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has any members seen the new whirlpool duet steam washer dryer set |
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Post# 622950   9/6/2012 at 08:33 (4,222 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Hello to all aw members as any members seen the new whirlpool duet steam washer dryer set i had a quick glimpese at the model and have seen with the controls on that the controls are blue and the same go for the screen and also what i have notice is that the color of the model on display was kind of a grey turqoise color this is how the washer looks like and my question is is this model better than the 2004 duet washer that i have now because eventualy since i am the one doing laundry for me and my mom we went to have a stack set that means the dryer on top of the washer here are the specs of the washer?
thank you for any answers in advance Capacity (cu. ft.) 5.0 Colour Cabinet Metallic Silver Controls Control type Electronic Design Delay start Yes Control Panel Material Metal Number of wash cycles 10 Cabinet/Top Finish Painted Steel Control Panel Metallic Silver End-of-cycle indicator On/Off Switch Energuide Rating (kWh/Year) 123 Maximum Delay Time (hr.) 12 Misc. Feature(s) Internal Water Heater Number of spin speeds 5 Selections Number of temperature levels 5+Automatic Temp. Control Operating Indicator Lights Yes Outer Tub Material Polypropylene Safety Door/Lid Lock Yes Wash Basket Material Stainless Steel Washer Drive System Direct Gear Drive Design Features Product weight (lb.) 235.0 Dimensions Product depth (in.) 31.12 Product height (in.) 38.5 Product width (in.) 27.0 Dispensers Bleach dispenser Auto Timed Release Detergent dispenser Yes-Self Clean Fabric softener dispenser Electronically Timed Release Other features ENERGY STARŪ Qualified Yes Sound features Sound reduction system Better Washer features Auto Temperature Control Yes Extra Rinse Option Manual Filter Self Clean Heavy Duty/Extended Time Cycle Yes Maximum Water Usage (Imp. gal.) 28 Minimum Water Usage (Imp. gal.) 15 Misc. Feature(s) Oxi Dispense Option Motor Speed (hp) 1/2 Hp(Variable Speed) Other Cycle(s) Deep Clean Option Other Fabric Care Cycle(s) Delicate/Hand Wash Specialty Cycles Soak & Quick/Short Wash Standard Cycle(s) Normal & Permanent Press Wash Options Rev.Tumble Action/Vanes&Gates Water Level Options Automatic Adjust To Load Warranty Information All - Labour 1 year All - Parts 1 year Drive System/Transmission - Labour 1 year Drive System/Transmission - Parts 1 year Motor - Labour 1 year Motor - Parts 1 year Outertub - Labour 1 year Outertub - Parts 1 year Wash Basket - Labour 1 year Wash Basket - Parts 1 year ps the washer might be white when it will be bought |
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Post# 624539 , Reply# 3   9/12/2012 at 19:55 (4,215 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Is there anything new that is worthy of consideration? We just bought a pretty basic older, but pristine like it came off the assembly line, Maytag washer and dryer. I've looked at the Miele, but used prices are dear. What, if any new machines are worthy of consideration? I keep hearing that, for the most part, today's washers and dryers are like this new Duet - paltry cleaners and geared to fail early and not really clean as the older washers. Sorry if this diverts a little from the Duet topic.
