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Thread Number: 4321
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| Post# 99148 12/20/2005 at 17:34 (6,694 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Does anyone have videos of the calypso or catalyst washing machines by whirlpool? | ||
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Post# 99190 , Reply# 1 12/20/2005 at 20:54 (6,694 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 99276 , Reply# 3 12/21/2005 at 16:59 (6,693 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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Not in AU Hi Knitwits, These machines are not available in Australia. We either have the Traditional DD TL or the European FL machines. | ||
| Post# 99279 , Reply# 4 12/21/2005 at 17:25 (6,693 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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and if you can find them top load tumblers LOL | ||
| Post# 99325 , Reply# 5 12/22/2005 at 03:33 (6,693 days old) by vivalalavatrice () | ||
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On Kenmore website Look at Kenmore websiste, the Kenmore Elite page has the video of the Calypso wash motion (in quicktime)! I didn't found yet any video of Catalyst action... CLICK HERE TO GO TO vivalalavatrice's LINK | ||
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Post# 99468 , Reply# 7 12/22/2005 at 21:31 (6,692 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Somebody must be buying Calypsos if they're still on the market, but it's not often I've heard anyone praise them. Epinions (I know, take that place with all due caution) is full of scathing reviews. I personally DO think it's a fascinating machine, however. Unless I'm remembering wrong, there is a water level pressure switch. Two, actually. One is for flood/overfill sensing. I believe it was Greg and John Lefever who bypassed the water level switches on John's Calypso and filled it to the top, with VERY splashy results. | ||
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Post# 99784 , Reply# 9 12/25/2005 at 03:07 (6,690 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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What I never liked about the Calypso is that the clothes roll over or tumble much less than in traditional frontloaders and toploaders. They seem to be rearranged much less. I wonder if that is the reason for the initial complaints that dog hair wasn't removed and their were streaks on dark clothes.
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Post# 100229 , Reply# 12 12/27/2005 at 22:18 (6,687 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Sudsy detergent??? Honey Pleeeeeease, what'cha thinkin' up there? This is the letter I got from Sears about the machine I'd purchased six months prior (a returned/serviced unit at closeout price) warning owners to use only HE detergents. I never tried to choke the poor dear with regular detergents, but I can imagine the results you had... 
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Post# 100236 , Reply# 13 12/27/2005 at 22:54 (6,687 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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It was Robert and John that bypassed the flood control switch and the operating pressure switches (there are two separate switches in the panel) for the splashy wash cycle. I would think there would be more tangling with the clothes moving more freely about in the tub but I don't remember what the final verdict was from their experiment. I sold the one I had after six months or so - to make room for other things but during the time I had it, I thought it was a very capable washer. I had very few tangling problems, no more than with any other washer. My sister has a Kenmore Catalyst top-loader that she really likes. I've found several of those machines and have rebuilt a couple of them for her now. They are well thought out machines as far as cycles and operation goes, using a simple suds-saver type diverter valve to create the recirculation system (very similar or the same system as used in the Resource Saver Whirlpool washer with recirculating rinse cycles) which seems to be quite effective although with normal detergents, the subsequent wash cycle can be a bit too foamy for my washing tastes. The only thing I don't care for with the Catalyst washer is the porcelain top and lid aren't quite of the quality needed to prevent rust from forming around the opening (a condition worsened by the rubber splash guard that tends to trap moisture around it's edge, speeding the decomposition process) and the dispensers, although better than previous designs in the DD machines, are still messy and sometimes difficult to keep clean. My favorite part of the cycle programming is the soak option that gives an intermittent soak and wash program - alternating soak periods and agitation periods for the duration of the wash cycle. I think this is an ideal combination for a DD machine (or any agitator washer for that matter) that is still very effective and allows for a little less agitation time than might otherwise be required for most loads.
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| Post# 100251 , Reply# 14 12/28/2005 at 04:31 (6,687 days old) by knitwits1975 () | ||
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Bummer! Sorry bout that. This leaves me some curiousity about what is available down under. Would you like to show me some examples. | ||
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Post# 100417 , Reply# 16 12/29/2005 at 01:13 (6,686 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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I had a look at the Australian Electrolux website. The EWF1087 shown there is definitely a Zanussi design. The EWF1090 comes closer to the AEG design, but it's hard to recognize a real AEG nowadays from an Electrolux/AEG design. The European version of the EWF1090 has a different doorhandle than the one on the Australian website. Could be that they are assembled in Australia, but don't know.
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| Post# 101361 , Reply# 17 1/2/2006 at 19:39 (6,681 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Simpson, Hoover & Westinghouse are all owned by Electrolux. Umm... What does this have to do with the calypso and catalyst? | ||
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