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| Post# 745463 3/27/2014 at 04:57 (3,676 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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Can you tell me how well it performs, I'm in the market for a new machine, wondering about water usage and rinsing. Tks | ||
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| Post# 745557 , Reply# 1 3/27/2014 at 14:56 (3,676 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
I'd like to know too
I have an OLD duet that still works great........
But from what I've read on the NEWER Duets, A V O I D the normal cycle, because that's what most people will automatically use and it uses the least amount of water. Other cycles use more water (unlike my current duet).... I think the Jeans Cycle uses a lot of water and the allergen cycle has a deeper rinse (but I could be wrong)... I think you hear a lot of people complain about the newer machines not using enough water, but most of those people are using the normal cycle and not trying the other cycles out. | ||
| Post# 745592 , Reply# 2 3/27/2014 at 17:12 (3,676 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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Mark I looked online and I did not see a jeans or bulky cycles or rinse&spin, on the newer models,however there is one for towels, I'm guessing only that maybe it uses more water? | ||
Post# 745674 , Reply# 4 3/27/2014 at 22:46 (3,675 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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I bought the WFW97 11/27/2012. I have enjoyed my machine. It's TOL and the Whirlpool site has the WFl98--the same as the WFW97, but you can use your smart phone to start the washer apparently These models still have the Jeans, Bulky Items and other cycles that are missing on the newest models. If you can find a WFW97 or WFL98, I'd spring for it. The Maytag MHW8000 has a bedding cycle that's about as close to bulky as you would get from these "updated' models that all have cold wash on the cycle dial. When they updated the line last fall, all the updated models had Cold Wash cycle on it. All the more reason why I am glad I got mine when I did.
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| Post# 745708 , Reply# 5 3/28/2014 at 04:37 (3,675 days old) by roscoe62 (Canada) | ||
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Tks Appnut Looks like I could be searching for one of these,possibly with no luck.I knew that Whirlpool had changed the cycles a few years ago, as you mentioned, but I did not realize they had eliminated them recently, making a purchase for a new washer more challenging. Tks | ||
| Post# 745717 , Reply# 6 3/28/2014 at 06:49 (3,675 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Can someone explain to me how | ||
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Post# 745754 , Reply# 7 3/28/2014 at 09:44 (3,675 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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My friend recently purchased a Whirlpool Duet WFW94HEA that I recommended, and has been very happy with it. Her husband loves it too, and has been doing a lot more of the laundry, which she likes.
Based on the photos of the soon to be released Whirlpool Duets, the WFW94HEA replacement, the WFW95HED, lost a couple of features. There is no drum light, and no longer can you select extra hot on all the cycles. The presoak times have been changed, along with some visual elements. I assume that just the sanitary cycle will use the extra hot temperature. The indicator lights above the power and start buttons have been removed. The current 94 model was basically the same as the 96 model, without the automatic detergent dispenser. I suspect that they have reduced some of the 94's replacement's features to better differentiate the models. The top control panel is the new WFW95HED, and the bottom is the current WFW94HEA. 
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Post# 745791 , Reply# 8 3/28/2014 at 11:04 (3,675 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 745796 , Reply# 9 3/28/2014 at 11:15 (3,675 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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The Fan Dry option will periodically tumble the load after the end of the cycle for up to 12 hours while the integrated fan circulates air through the washer to reduce humidity. The idea is that it could dry a small load of light items, like a sport uniform, overnight.
The EcoBoost option provides additional energy savings through reduced hot water usage and maintains cleaning performance by lengthening the wash time on some cycles. The Wash & Dry cycle is the quick wash cycle, with the fan dry option turned on. | ||
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Post# 745893 , Reply# 10 3/28/2014 at 18:54 (3,675 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Allergen cycles are supposed to heat the water to 131F and maintains that temp for three minutes to get the NSF certification. In the manual, it also says that this cycle uses more water to flush out allergens.
I saw a video on YT by Hugo Fiori running a big load of towels through a Bulky cycle on his WFW94HEX and I must say I'm actually disappointed. There was no visible water in the bottom of the tub. Mine will fill so high that the rear bearings are almost under water on a Bulky Items rinse with towels in there. This post was last edited 03/29/2014 at 00:51 | ||
| Post# 745954 , Reply# 11 3/28/2014 at 23:40 (3,674 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Yea Logixx | ||
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Post# 745968 , Reply# 12 3/29/2014 at 00:50 (3,674 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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