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Post# 624542 , Reply# 4   9/12/2012 at 20:20 (4,215 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 624544 , Reply# 6   9/12/2012 at 20:33 (4,215 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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I"m sorry to beg to differ, but I"m a frfont load fan that understands these machines and understands how to properly use them. I have the TOL WFW97 washer purchased last December. I will NEVER use the Normal/Casual cycle, it's the thimble-full of water usage cycle. I use the Jeans cycle for all my permanent press clothes (it has a wojnderful cool down at the end of the wash cycle) and the Allergan cycle for everything needing hot water. That's basically it. Those two cycles use about the most amount of water. I don't have smelly garments. I do use the extra rtinse all the time. But I've used the extra rinse for every washer I"ve ever owned. Have sensitive skin. I have yet to have to use the clean washer cycle. My machine doesn't have a musty odor at all. Neither did my Fridgemore that preceded this WP. In fact, I htink my whites are cleaner and all kitchen towels have no stains because I use Tide With Bleach and use the stain treat and Allergan or Sanitary temperatures. I don't care how long it takes. I just want results and I get them without fail. |
Post# 624639 , Reply# 10   9/13/2012 at 08:05 (4,215 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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Post# 624644 , Reply# 11   9/13/2012 at 08:22 (4,215 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Bob - I know it's been a little while since we've talked, but I didn't know you bought a new washer! What else are you hiding? LOL
I'll be curious to see what you think of the non-tilted drum, and those big, sexy clothes spanking drum paddles. :-) Reading reviews and reliability reports, these new Whirlpools are doing pretty well overall. Sure, the dissatisfied are far more likely to report their troubles online and those reviews stand out like a sore thumb, but there are many many thousands sold that are never reviewed by the owners and are perfectly satisfied. Whirlpool is in the process of, or has completed, moving all of their North America laundry production to the U.S. That should make a difference when choosing a new laundry product for some, if we don't support our own manufacturing, we won't have it here. |
Post# 624650 , Reply# 12   9/13/2012 at 09:58 (4,215 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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"Wow - I can't believe you never tried any of the other cycles. Normal is the WORST cycle of them all. No wonder you hated the machine!" This is quite common. Consumers have the attitude - I always used Normal/Regular on my old washer so that should be perfectly fine on the new one, I'm not changing my laundry procedure just because I got a new washer -- nevermind that the new machine is a *completely* different animal, *IT* should behave to fit *MY* habits. |
Post# 624654 , Reply# 13   9/13/2012 at 10:21 (4,215 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 624656 , Reply# 14   9/13/2012 at 10:25 (4,215 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 624693 , Reply# 15   9/13/2012 at 14:45 (4,214 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 624810 , Reply# 18   9/14/2012 at 04:05 (4,214 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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It's interesting to note that on my Current Duet from 2005 that the cycles are NOT as long as the new Duets.
Normal/Casual (which uses a decent amount of water by the way) is 40 minutes, or 50 minutes if you choose extra rinse or longer if you choose more soil, but the default is 40. Heavy duty defaults at 50 minutes, longer if you choose more soil or extra rinse, but the max amount of time is 1:10 Whitest whites defaults at 1:00, MAX amount of time with more soil is 1:10 Sanitary is almost two hours (I think) . I haven't used it in so long. I think the temp gets to 153? Or something close. I know it gets hot! The outside of the washer feels like a dishwasher that's been running an hour or more. I wonder why they would have lessened this? I can see longer wash times being a pain but the fact that you can wash three loads in the Duet to five loads in a TL washer without overloading, it's really about the same. I'm basing that on my laundry habits and loads from the past with my Whirpool TL washer would take me five loads to do the same as the three loads the Duet does now, typically. |
Post# 624814 , Reply# 19   9/14/2012 at 05:27 (4,214 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Mark, your Normal/Casual cycle is far different than the cycle with the same name found on machines today. Back when your machine was designed, Normal/Casual actually used more water and with medium speed tumbling, was the ideal "Wrinkle Free", "Permanent Press" cycle. Now, that similar cycle with more water is called Jeans. Marketing "trickory" done to meet the Energy Star usage pattern as most consumers would think like yep, Normal is what I used to use and that's what I will use now. A friend of mine, that's exactlyh her logic in doing her laundry. Try to explain to her it uses the least amount of water of any cycle (I observed it when starting the various cycles with an empty tub). Also, today's Duets will automatically adjust wash time based upon size and type of load it sesnses. If I wash a huge load of towels it will add 24 minutes. Whites 32 minutes added. Most of my loads are quite large so I expect the time to be increased. |
Post# 624848 , Reply# 20   9/14/2012 at 08:12 (4,214 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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so basically are you saying that your Duet uses as much water as mine, only in the other cycles? So your Jeans cycle would use as much as my normal/casual etc? On any of the cycles on my Duet (other than the clean washer cycle) the water never touches the glass - EVER! Not even on delicate or soak.
Also, on my normal/causal, it does do medium drum rotation but it only fills with more water at the very end, like a minute or so, that's it; it drains from there..To me - that doesn't count, since the main wash is over anyway. But the main fill is the same as heavy duty/whites whites/Sanitary. They all use the same amount of water from what I can tell. I also notice the Sanitary fills at the end of the wash too, like normal casual does. |