Thread Number: 9678
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Post# 179047 , Reply# 1   12/29/2006 at 06:29 (6,320 days old) by bearpeter ()   |   | |
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My dream machine would have the option to programme every part of the wash. Sad, I know but hey..... only the opinion of a washer mad man!!! |
Post# 180869 , Reply# 3   1/5/2007 at 01:11 (6,313 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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I may be biased, since I own one, but I think the Neptune 7500 has the best of both worlds. You can select (and create) from a list of preprogrammed and custom wash programmes. You can override virtually all the settings, within reason (you can't set it for a hot wash and warm rinse, for example, but you CAN set it for a hot wash and hot first rinse if you also enable the "stain cycle" option). You can even go into a diagnostic mode and make the machine purge the hot water line by turning the hot water on and the drain pump on until the sump temp reaches 120F. Despite the Neptune's well-known mechanical and electrical issues, this is a very nice control panel design - and one of my hopes for the Whirlpool purchase of Maytag was that they would incorporate the 7500 touch screen technology into some of the Whirlpool machines (like the Duet!). Maytag wound up suing LG and others for allegedly pirating the touch screen technology; seems to me I saw one non-Maytag washer at the Sears Outlet the other night with a similar screen... so perhaps Maytag settled and/or licensed the technology to others before it got bought out. |
Post# 180871 , Reply# 4   1/5/2007 at 01:18 (6,313 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 180874 , Reply# 5   1/5/2007 at 01:54 (6,313 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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