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New Maytag Epic to replace Neptune |
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Post# 155771   9/20/2006 at 13:55 (6,399 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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I was just reading on THS that Maytag will replace the Neptune FL with a new washer made by WP. Supposedly it is going to be their TOL brand. Anyone hear anything about this? |
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Post# 155841 , Reply# 1   9/20/2006 at 18:48 (6,399 days old) by dascot (Scotland)   |   | |
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I can find various press releases about the new Maytag Epic washer and dryer, and it sounds like another rebadge of a Duet/HExt/Bauknecht/KA machine. Looks like the Bauknecht version most of all I think. |
Post# 156124 , Reply# 2   9/21/2006 at 17:33 (6,398 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 156128 , Reply# 3   9/21/2006 at 18:10 (6,398 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)   |   | |
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Yet another Duet clone. Yawn. The Duet is now on sale in Australia and does not look that impressive for nearly $3000 AUD. |
Post# 156133 , Reply# 4   9/21/2006 at 18:56 (6,398 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 156148 , Reply# 5   9/21/2006 at 19:50 (6,398 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 156151 , Reply# 6   9/21/2006 at 20:01 (6,398 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 156161 , Reply# 7   9/21/2006 at 20:37 (6,398 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 156162 , Reply# 8   9/21/2006 at 20:48 (6,398 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Well, I had ragged hopes that Whirlpool would do something special/different for their Maytag line, but come to think of it, everything in the top-loading line from Estate/Roper to Whirlpool to KitchenAid to Kenmore is basically the same washer with different bells & whistles. And the differently branded FL'ers are all basically the same, too. Should have figured they'd just rebadge the same machine as a Maytag. Just goes to show it doesn't pay to be optimistic, LOL! I'm going off to listen to my Cure albums and sulk, now. |
Post# 156210 , Reply# 9   9/21/2006 at 23:14 (6,398 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 156227 , Reply# 10   9/22/2006 at 00:29 (6,398 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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here's a great, nationalistic article about the maytag epics. hopefully, this is the real way whirlpool views maytag. CLICK HERE TO GO TO johnb300m's LINK |
Post# 156256 , Reply# 12   9/22/2006 at 05:45 (6,398 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Well considering the baggage that came with the "Neptune" name from early disasters, and that the final incarnations were actually built by Samsung, it is not a total surprise Whirlpool dropped the line. Look for more changes to come as Whirlpool tries to make Maytag pay off for all the money it costs. Whirlpool already has sold off the Amana microwave line. L. |
Post# 156278 , Reply# 13   9/22/2006 at 08:42 (6,397 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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I guess three months wasn't enough time to develop an entirely new product and get it to Home Depot? I would imagine one of the first priorities would be to reverse some of the decline in the Maytag-quality association. What better way to do this than with a proven product line? I can't wait until the wringers are back in production again - I'm gettin' one! |
Post# 156339 , Reply# 14   9/22/2006 at 12:37 (6,397 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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Must say that they seem to the classiest looking incarnation of the Duet line so far... though perhaps not as classy as the Ensemble! Jon |
Post# 156341 , Reply# 15   9/22/2006 at 12:45 (6,397 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 156342 , Reply# 16   9/22/2006 at 12:54 (6,397 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 156346 , Reply# 17   9/22/2006 at 13:20 (6,397 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 156366 , Reply# 19   9/22/2006 at 15:27 (6,397 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 156369 , Reply# 20   9/22/2006 at 15:46 (6,397 days old) by westtexman (Lubbock, Texas)   |   | |
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And I'm thinking of getting one. They look more refined than the Duet, yet it still retains the quality. I may have to splurge this weekend. Bryan |
Post# 156380 , Reply# 21   9/22/2006 at 16:22 (6,397 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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Do the Epics have any exclusive cycles at all (like the HE4t's have extra ones over the Duets), or are they identical to the Duets in feature sets? Jon |
Post# 156389 , Reply# 22   9/22/2006 at 16:45 (6,397 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 156420 , Reply# 23   9/22/2006 at 18:18 (6,397 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 156422 , Reply# 24   9/22/2006 at 18:32 (6,397 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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It's back on the Maytag Washer page. But it's not at the top of the page naymore. It's buried between the Atlantis line and the other Maytag top loaders.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO appnut's LINK |
Post# 156480 , Reply# 25   9/23/2006 at 06:30 (6,397 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 156527 , Reply# 26   9/23/2006 at 12:49 (6,396 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 156600 , Reply# 30   9/23/2006 at 21:02 (6,396 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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