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HOLD ON!!! NEW ASKO SERIES!!!!!

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Post# 205010 4/18/2007 at 15:02 (6,216 days old) by timon90 (Norway)
Checkrate/Likes Here is the new Asko generation! A bit untraditional, but hell yeah-I LIKE THEM!!!!! I MUST have a set of these when I get money!

Post# 205011 , Reply# 1 4/18/2007 at 15:03 (6,216 days old) by timon90 (Norway)
Checkrate/Likes *;-)* Here!

Post# 205012 , Reply# 2 4/18/2007 at 15:04 (6,216 days old) by timon90 (Norway)
Checkrate/Likes *More* ;-)

Post# 205013 , Reply# 3 4/18/2007 at 15:05 (6,216 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)
Checkrate/Likes *oopse!* LOL that's my GE logo. I tried to post it in a different thread and it vanished. There it is!

Post# 205014 , Reply# 4 4/18/2007 at 15:12 (6,216 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)
Checkrate/Likes WOW!!! They look fantastic! I love them! Get me one now :-D Any links? Jon

Post# 205016 , Reply# 5 4/18/2007 at 15:22 (6,216 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Words cannot describe how nice they are! I want one, I WILL GET ONE! lol. Woo calm. There fantastic! Darren

Post# 205018 , Reply# 6 4/18/2007 at 15:56 (6,216 days old) by timon90 (Norway)
Checkrate/Likes *Theyr'e lovely...............* LOVE THEM!!!;) www.asko.se... is the site! Guess they are expencive! The only thing I miss is the drop down door....

Post# 205019 , Reply# 7 4/18/2007 at 15:57 (6,216 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill Home of the RailwayTrials Merseyside,UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Wow!!!* 2000rpm, fab looks, great style, oodles of accessories,AAA & Swedish....nothing else to say really....BUT..Order Now!!!...LOl CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK

Post# 205023 , Reply# 8 4/18/2007 at 16:13 (6,216 days old) by kirk280980 ()
Checkrate/Likes Absolutely gorgeous, and the first new machines I've seen in a long, long time that I would actually call beautiful. They look simple, sleek and unfussy, and don't scream "PLASTIC!". And you've got to love the choice of optional accessories too, particularly the integrated ironing board. Can't wait to track down the user manuals for these to find out how the new control panels work. Usually when a manufacturer introduces a new model series, I'm left wondering why they took a perfectly good looking machine, updated it and in doing so made it look downright ugly. So in that respect, these new Askos really do make a pleasant change. Yeah, I'd take one if you twisted my arm :o).

Post# 205032 , Reply# 9 4/18/2007 at 16:29 (6,216 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)
Checkrate/Likes Kirk - long time no see! waves

Post# 205040 , Reply# 10 4/18/2007 at 17:09 (6,216 days old) by logixx (Germany)
Checkrate/Likes *Well, what can I say?* ;-D

Post# 205041 , Reply# 11 4/18/2007 at 17:16 (6,216 days old) by timon90 (Norway)
Checkrate/Likes *Hehe...* I havent words for it!!!

Post# 205044 , Reply# 12 4/18/2007 at 17:40 (6,216 days old) by logixx (Germany)
Checkrate/Likes Grrr... there seems to be no way to download any manuals. :.(

Post# 205046 , Reply# 13 4/18/2007 at 17:44 (6,216 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)
Checkrate/Likes *2000 rpm* So, 2000rpm spin speed is becoming the norm... Gorenje was first, and now Asko. I wonder if manufacturers can increase their front loader speeds beyond 2000rpm? 3000rpm, anyone?

Post# 205047 , Reply# 14 4/18/2007 at 17:47 (6,216 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There�s a Lady on Stage)
Checkrate/Likes Don't know how valuable final spin speeds over about 1200 rpms really are. Aside from perhaps really thick and thirsty terry cloth towels, and maybe the odd down duvet, what is one going to spin that fast that won't suffer after awhile? Then again maybe these uber fast spin speeds are like everything else with laundry appliances these days; flash and galm with little substance. I mean if the machine only reaches uber speeds for the final 1 minute or so of the final spin.

Post# 205050 , Reply# 15 4/18/2007 at 18:00 (6,216 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)
Checkrate/Likes *Faster speeds...* ...are ideal for spinning denims, jeans, linens, etc. Faster end spins may also mean (but not guaranteed!) that intermediate spins are faster, thereby removing more soapy water before advancing to the next rinse.

