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Thread Number: 64543
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Disney Guest Laundry Upgrade: Maytags! |
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Post# 872019 3/12/2016 at 08:25 (2,956 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Spent a week at Disney World, staying at their Port Orleans Riverside complex. I noticed on my last visit, in 2012, the guest laundry had become pretty shabby: Battered GE/FrigMore front-loaders; sketchy Whirlpool-based top-loaders; dryers with damaged drums/fins.
I was pleasantly surprised to find shiny, new Maytag commercial front-loaders and dryers this time. Wash drums approximately 3 cu. ft. (maybe a little bigger). The black boot on them is quite thin and pliable compared to home machines. No top-loaders. The method of payment was also new to me: Load clothes; add detergent, etc.; go to the payment kiosk; swipe a credit or debit card and choose the machine you're using. Then you go back to the machine (which are all numbered, obviously) and select the cycle to start the washer. I used the Whites cycle to wash a mixed load of dress shorts, shirts, and personal whites with a Tide pod. (Old habits die hard, kids!) Cycle was about 37 minutes long. Wasn't able to watch, but when I returned to put clothes in dryer the room was amazingly quiet considering ten of twelve washers were in use. Final spin speed must be high, as clothes were nearly as dry as with my domestic Maytag. Clothes were well-cleaned in what was undoubtedly faux-hot water. Washer's dispenser drawer had wells for detergent, liquid bleach, and fabric softener. $3.00 for wash; $3.00 for sixty-minute dry. Green 'Free and Clear' liquid detergent in vending machines. Hi, Ben! This post was last edited 03/12/2016 at 10:26 | ||
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Post# 872022 , Reply# 1 3/12/2016 at 09:02 (2,956 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL) |
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Post# 872030 , Reply# 2 3/12/2016 at 10:15 (2,956 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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No Speed Queen? | ||
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Post# 872037 , Reply# 3 3/12/2016 at 10:42 (2,956 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Nice that they are / were new... but the question is, what's hiding under those Maytag name plates? Standard WP FL's?
The dryers look like std WP units with a swinging door.
**Why no Speed Queen? Most likely high cost.
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| Post# 872060 , Reply# 5 3/12/2016 at 12:47 (2,956 days old) by washerdude (Canada ) | ||
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The first time i saw one of these I thought it was the newer duets, but later found out its the older duet with the belt drive system. Looks like they have worked out all the kinks found on the older units. | ||
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Post# 872061 , Reply# 6 3/12/2016 at 12:50 (2,956 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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That would be nice, Jim. Thanks!
Don't know that quietness was a prime factor for these Maytags. Guest laundry is by the building's outdoor pool, far from rooms. Still, it was refreshing to walk in and not be met with high-decibel laundry. This post was last edited 03/12/2016 at 13:10 | ||
| Post# 872072 , Reply# 7 3/12/2016 at 14:02 (2,956 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Post# 872092 , Reply# 8 3/12/2016 at 15:34 (2,956 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL) |
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Malcom, they are all outsourced. I work at the Front desk of the resorts and when there is an issue the outside company has to come in a fix them. They only thing we do at the front desk is give the guest back their money. They even have a phone app that you monitor your machines so you do not have to wait in the laundry room for it to end. Most are by a pool so you can sit by the pool or walk around the resort and get notified when it is done
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Post# 872097 , Reply# 9 3/12/2016 at 16:01 (2,956 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 872164 , Reply# 13 3/12/2016 at 20:25 (2,956 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL) |
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