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Thread Number: 38569
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| Post# 572363 , Reply# 2 1/30/2012 at 10:05 (4,469 days old) by Hunter (Colorado) | ||
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I do go back and forth... ...for these reasons. My water heater is an instant water heater that runs on gas. Which is why I was using the hot water inlet. I had forgotten how CLEAN these machines clean. It's nice to have whites ... that are white again. | ||
| Post# 572383 , Reply# 3 1/30/2012 at 11:44 (4,468 days old) by dj-gabriele () | ||
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It's nice to have whites ... that are white again. Welcome to the world of European style self heating front loaders :) | ||
| Post# 572465 , Reply# 4 1/30/2012 at 16:43 (4,468 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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| Post# 572535 , Reply# 5 1/30/2012 at 22:05 (4,468 days old) by mysteryclock (Franklin, TN) | ||
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Post# 572674 , Reply# 7 1/31/2012 at 12:44 (4,467 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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No Rubber Boot | ||
| Post# 572680 , Reply# 8 1/31/2012 at 13:02 (4,467 days old) by wringingwet (Walterboro South Carolina) | ||
Whites that are white.... I have two askos .. one is a commercial one for the catering company and one in the house ... I would have to say for immune suppressed individuals, it has probably contributed to my longevity. It actual cleans the clothes. I could never go back to these modern machines of today. The asko for the catering company lives outside here in the south and has been going strong since 2003. Give me a vintage or and Asko Service Sucks here in the south but let me tell you they are built like tanks ...
Philippe | ||
| Post# 572717 , Reply# 9 1/31/2012 at 17:47 (4,467 days old) by bertrum () | ||
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Superb choice of machine!. Arguably the best front loading washing machine available. Cant speak highly enough of this machine! * * * * * | ||
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Post# 573465 , Reply# 11 2/4/2012 at 01:15 (4,464 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Quote: The washer can't be used without the dryer due to its 220 volt requirement.
moot points now but.... HHHMMMM Just my opinions...Some options: 1- The plug of the washer can be changed to fit into a standard North-American dryer circuit. You just won't be able to use your washer and North-American Dryer at the same time. The 30a dryer circuit (for a washer) is excessive, but not believed to be dangerous. 2- Your dedicated washer circuit, as it currently exists, (dedicated meaning there is nothing else on that circuit) can easily be converted to an air-conditioner type 15a or 20a, 220v circuit. 220v air-conditioning circuits don't have a neutral wire, and as such can't provide 110v in the washer. Methinks such a Euro-washer would not need any 110v. One must check....... And before an engineer chimes in, we all already know that it is actually 120v and 240v in this country. 110v/220v is just a "convention" and point of reference. | ||
| Post# 573470 , Reply# 12 2/4/2012 at 02:44 (4,464 days old) by dj-gabriele () | ||
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I'm sure what Toggleswitch said is correct! Anyway, can we see what kind of plug is fitted on this washer? | ||
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Post# 573504 , Reply# 13 2/4/2012 at 09:36 (4,464 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Very impressive machine. I've not kept up with the Asko offerings and changes since that Asian-built super-sized machine they had a for a while. Those models appear to be gone from their offerings now, just as well as the fit & finish on those didn't seem up to the standards of their other European models.
I had a set of Askos, bought at a Sally-Ann appliance auction and I used those for several months after replacing a broken shock absorber before giving them to a friend who used them almost two years. I was also very impressed with the cleaning ability, the boil washes were outstanding and I do miss that option now and then. Do you have the matching dryer as well, Hunter? What are your thoughts on it? Of course, being used to the cavernous U.S. dryers, the Asko I had was small even for it's matching washer, somewhat noisy and with the obvious power limitations, somewhat slow. With the washer's extraction ability and inherently longer cycle times , the dryer could easily keep up with the washer and it seemed very accurate but the smaller drum made wrinkling a problem if you didn't get the clothes out very soon after it finished. | ||
| Post# 573528 , Reply# 14 2/4/2012 at 12:28 (4,463 days old) by AZREOSpecialist () | ||
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I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but the W6884ECO is only a 2.44 cuft IEC capacity. There is absolutely no way this is an 8kg machine. 5-6 kg yes, but not 8. | ||
| Post# 573538 , Reply# 15 2/4/2012 at 13:23 (4,463 days old) by dj-gabriele () | ||
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2,44 cubic feet is around 70 litres so indeed it can be an 8 kg machine! In fact some other manufacturer claim (and can really do it) a capacity of 9 kg of cottons in less than that volume. | ||
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Post# 573544 , Reply# 16 2/4/2012 at 13:54 (4,463 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Askos
Good choice, in a league of their own I say (IMHO) but I can understand how frustrating it must have been for you guys over there with the lousy service etc...saying that i`ve only needed one call in 11 years...
