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Thread Number: 39987
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Post# 592022 , Reply# 1 4/25/2012 at 10:15 (4,377 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Bearing Life Has very little to do with the speed the washer spins at, 99 and 44/100% of all washer bearing failures are caused by water getting past the water seal and ruining the bearings. We saw plenty of bearing failures on old WH FL washers in the 60s and 70s in as little as three years.
That said there is not much gained by spinning clothing much over 1000 RPMs in overall water extraction. | ||
| Post# 592030 , Reply# 2 4/25/2012 at 10:38 (4,377 days old) by zanussi_lover (Nottingham, UK) | ||
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| Post# 592031 , Reply# 3 4/25/2012 at 10:53 (4,377 days old) by jmurray01 () | ||
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Well to give you an idea of how dry the clothes come out of my machine with 1000RPM spin, they only need 60-90 minutes in the Bendix 7414 to be bone dry. | ||
| Post# 592043 , Reply# 4 4/25/2012 at 11:51 (4,377 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
Ok,
60 - 90 minutes from a 1000rpm Beko. Then from a Beko 1600rpm the drying times in a Hotpoint 93 series dryer went down to 30 - 40 minutes. Using the average 2800rpm UK spin dryer VIntage or new from a 1000 spin Indesit gave about the same results. However spin dryers have a smaller spin can and denser packed clothes to compensate for the slower but less compacted and wider diameter drum of the washer meaning 1600rpm is a close contender. 1000 to 1200 there is hardly any noticeable difference in drying times BUT it is rather poor compared to a 1400 or 1600 spin. 1600 all the way if I reccommend a new machine these days the dfference of 20 to 50 minutes in the dryer will soon add up in electricity savings from the dryer. Bering life as noted by Combo52 has NOTHING to do with faster spin speeds but more the quality and design of the bearing from water in the first place. Seen brand new Mieles with bearing failures just as I have seen Beko bearing failures. | ||
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Post# 592046 , Reply# 5 4/25/2012 at 12:17 (4,377 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Its All Relevant to Your Own Needs!!
We were used to lower spin speeds years ago and yes while clothes arnt dripping wet from a 740rpm washing machine or wringer we saw that as they are spun in say a spin dryer the clothes dry quicker....for us in the UK with this rain and cold after 26d 2 weeks ago its relevant...
For me, out of My Servis Quartz - 1000rpm and hanging them on steaming radiators, if I choose to stand over them constantly turning then they will crisp and need ironing after 20mins Out of a 1200rpm Fagor I leave them overnight and they are still damp on the corners Out of the 1600rpm V-Zug or hotpoint Ultima then they will dry in 30 / 40 mins in a dryer Out of my Frigidaire @ 2,800rpm, damp dry but no better than the 1600rpm The difference is preferential, I prefer 1600rpm when needed so I can get the laundry dry in a dryer with minimum expense (cost of fuel is dearer here) and less humidity and damp inside the house..... 
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| Post# 592062 , Reply# 7 4/25/2012 at 13:26 (4,377 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
Spin speed
In really bad rainy weather, washing taken straight out of the hotpoint washer after being spun at 1000rpm then put on a clothes maiden & left all day or overnight then finished off in the dryer for 20 minutes the fist 10 minutes on full heat followed by 10 minutes cool tumble is all that's needed. Had a hoover 1600 spin washer a few years back & haven't noticed much difference in the drying times & also on the plus side a few less creases to iron out.
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| Post# 592071 , Reply# 8 4/25/2012 at 13:45 (4,377 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
I think results from spinning also depend on drum diameter and the length of spin. My Mum has a Beko ecocare which top speed is 1000rpm but things need less time in the dryer than her previous Indesit 1200rpm machine as the Indesit only span for 1200rpm for 2 minutes max when as the Beko spins at 1000rpm for 5 minutes.
The old Bendix electronic I had as my 1st machine span a lot better than a Candy Turbomatic I had briefly. Both were 800rpm machines but the Candy's drum was tiny in comparison to the Bendix, also, this may be a factor, The Candy had relatively few holes compared to the Bendix. Laundry washed in my current washing machine is far dryer than the Hotpoint WD440 I had which span at 1400rpm ( current machine 1300rpm ), granted the Hotpoint often did not make it to top speed due to fussy balancing and things had to be re spun....but my current machine holds it's top speed for longer than the Hotpoint did. Oh gosh.....what a waffler I am!!!! | ||
| Post# 592074 , Reply# 9 4/25/2012 at 14:07 (4,377 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs) | ||
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My LG is a pretty good spinner at 1200, i did a wash this afternoon and hung it on the maiden,it'll all be bone dry by the time i get home from work tomorrow | ||
| Post# 592087 , Reply# 10 4/25/2012 at 14:57 (4,377 days old) by jlbrazil (brazil) | ||
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My LG spins at 1400 RPM for 4 minutes and for me it's perfect. If I can remember, in UK it had A class in spinning even with 1400 RPM ( I think it's because it keeps the high speed for 4 minutes). | ||
| Post# 592114 , Reply# 11 4/25/2012 at 16:55 (4,377 days old) by Seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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| Post# 592162 , Reply# 12 4/25/2012 at 21:13 (4,377 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
Personally, I like 1200rpm.
It's fast enough that there is little to be gained without heading up to 1600rpm... Held for 4 minutes, it's solid in extraction in the Zanussihouse... ...and when hanging out, creases aren't too hard to shift. Oh, and high spin machines here tend to be the reserve or high cost too....I can get a 1200rpm Beko for $600ish....an Electrolux for about $850...Bosch for about $950...etc. To go over 1200rpm, means spending about $1200 - and that's not worth it in Oz. | ||
| Post# 592216 , Reply# 14 4/26/2012 at 01:18 (4,377 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Post# 592301 , Reply# 16 4/26/2012 at 09:34 (4,376 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 592317 , Reply# 17 4/26/2012 at 10:45 (4,376 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Spin Speed
Welcome to "The dark Side" oh Webmeister!!, have you had a machine that spins faster than 1140rpm Robert - cant remember the spin speed of the beautiful Asko that was recycled (think canbalised - Oh Slaaap) for the Super Unimatic was it 1200rpm, and the Harmony was a 1000rpm??
Having used your Unimatic it would be similar in extraction to the 1050 rpm Hotpoint top loaders we have here. Are we going to see unveiled a Super Souped up Blinged Duet yet?? Cheers, Mike | ||
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