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Thread Number: 46136
New Whirlpool Front Load Washer Models |
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Post# 674153 4/20/2013 at 09:54 (4,013 days old) by Pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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 It seems Whirlpool has stopped making the belt driven front load washers entirely (apart from the European made portable model) and has launched three new lower end direct drive front load washers!!! How exciting! I only wish that they came with drum lights... On the plus side, the lower end models don't have the tinted windows!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Pulsator's LINK | ||
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| Post# 674166 , Reply# 1 4/20/2013 at 12:04 (4,013 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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Post# 674167 , Reply# 2 4/20/2013 at 12:22 (4,013 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 674185 , Reply# 3 4/20/2013 at 14:23 (4,013 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
8hour pre soak option | ||
| Post# 674239 , Reply# 4 4/20/2013 at 19:14 (4,013 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania) | ||
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Nice machines, but I wonder. Would like to read/hear reviews | ||
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Post# 674254 , Reply# 5 4/20/2013 at 20:40 (4,013 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There“s a Lady on Stage) |
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Why Does A Washing Machine Need "Fan Fresh" ? | ||
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Post# 674269 , Reply# 6 4/20/2013 at 21:21 (4,013 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Laundress, I think it is to cut down on stinking by helping to dry the inside of the machine and dry light weight fabrics at the same time. With dishwashers taking 4-8 hours to wash a load of dishes, a dryer that takes 12 hours to dry without heat is the next logical sequence in energy saving. | ||
| Post# 674318 , Reply# 7 4/21/2013 at 03:13 (4,013 days old) by qualin (Canada) | ||
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It's not a bad idea, a front loader with fan forced venting.. Probably there as a way to prevent mold from growing as a result of idiotic owners who keep the door closed after a cycle. Whirlpool has already had a lawsuit about this once already... Makes sense. | ||
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Post# 674326 , Reply# 8 4/21/2013 at 04:15 (4,013 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Post# 674327 , Reply# 9 4/21/2013 at 04:16 (4,013 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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| Post# 674328 , Reply# 10 4/21/2013 at 05:06 (4,013 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
These look cool -  | ||
| Post# 674350 , Reply# 11 4/21/2013 at 09:43 (4,012 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 674441 , Reply# 12 4/21/2013 at 13:34 (4,012 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
The new Maytag Maxima XL
Has an overnight wash and dry cycle which takes 12 hrs for a very small load. Was this a feature on Whirlpools a while ago? I seem to have heard of it before.
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Post# 674450 , Reply# 13 4/21/2013 at 14:23 (4,012 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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 I just noticed this "washer/dryer" in a two-page advertising spread in this morning's paper for a sale at a large local appliance dealer. It seems reasonable to me that with such a large drum, a pair of Levi's would constitute a "very small load" but I doubt highly that even 12 hours of forced-air tumbling would get them dry. | ||
| Post# 674457 , Reply# 14 4/21/2013 at 14:55 (4,012 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
 Mine has the fan fresh and I rarely use it. However, it does keep clothes from souring and mildewing.I was also able to increase the water level on this model.My favorite cycle is Small Load.During the final to minutes of the wash cycle,it increases the water level up half way on the window. Then,it drains and goes right into the first of two rinses.I normaly set extra rinse to have three full rinses.Great washer!!I don't normaly choose Whirlpool washers but this one as well as the new set being delivered tomorrow have nice features and take a beating with little or no problem.
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Post# 674517 , Reply# 15 4/21/2013 at 18:17 (4,012 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Was this a feature on Whirlpools a while ago?
Originally, it was just Fan Fresh, I think. Then GE brought out their line of front loaders with Overnight Ready and Fan Fresh quickly became Fan Dry.
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| Post# 674588 , Reply# 17 4/22/2013 at 04:20 (4,012 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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The selling point for me
are two things
A) Built in heater B) A cycle or cycles that use a decent amount of water. I noticed for some of the WP washers a couple of years ago had a MAX Rinse button which made the rinses add more water......Well, that is no longer on ANY of the WP washers that I could find. Strange to hear the small cycle puts water half way up the window. | ||
| Post# 674589 , Reply# 18 4/22/2013 at 04:21 (4,012 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Forgot to mention | ||
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Post# 674592 , Reply# 19 4/22/2013 at 05:32 (4,012 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Does anyone find it strange that NONE of those new WP FL was
And Mark, that is exactly WHY you go look another Whirlpool product cousin to see if that btand might offer that. the Whirlpool line is becoing quite stripped down as far as features. The Maytag Maxima Mah8000A, 7000A and 6000A have more cycle options. Do your research Mark, just odhn't accept something face value.
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Post# 674691 , Reply# 20 4/22/2013 at 15:20 (4,011 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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I have noticed that the newer maytags (with the flat, touch control panel) have less options than the older models. They only have three soil levels, not four, and did away with the small load cycle. There is just three wash temps as well. No Whirlpool models have a separate prewash. I assume the presoak just uses the same water that it uses for the wash, as there is no prewash soap dispenser.
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| Post# 674709 , Reply# 21 4/22/2013 at 16:45 (4,011 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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I remember being shocked
At someone posting part of an instruction book for a uber capacity F/L Whirlpool washer a while back,cycle times were quoted but in the small print it stated "based on and 8lb load". Now, I can't remember who or in which thread it was posted but I couldn't help but think why on earth build a machine with a cavernous drum then rate the efficiency of programmes on an 8lb load? Research in the UK a few years ago carried out by WHICH? magazine said that most UK was loads were 3.5KG which is a little under 8lbs ( uk Lbs ). Do people in the US still put the same amount of laundry in a wash as they have traditionally done OR are they cramming these machines full unaware that the cycle they have chosen is unable to cope with that volume of laundry?
As for the Maytag with the overnight wash and dry, I did think that was a pointless marketing gimmick. If I need a few items in a hurry I can do a warm wash 0f roughly 6lbs,2 rinses with final 1300spin, hang up and it's dry by the morning. I used to look at these uber capacity machines lustfully a few years ago, however my machine is rate at 13lb capacity, I have found that it holds way more laundry than my average load. It will comfortably fit 12 bath towels in a load and complete a cycle from cold to 60deg C in 90mins. | ||
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Post# 674725 , Reply# 22 4/22/2013 at 17:59 (4,011 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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I think 8 lbs. is the US standard for testing washers. I recently read an article from Consumer Reports where the 5.1 cu.ft. mega-capacity LG was reviewed and CR also tested with such a small load - and a full load of 24 lbs.
The Maytags have in-between selections for temperature and possibly also soil level and spin speed that have no reference on the control panel except for an LED that comes on between, say, Warm and Extra Hot if you press the temp button to get a Hot wash. It's all written in the manual. | ||
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Post# 674947 , Reply# 23 4/23/2013 at 12:09 (4,010 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Post# 674960 , Reply# 24 4/23/2013 at 13:10 (4,010 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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Post# 675400 , Reply# 26 4/25/2013 at 08:47 (4,008 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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