Hunter, my model was an initial timed fill approx 30 secs then during heating it would top up during load saturation, once that happened I would pause the machine, and then switch it back on - which resulted in another 30sec fill....great if you wanted more water on the wash in the cotton cycles with vigerous agitation....can you do this on yours?? Bertrum, can we take it from your reccommendation that your are an ISE engineer perhaps?? Cheers, Mike 
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| Post# 573566 , Reply# 17 2/4/2012 at 17:20 (4,463 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom) | ||
They look to be well engineered sturdy machines. Programming looks very flexible which is something I always like in washing machines.
The drum volume is 60litres, which is okay I guess. Considering my LG is rated at 69litres drum volume which they state as a 9kg load capacity machine. Seeing the pics above I would love to experience using one! :) | ||
| Post# 573603 , Reply# 18 2/4/2012 at 22:22 (4,463 days old) by mysteryclock (Franklin, TN) | ||
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| Post# 573629 , Reply# 19 2/5/2012 at 01:05 (4,463 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
External door ASKO sold various versions of this machine globally, some of which had no external door. However, if you have a model with the door it must be closed when the spin is due to start or it won't occur and opening it while the machine is spinning will cause the brake to come on and the machine to come to a screeching stop.
Other than that, feel free to open the outer door and watch her tumble! | ||
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Post# 573642 , Reply# 20 2/5/2012 at 03:54 (4,463 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Door Brake
Hi Chris, you can use these with the "Door Down" even the spin, there`s no cable brake attached to the door, the worst that would happen was if the load was unbalanced and vibration caused the drop down door to move and slowly rise up....at washins the lads just dropped a tea towel on the door edge and would sit there for the duration...right Lavamat jon...LOl
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| Post# 573652 , Reply# 21 2/5/2012 at 05:44 (4,463 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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| Post# 573697 , Reply# 22 2/5/2012 at 12:21 (4,462 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK) | ||
ISE.........
Hey Guys
This is the ISE Appliances version of the Eco.... Seamus CLICK HERE TO GO TO SeamusUK's LINK | ||
| Post# 573698 , Reply# 23 2/5/2012 at 12:24 (4,462 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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And the standard cold fill version...... | ||
| Post# 573841 , Reply# 26 2/6/2012 at 01:58 (4,462 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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ISE...... | ||
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Post# 574010 , Reply# 27 2/7/2012 at 08:40 (4,461 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Congratulations Hunter! Has ASKO moved away from the rinse sequence they used in their earlier machines of two rinses followed by spinning? I have seen it in operation and it did not rinse as well as a Miele W1986 which extracts (on cottons) very well after the wash and after each of the three rinses. | ||
| Post# 574023 , Reply# 28 2/7/2012 at 10:05 (4,461 days old) by Hunter (Colorado) | ||
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No, They still seem to do that. I always set for an extra 3 rinses, due to wife's allergies to detergents. | ||
| Post# 574043 , Reply# 29 2/7/2012 at 11:43 (4,460 days old) by Hunter (Colorado) | ||
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Post# 574094 , Reply# 31 2/7/2012 at 16:32 (4,460 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Older Machines And Rinses
Many older European/UK front loaders had one, two or even three (as my Miele) deep rinses before spinning for two main reasons.
The first was to make sure cotton and linen fibers were cool enough from the routine "boil" wash temps >180F before being spun in order to prevent creasing. Other reason was to make sure much of the detergent/soap was rinsed away to prevent excess froth from choking the pump (suds lock). Of course these machines were mainly mechanical timer controlled and later electronic but still no where near as complex as today's washers. Modern front loaders can be made to sense internal temps as to determine if textiles need "cooling" rinses before being spun. Then there is of course as boil washing becomes less and less the norm all that cooling down isn't required. However the main change has been with the detergents themselves which have changed. The best detergents on the other side of the pond create nil to no suds and rinse far cleaner that the "low" sudsing stuff of the past which still could create enough suds to cause problems. Modern front loaders for domestic use have also taken a page from commercial gravity drain units where the valves are open but the pump shuts off for a short time. This allows the water/froth to "dump" without the possible harm of suds lock and or machine having to slow down/abort spins. | ||
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