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Thread Number: 44474
frigidaire vs Electrolux front loader, what's the difference? |
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| Post# 653317 , Reply# 1 1/14/2013 at 15:38 (4,111 days old) by frontloaderfan (Merrimac valley, MA) | ||
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| Post# 653339 , Reply# 3 1/14/2013 at 16:56 (4,111 days old) by teknikleespekng () | ||
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Water heater and temperatures From what I understand, the 120V heaters in American machines take much longer to heat the water than European 220V heaters. Good Luck with you new machine! | ||
Post# 653343 , Reply# 5 1/14/2013 at 17:18 (4,111 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I have the 2010 version of your top-of-the-line machine, and I love it. I use the Sanitize cycle for loads of heavily-stained kitchen and personal whites. Never fails to remove stains when coupled with some liquid chlorine bleach. The Sanitize cycle is 1 hour + 36 minutes; 1 hour + 47 minutes with an extra rinse.
Does your new washer feature the 80-minute Normal cycle? That's the only problem with mine; the Normal cycle is only 40 minutes, which is enough to get an 8-lb. load clean, but not a maximum capacity load. I use the Allergy option to add some heat and 20 minutes of wash time, or the Steam option, which provides a hot first rinse that tumbles for 20 minutes. There is no real steam, as you will find out, but the extra tumble time really helps with cleaning large loads. Hope you like your Frigidaire! | ||
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Post# 653411 , Reply# 7 1/14/2013 at 20:37 (4,111 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 653415 , Reply# 8 1/14/2013 at 21:15 (4,111 days old) by mindyj () | ||
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Sorry I had too much wine and cheese :0). | ||
| Post# 653419 , Reply# 9 1/14/2013 at 21:35 (4,111 days old) by mindyj () | ||
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Do I need a surge protector for my new washer. And if so what kind? | ||
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Post# 653420 , Reply# 10 1/14/2013 at 21:35 (4,111 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Keep in mind that it's not just the water getting heated. The clothes, drum, outer tub, and door glass pick up the heat. Consider that a 120v onboard heater can raise the temp by maybe 1°F per minute ... a little more or less depending on the volume of water and clothes involved and the wattage of the element. | ||
| Post# 653463 , Reply# 11 1/15/2013 at 06:24 (4,111 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Water Heating It seems to me that I would much prefer a machine that pauses the wash time to heat the water to the target temperature to one that continues to count down the wash time minutes while giving it a good try to heat the water. If it heats to the target, good. If not, your out of luck. Plus, what good is making the target wash temperature if you only have 4 minutes left in the wash portion of the cycle.
Malcolm | ||
| Post# 653722 , Reply# 12 1/16/2013 at 12:15 (4,109 days old) by mindyj () | ||
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I have to disagree with ya. When i put a load in and it says 1:30 minutes i expect it to be done within 10+\- of the original time. Not 30 plus minutes added on after the washer trys to figure out what temp to reach. Plus with four kids i have alot of laundry. | ||
| Post# 653734 , Reply# 13 1/16/2013 at 13:18 (4,109 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
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| Post# 653758 , Reply# 14 1/16/2013 at 15:08 (4,109 days old) by mindyj () | ||
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LMAO!! Sears makes me mad so i just took some venting to the keyboard haha. | ||
| Post# 653762 , Reply# 15 1/16/2013 at 15:45 (4,109 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
Surge protector | ||
| Post# 653814 , Reply# 16 1/16/2013 at 19:56 (4,109 days old) by mindyj () | ||
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Im on the edge of aomething final we call life tonight. Whats the best surge protector? All the ones i see say fridge use. | ||
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Post# 654204 , Reply# 17 1/18/2013 at 13:22 (4,107 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Best Surge Protector
I'm a big fan of the Tripplite Isobar series, they are the only ones I buy. They have full metal housings and they have added filtering in them that helps block RF interference (both to and from the protected device). The filtering inductor also helps the actual surge suppressor work better and be more reliable as well! They have both corded "power strip" as well as direct plug in styles. One of the ISOBLOK plug in models seems like it would be perfect for an appliance application!
One other suggestion is to protect your entire home from any line induced spikes with a whole house protector. These are installed at your circuit breaker panel and they can shunt spikes and surges before they get to the rest of your house. A protector at your sensitive devices is still a good idea as close by lightning can induce spikes into your house wiring due to the magnetic pulse! CLICK HERE TO GO TO kb0nes's LINK 
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Post# 654206 , Reply# 18 1/18/2013 at 13:30 (4,107 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Example of an extreme surge | ||
| Post# 654224 , Reply# 19 1/18/2013 at 15:50 (4,107 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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I have a Samsung with the internal heater, but it doesn't have steam. On Sanitize it doesn't pause. One thing it does do. On Heavy Duty, it will say 1:55, then after spining the load, it can jump to 2:30 just as it starts the water. | ||
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