the "tried & true" Maytag washer. It's my biggest seller as well. Porcelain coated top & inner wash basket. | ||
| Post# 83953 , Reply# 11 9/19/2005 at 14:16 (6,786 days old) by Utopia () | ||
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thanks for you help i was aware that the new "maytags" were not anywhere near the old reliable ones of before.. I noticed that the Perfoma series did look like the admiral/magic chef design. | ||
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Post# 84118 , Reply# 12 9/20/2005 at 10:22 (6,785 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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In which CR issue? Or did you find this info online? | ||
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Post# 84265 , Reply# 14 9/21/2005 at 01:18 (6,785 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Siemans
Is part of Bosch. The proper name for the company is "BSH" group which in German is too long for me to say after a few glasses of red wine, but it means "Bosch/Seimans?forgot the English translation for "H". IIRC Bosch is selling it's "Nexxt" line of laundry appliances under the Siemans name at one or two particular stores chains. Basically the same units, though there maybe one or two small differences. Launderess | ||
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Post# 84274 , Reply# 15 9/21/2005 at 04:12 (6,785 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Siemens
Launderess, i'm appaled by the way you spell Siemens, you're always so precise. Anyway, the company is called "BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (Household Appliances) GmbH". The biggest differences between Bosch and Siemens appliances are in the design of the control panels. Bosch control panels are a bit more curved while Siemens have more straight lines in their design. BSH started in 1967 as a joint venture between "Robert Bosch GmbH" and "Siemens AG". Their appliances are also sold under the names "Neff", "Constructa" and "Gaggenau". | ||
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Post# 84296 , Reply# 16 9/21/2005 at 07:46 (6,784 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 84433 , Reply# 17 9/22/2005 at 01:54 (6,784 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Sorry Louis, | ||
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Post# 84434 , Reply# 18 9/22/2005 at 01:55 (6,784 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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PS | ||
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Post# 84436 , Reply# 19 9/22/2005 at 03:09 (6,784 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Yes! | ||
| Post# 84437 , Reply# 20 9/22/2005 at 03:40 (6,784 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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Louis, Has one yet had the device installed on one's colour television set which bleeps over every expletive? LOL Jon | ||
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Post# 84459 , Reply# 21 9/22/2005 at 09:20 (6,783 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 86155 , Reply# 23 9/30/2005 at 13:40 (6,775 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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Top Loaders Changing frontloadfan, ..whom are you responding to? Pat | ||
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