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Thread Number: 36534
Amana Washer Help |
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Post# 544004 , Reply# 1 9/16/2011 at 21:47 (4,604 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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Post# 544032 , Reply# 2 9/17/2011 at 02:08 (4,603 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 544050 , Reply# 4 9/17/2011 at 05:30 (4,603 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 544051 , Reply# 5 9/17/2011 at 05:45 (4,603 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 544071 , Reply# 6 9/17/2011 at 09:38 (4,603 days old) by bosch2460 (Harrisonburg, VA) | ||
Had it, Loved it.....
I had that exact model back in 1990, or 1991. It was the best Top loading washer I have ever used. It usually saw up to 20 loads per week, for at least 3 years. That also included washing diapers every other day for all those years. It never gave me a moments trouble. Even when I replaced it with a FL, it was still working perfectly.
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| Post# 544123 , Reply# 7 9/17/2011 at 14:05 (4,603 days old) by neptune () | ||
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I had one but it did not have the speed control. It lasted 11 years with at least 20-30 loads a week every week. In the 11 years I had it, it never had given us a problem until recently the bearings went and we decided to get a front loader. -Neptune | ||
| Post# 544178 , Reply# 8 9/17/2011 at 20:19 (4,603 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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| Post# 544185 , Reply# 9 9/17/2011 at 20:58 (4,603 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 544257 , Reply# 12 9/18/2011 at 09:01 (4,602 days old) by lovestowash (St. Petersburg, FL) |
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Zero problems so far... | ||
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Post# 544410 , Reply# 14 9/18/2011 at 22:54 (4,602 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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My '97 Amana employed a spin drain. It provided a skimpy spray rinse that wasn't nearly thorough enough, and overall I gave the machine an "F" where rinsing was concerned.
Once we got our Duet pair, everything that had been washed in the Amana and was going through the Duet for the first time produced piles of suds. A testament to the lousy job the Amana did at rinsing.
Even after reading the testimonials from those who had good luck with an Amana, my experience has been echoed by others here, and I still cannot in good conscience recommend pursuing the subject machine, particularly if there's an issue in your household with sensitivity to detergent residue. | ||
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Post# 544436 , Reply# 15 9/19/2011 at 00:53 (4,601 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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Be careful
If the machine's data plate has the Raytheon name then it was built like a Speed Queen and should be a good washer. If not get the hell away from it. Both Goodman and Maytag did a bad job with this design. If you want this type of washer get a SQ that was made by Alliance Laundry Systems. The name will be Speed Queen, UniMac, or Hubesch.
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Post# 544458 , Reply# 16 9/19/2011 at 05:27 (4,601 days old) by lovestowash (St. Petersburg, FL) |
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FWIW... My Amana has a spin drain... And midway through the spin, there's about a 20-second spray rinse... Mine is one that fills the tub to the very top on the largest load setting, and has a 2nd rinse option... I've never had the need for the extra rinse, and tend to prefer the HE detergents, as I also have a Westy...
George
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