Post# 205053 , Reply# 16 4/18/2007 at 18:15 (6,216 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)
Checkrate/Likes Launderess - I use the 1600rpm spins quite frequently and with using them in 2 machines from different manufacturers over the past 3 years I have to say I haven't noticed any more necessary wear on clothing, and also that clothes are much dryer to the touch out of the washer after a 1600rpm spin compared to a 1200rpm spin. Drying time for items such as towels, jeans, and cotton clothing is also considerably reduced... so I would say the turbo spin speeds are worth it at least in a European frontloader and I'd never downgrade to a slower speed on a daily driver machine again. I would say it is actually pretty rare for laundry not to get a 1600rpm spin in our house. Admittedly I use a slower speed (1100-1200rpm) if I'm line drying, as if spun too fast I find that the loss of the additional moisture means that clothes aren't as heavy on the line hence the creases don't fall out as easily - though often I forget to turn the spin speed down so just spin at 1600rpm anyway! Jon

Post# 205054 , Reply# 17 4/18/2007 at 18:25 (6,216 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)
Checkrate/Likes Swivel detergent dispenser too! There's more and more things I'm liking about this Asko :-) Let's hope Maytag badges them up here... Jon

Post# 205058 , Reply# 18 4/18/2007 at 18:40 (6,216 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)
Checkrate/Likes My mother has a Bosch 1400rpm machine, which she always sets to 1200rpm. It has a tendency to vibrate quite a bit at 1200. Out of interest, I washed a load and spun it at 1400rpm: it went through 1200 with a bit of vibration, but became the most stable machine when spinning at full tilt. I've noticed this before with other machines; at certain speeds, the machine and/or suspended 'wooden' floor, oscillate at a natural frequency - usually around the 900-1200rpm speeds. Faster spinners break this frequency. My Zanussi vibrates a bit at 900rpm (it has a staged spin profile), but becomes more stable at 1200, and rock solid at 1600rpm. Faster speeds may wear out cheaply made drum bearings in a shorter time span.

Post# 205064 , Reply# 19 4/18/2007 at 19:06 (6,216 days old) by logixx (Germany)
Checkrate/Likes Bauknecht tested washers with 2000 rpm back in 2003.

Post# 205067 , Reply# 20 4/18/2007 at 19:21 (6,216 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)
Checkrate/Likes But were they ever released for sale?

Post# 205388 , Reply# 21 4/20/2007 at 21:29 (6,214 days old) by logixx (Germany)
Checkrate/Likes No.

Post# 205428 , Reply# 22 4/21/2007 at 07:13 (6,214 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)
Checkrate/Likes I must say I like the design very much. Perfect for kitchens that have everything built in. Are these machines made in Sweden? What worries me is that some Ariston models also have a swivel detergent drawer. I would hate to see that the production of Asko machines moves to Italy.

Post# 205495 , Reply# 23 4/21/2007 at 18:48 (6,213 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)
Checkrate/Likes Apparently ASKO is now owned by SERVIS's parent company, Merloni (not Indesit). It would be reasonable to assume that there is sometimes a bit of 'horse trading' going on, getting one factory to make for another; using parts from other factories. Similar to the way that the Hoover machines started incorporating Candy parts. Possibly not good for Asko's reputation.

Post# 205575 , Reply# 24 4/22/2007 at 05:59 (6,213 days old) by sparkcymru ()
Checkrate/Likes Asko have been part of Merloni for some time now, 7 years in fact. I dont think theres been any issues of quality dropping, they seem to turn out some consistently well built machines. I just love the new design. It is soooo nice.I can't wait to see one and take a look. It's good to see some really good looking machines coming out lately after such boring efforts of recent years from most companies. Steve

Post# 205581 , Reply# 25 4/22/2007 at 06:32 (6,213 days old) by timon90 (Norway)
Checkrate/Likes *Asko...* Asko havent anything with the Merloni company to do, but is just owned by them. I think Asko will continue to fabricate their machines in Sweden for many years. Maybe for ever.... They must live up to theirs fame. Any here who have pics of REALLY old Asko's? 25 years old or more? My 94 mod. Gaggenau/Asko WM206-110/20004Excellence, in stainless steel, which I'm VERY proud of!

Post# 205602 , Reply# 26 4/22/2007 at 09:31 (6,213 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)
Checkrate/Likes What interests me more than the uber-fast spin is having a machine, a large capacity machine, that will finally reach the high temperatures that made European washing machines desirable to me. Boil that laundry! "you'd be a sight more humiliated if one of them lice gets on you!" --Hattie McDaniel

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