Thread Number: 75646
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Out with the old, in with the new, new washer and dryer |
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Post# 994599   5/19/2018 at 04:08 (2,140 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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The Siemens washing machine started to get a bit noisy on the spin cycle, it sounded much like the bearings started to get worse. So it was time to treat myself to a new washer and a new dryer. A new dryer too because modern heat pump dryers are way more efficient than the Miele condenser dryer.
Here's a picture of the new and one of the old set. |
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Post# 994600 , Reply# 1   5/19/2018 at 04:34 (2,140 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)   |   | |
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Post# 994605 , Reply# 2   5/19/2018 at 06:32 (2,140 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 994623 , Reply# 3   5/19/2018 at 11:33 (2,140 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 994635 , Reply# 5   5/19/2018 at 12:50 (2,140 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 994640 , Reply# 6   5/19/2018 at 13:39 (2,140 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 994644 , Reply# 7   5/19/2018 at 14:29 (2,140 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 994654 , Reply# 8   5/19/2018 at 17:31 (2,140 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 994655 , Reply# 9   5/19/2018 at 17:47 (2,140 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA)   |   | |
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Ah, I see. A phone-like touchscreen?
As this becomes the norm it would be great if we had full program control to make our own custom cycles.
Unfortunately I could picture Whirlpool doing the opposite, displaying pictures of "towels" or "jeans" and just having the user touch the picture and the machine does the rest. |
Post# 994675 , Reply# 10   5/19/2018 at 22:25 (2,140 days old) by Whatsername (Denver, CO)   |   | |
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Post# 994676 , Reply# 11   5/19/2018 at 22:47 (2,140 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 994687 , Reply# 12   5/20/2018 at 03:23 (2,139 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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No, the dryer door is not reversible.
Here are pictures of the displays. The selected option is bright, if you can change it is still visible, if you can't change it anymore, then the options disappear totally from the screen. You can still change the extra rinse option, even when rinsing has started. In the first picture you can see that the temperature can't be changed anymore. A heatpump dryer has longer cycles but it's very energy efficient. The dryer draws max. 800 Watts, that means that I can run the washer and the dryer on one 16 Amps 230 Volts circuit. |
Post# 994700 , Reply# 13   5/20/2018 at 08:43 (2,139 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 994702 , Reply# 14   5/20/2018 at 09:57 (2,139 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 994706 , Reply# 15   5/20/2018 at 10:30 (2,139 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 994709 , Reply# 16   5/20/2018 at 11:35 (2,139 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Thanks guys!
The 2 x 5 segments are an indication of how much electricity and water the machine will use ranging from 1 to 5. This is now the only set in use. I kept the LG Turbodrum and the little AEG H-axis toploader. The LG is in the bathroom, I have tried to hook it up, but a special connector I bought doesn't fit. I had planned to hook it up on the faucet of the bathtub, but it just didn't work. Will look into that matter sometime, but I'm not in a hurry. So far I'm happy too. It can use lots of water if necessary and can be economical when desired. Cycle times are longer than the previous Siemens, but there are some short options available. Shortest cycle is 15 minutes with one wash and two rinses. |
Post# 994719 , Reply# 17   5/20/2018 at 14:26 (2,139 days old) by splittub (Europe)   |   | |
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Nice machines. In which countries were they manufactured? |
Post# 994723 , Reply# 18   5/20/2018 at 14:46 (2,139 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 994729 , Reply# 19   5/20/2018 at 15:43 (2,139 days old) by splittub (Europe)   |   | |
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I think the country of manufacture is printed on a label on the back of the machines. |
Post# 994730 , Reply# 20   5/20/2018 at 16:02 (2,139 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 994769 , Reply# 21   5/20/2018 at 23:34 (2,139 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California)   |   | |
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Felicitatie! |
Post# 994774 , Reply# 22   5/21/2018 at 02:37 (2,138 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)   |   | |
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Post# 994778 , Reply# 23   5/21/2018 at 06:08 (2,138 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 994849 , Reply# 24   5/21/2018 at 18:32 (2,138 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 995608 , Reply# 25   5/30/2018 at 04:34 (2,129 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 995610 , Reply# 26   5/30/2018 at 05:13 (2,129 days old) by MrAlex (London, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 995785 , Reply# 27   5/31/2018 at 05:44 (2,128 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 996295 , Reply# 28   6/5/2018 at 15:50 (2,123 days old) by rapunzel (Sydney)   |   | |
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ExtraKlasse! |