Thread Number: 71472
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Whirlpool commercial washer |
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Post# 945767   6/28/2017 at 19:27 (2,464 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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For those that know, when Whirlpool commercial washers are filling, do they agitate, pulse spin or just fill when filling with water? Reason I ask are that the new domestic Whirlpool washers make agitation strokes when filling. Also for those who know, does anyone have any idea of the cycle time? Or the fill rate?
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Post# 945799 , Reply# 2   6/29/2017 at 00:16 (2,464 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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I am not sure if this model actually does a deep rinse (chances are it will if it has a fabric softener dispenser as indicated by the hopefully correct manual), however I know for a fact earlier models had the ability to remove or add jumpers in the control console which gave varying temps and fills. No mention of jumpers on this washer.
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Post# 945844 , Reply# 4   6/29/2017 at 08:00 (2,464 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 945903 , Reply# 5   6/29/2017 at 17:04 (2,463 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Thanks for the info! Glad to hear these default to a deep rinse. And hopefully fill to the top. I think these also have a DD agitator, an added plus.
I've noticed that to, laundromat front loads fill with far more water. Not sure why that is, but I remember an AW.org member saying the first front loads used as much water as a topload. At least those in Europe did decades ago. One theory I have is that with so much usage the drains can gum up without enough fresh water running over them as about the only water running down the pipes in laundromats is from the washers. |
Post# 945904 , Reply# 6   6/29/2017 at 17:09 (2,463 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Yes it does! :D Or at least a redesigned version, but thats good enough for me.
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Post# 945984 , Reply# 7   6/30/2017 at 08:53 (2,463 days old) by suburbanmd (Maryland, USA)   |   | |
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My guess is that laundromat FL's use more water so the load gets saturated within the short wash cycle time. |
Post# 946000 , Reply# 8   6/30/2017 at 10:40 (2,463 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 946014 , Reply# 9   6/30/2017 at 12:35 (2,462 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Older FLs in the EU (1950s -1970s) used approximately the same amount of water as TLs did in the US for a comparable amount of clothes.
A low water level prewash followed by another low level mainwash and up to 5 half way up the door rinses makes about 180 liters of water. Same amount as a vintage center dial Maytag IIRC. Many FLs of that timeframe did not spin at all between rinses and if they did they didn`t have any sudslock control, so they still had to use a similar amount of water. But despite of all that prewashing and boilwashing and so on they were still way more energy efficient than a toploader. |
Post# 946105 , Reply# 10   6/30/2017 at 19:49 (2,462 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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When commercial laundries moved from using the washer and separate extractor system to machines that could wash and spin dry, it was found they could reduce the number of rinses by one or maybe two.
Have mentioned that while my old Miele W1070 essentially only has one full spin of four (or five) rinses, and uses about ten gallons per; the AEG OKO-Lavamat actually rinses better with fewer rinse cycles and or using less water. The AEG when on Normal/Cottons does some pretty impressive strong spins between the rinses. This help reduce the carry over of detergent/dirt between the rinse cycles. |
Post# 946457 , Reply# 12   7/3/2017 at 01:35 (2,460 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 946476 , Reply# 13   7/3/2017 at 06:03 (2,460 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 946577 , Reply# 14   7/3/2017 at 18:04 (2,459 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 946593 , Reply# 15   7/3/2017 at 20:35 (2,459 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 955704 , Reply# 16   9/2/2017 at 07:59 (2,399 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Batch/tunnel washing machines, which seem to be taking over the industrial/commercial laundry business do not extract between cycles. They cannot due to the nature of machine design. Thus the process is pretty much the same as the old separate washers then extractors of old. Wash is put through successive chemical baths, maybe even "boiled", then a few rinse baths, and finally extracted.
So the entire process is more about dilution during rinsing than also forcing/squeezing out water between each bath. |
Post# 955705 , Reply# 17   9/2/2017 at 08:03 (2,399 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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You can get an idea of historical water use for Laundromat washers here:
www.allianceforwaterefficiency.or... As for modern (made within the past five years or so), generally laundromat washers (front loading) use about 1.0 to 1.2 gallons of water per pound of wash. Older front loaders (those made > five years ago) can range from 1.5 to 2.0 gallons of water per. These numbers can vary by a few gallons, but generally from what one has read seem to be the general range. SQ "commercial" top loaders used (or still use) 22.8 gallons of water per cycle. Maytag OTOH used (or uses) 31.5 gallons per cycle. The SQ also spins faster than the Maytag (710 vs. 615 rpms respectively) which means not only does the Speed Queen use less water, but because it extracts more of same it is more energy efficient since it leaves laundry with less moisture. That is less water for a dryer to remove. |