Thread Number: 7928
new F/L washer DOORS, quality of latching/closing ? |
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Post# 152583 , Reply# 1   9/5/2006 at 16:08 (6,414 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 152584 , Reply# 2   9/5/2006 at 16:09 (6,414 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 152602 , Reply# 4   9/5/2006 at 17:36 (6,414 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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One of my clients bought an LG set a couple of weeks ago and although they seem to be very adequate machines in most respects, one of the things I can't stand is the washer door hinges. You cannot leave the door ajar a little bit to allow the machine to dry out - once you unlatch the door, the spring-loaded hinges open the door all the way. Annoying feature that would keep me from buying the machine.
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Post# 152612 , Reply# 5   9/5/2006 at 18:08 (6,414 days old) by sudsman ()   |   | |
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Now heres a Milnor doors you can swing on ... This was in one of our old plants ran for 30 years. |
Post# 152613 , Reply# 6   9/5/2006 at 18:10 (6,414 days old) by sudsman ()   |   | |
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All the milnors were great . Look at that door bet it weighed 100 lbs by itself the old flatwork ironer ran forever too. |
Post# 152629 , Reply# 7   9/5/2006 at 19:06 (6,414 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 152775 , Reply# 8   9/6/2006 at 09:35 (6,414 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Although I'm not quite ready to replace my Amana TL machine, I've been looking at Duets and their latching mechanism seems really flimsy to me. If I'm paying that kind of money, I expect something more solid. It doesn't seem to me that a Duet latch would last 20 - 30 years as was mentioned above re: Miele. I'm hoping Whirlpool has improved their latch by the time I'm ready to buy.
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Post# 152778 , Reply# 9   9/6/2006 at 09:47 (6,414 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 152791 , Reply# 10   9/6/2006 at 12:11 (6,413 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Ralph, I've had the Whirlpool Duet for 2 1/2 years now and have never thought the latch or hinges were flimsy - they've worked fine. Granted, they don't have 20-30 years use on them but unless you're hanging on the door, I can't see why they wouldn't. The real question is whether or not the the sheet metal will last that long ;-)
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Post# 153696 , Reply# 11   9/11/2006 at 11:34 (6,408 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Gansky thanks for the vote of confidence on Duet mechanism. I'm probably going to end up with the BOL large drum model, which I believe is the 9150. I can't see spending the extra $ for the high end model with increased spin speed. I use gas for drying and it's fairly cheap compared to electric. One big dealer here has dropped the price on a 9150 to well below $700, and recently Lowe's had them on sale cheap with pedestal included. By the time I'm ready to buy, I could get myself a pretty good deal. I'll be keeping an eye on the threads here to see how Duets compare to other machines their size but so far I don't see any reason to be looking at another brand other than KA or Sears clones.
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Post# 153849 , Reply# 12   9/12/2006 at 00:13 (6,408 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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