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| Post# 45318 9/18/2004 at 15:30 (6,769 days old) by Rschrn () | ||
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Does anyone have any experience with these washers and dryers? How would you rate them? Do you think they are better or worse than the Frigidaire front loaders? | ||
Post# 45321 , Reply# 1 9/18/2004 at 16:35 (6,769 days old) by Pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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My mom has a Fisher Paykel washer and she loves it, It has the high spin speed (1,000 RPM) and it uses little water and energy. The only thing is that it says it can handle a King size comforter with ease... it can't. My mom tried to wash a King size comforter without me there, and she came downstairs when it was done, it was melted on the outer tub shield and it would not respond when she tried to put another load in and it had torn up the comforter. But, it was fixed and has worked great ever since. So just don't wash huge comforters or blankets it in it and it is a great machine.
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Post# 45347 , Reply# 3 9/19/2004 at 00:37 (6,769 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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My Fisher & Paykel SmartDrive GWL08 was five years old on 8/2/2004. I've not had any shredded clothes. The agitator fins have a touch of wear -- they're made of pretty soft/flexible material compared to most other agitators (Kenmore, Maytag, etc.) but don't seem to have rough edges, the base is not cracked, and nothing has ever been caught under it as far as I am aware. No trouble, no repairs of any kind. I did a load of 8 pairs of denim jeans this evening. Pulsator, sounds like your mom washed that comforter on the regular or heavy duty cycle. I agree that a king-size comforter is probably too much for the machine to handle if it's a thick/heavy quilted comforter . . . but she really should have done it on the delicate cycle with the soak option. If I am not mistaken, the latest Intuitive IWL12 has a special duvet/comforter cycle and I believe it pauses occasionally and prompts the user to push the comforter back down into the water (since they tend to trap air and float). | ||
| Post# 45440 , Reply# 6 9/20/2004 at 09:17 (6,767 days old) by Hccrschr () | ||
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Smart Drive video Doesn't someone have a video of this machine in action? Could someone direct me there? | ||
| Post# 45449 , Reply# 7 9/20/2004 at 13:05 (6,767 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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F & P Dryer I heard that f&P was coming out with a top-load dryer. Has anyone seen or heard of this? | ||
| Post# 45457 , Reply# 8 9/20/2004 at 15:14 (6,767 days old) by Hccrschr () | ||
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Yes I saw them on the web site but not in the stores yet | ||
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Post# 45466 , Reply# 9 9/20/2004 at 17:24 (6,767 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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F&P top-load dryer | ||
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Post# 45467 , Reply# 10 9/20/2004 at 17:35 (6,767 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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SmartDrive videos
Hccrschr, here are links to a some material you may find interesting. Washing video clip SmartDrive disassembly Miscellaneous SmartDrive Pics | ||
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Post# 45476 , Reply# 11 9/20/2004 at 19:40 (6,767 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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FP TL dryer Yes-I saw one at the Greenville Appliance store here-kinda interesting.Very shiny SS drum.-but alas-no window. | ||
| Post# 45751 , Reply# 12 9/25/2004 at 20:37 (6,762 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Intuitive Scratch N Dent | ||
| Post# 45806 , Reply# 13 9/26/2004 at 16:41 (6,761 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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A portable? | ||
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Post# 46027 , Reply# 15 9/29/2004 at 22:57 (6,758 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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If you are referring to the first video clip linked in my post above, that is the 'normal' agitation action on the Perm Press cycle. Normal and Perm Press use 'normal' speed. Delicate & Woolens uses 'delicate' action. Heavy Duty uses 'heavy duty' speed. That's the arrangement on my machine, anyway. The SmartDrive motor responds to the load it senses from the clothing and adjusts the wash action accordingly, varying the force, speed, and arc of the stroke to a degree. By running a video (tape) at fast-scan, it's more obvious that the action will sometimes move the load progressively around clockwise, then counter-clockwise . . kind of like the indexing on the Catalina, but in both directions . . . while rolling it over at the same time. A load of jeans on the Regular cycle would get somewhat more aggressive agitation than a load of casuals. I usually use Regular for jeans, but sometimes Heavy Duty. Trust me . . . jeans on Heavy Duty get plenty of action! Water level and load size is also considered. Running the lowest water level without any clothes, Regular and Heavy Duty have virtually the same agitation. But add some clothes and the difference becomes apparent. My machine has what F&P calls "Maximum Wash Profile," which comes into play on the Regular cycle with very heavy, large loads. I read about it on a tech sheet, but had never seen my machine do that. Then I finally did about a month ago. I was running a load of towels/socks/cottons on Regular. A very large load, moreso than I usually run. I was watching, in case anything unusual happened. It auto-selected the high water level and was a few mins into the wash, when the agitator suddenly made an extra complete revolution at the end of a stroke, went into an odd mix of short and long strokes for a bit, then settled into a more aggressive action than Regular normally uses. Very interesting. | ||
| Post# 46041 , Reply# 16 9/30/2004 at 07:46 (6,757 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Agitation Arc | ||
| Post# 46108 , Reply# 18 10/1/2004 at 07:50 (6,756 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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I agree | ||
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