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Thread Number: 16406
New Fisher & Paykel AquaSmart |
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Post# 272508 , Reply# 1 3/27/2008 at 23:50 (5,866 days old) by rinso  (Meridian Idaho) |
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Congrats! My partner and I have had an Aqua Smart since last summer and totally love it. It outperforms our old HE3 by a long shot. I'll be posting a follow up on our F&P set this weekend, with all the "pros" and a few "cons." Looking forward to your video. | ||
| Post# 272757 , Reply# 2 3/29/2008 at 06:19 (5,864 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Thanks for announcing a video before I asked for them myself and probably got banned from posting here! :) | ||
| Post# 272758 , Reply# 3 3/29/2008 at 06:20 (5,864 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Also, is the WL80T65CW1 the one with the LCD Screnn or the one without it? | ||
| Post# 272989 , Reply# 4 3/30/2008 at 16:54 (5,863 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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With the (cool may I add) LCD Screen and 8kg capacity... Videos will be posted on YouTube late tomorrow or the day after (Wednesday here) | ||
| Post# 273000 , Reply# 5 3/30/2008 at 17:48 (5,863 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Oh! It has an LCD screen? | ||
| Post# 273210 , Reply# 6 3/31/2008 at 22:25 (5,862 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Yes... And I have to say... It is unfair to expect videos to be posted... This will be my first video myself... But i don't beg... | ||
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Post# 273213 , Reply# 7 3/31/2008 at 22:30 (5,862 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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But hen again the latest ones were a tad shi*tty! | ||
| Post# 273223 , Reply# 8 3/31/2008 at 22:52 (5,862 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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This one was a Dependable *cough cough* Care... About 15 years old... | ||
| Post# 273224 , Reply# 9 3/31/2008 at 22:53 (5,862 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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No probs toggle... Tommorrow maybe! | ||
| Post# 273517 , Reply# 10 4/2/2008 at 19:30 (5,860 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Well this is the old one 
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| Post# 273518 , Reply# 11 4/2/2008 at 19:31 (5,860 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Again 
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| Post# 273519 , Reply# 12 4/2/2008 at 19:34 (5,860 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Control Dial 
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| Post# 273520 , Reply# 13 4/2/2008 at 19:34 (5,860 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Wash Bowl 
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| Post# 273521 , Reply# 14 4/2/2008 at 19:38 (5,860 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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AquaSmart 
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| Post# 273522 , Reply# 15 4/2/2008 at 19:39 (5,860 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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AquaSmart 
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| Post# 273524 , Reply# 16 4/2/2008 at 19:40 (5,860 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Screen 
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| Post# 273525 , Reply# 17 4/2/2008 at 19:42 (5,860 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Welcome To AquaSmart 
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Post# 273527 , Reply# 18 4/2/2008 at 20:30 (5,860 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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So how's the new one?
Thank you. Hard to believe that a Maytag of that engineering was a lemon. Were the Maytags in Autralia assembled on your continent or on mine? I was under the impression that there were severe water shortages in parts of Australia--so to me I'd never expect to see a new top-loader. Thanks for sharing! | ||
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Post# 273572 , Reply# 19 4/3/2008 at 06:33 (5,859 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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We went for the Fisher & Paykel AquaSmart WL80T65CW1... It is amazing... "The only top loading washer that gives you the ability to wash in either conventional or high efficiency washing mode.High Efficiency mode allows you to wash in amounts of water similar to that of most front loaders." AND SO IT IS! CLICK HERE TO GO TO toggleswitch's LINK | ||
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Post# 273573 , Reply# 20 4/3/2008 at 06:38 (5,859 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Saving water | ||
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Post# 273574 , Reply# 21 4/3/2008 at 06:41 (5,859 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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User Guide | ||
| Post# 273639 , Reply# 23 4/3/2008 at 19:33 (5,859 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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The Aquasmart is kind of a weird washing machine because it shows you a smiley face when you turn it on and tells you "Have a nice day." when the cycle is done. | ||
| Post# 273641 , Reply# 25 4/3/2008 at 19:43 (5,859 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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Nope... When it turns on it says "Welcome To AquaSmart" and the AquaSmart Logo... When it is finished it says "Wash Finished. Have a nice day"... No smiley faces in sight. | ||
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Post# 273644 , Reply# 27 4/3/2008 at 20:01 (5,859 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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What's weird about that? My IWL12 has been doing that for three and one-half years. It has other cutesie icons for water level sensing, fabric sensing, wash, soak, rinse, and spin. And a bunch of menus for cycle selection, options, and diagnostics. Video clip available for limited time: IWL12 Demo Screen (10.7 MB). I have no clue what is the phone-ringing noise in the clip. | ||
| Post# 273646 , Reply# 28 4/3/2008 at 20:05 (5,859 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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I have a vid of the demo screen for aquasmart... will try to get it on youtube sometime with others... Thanks 4 the vid Dadoes. Anyone know how to get AquaSmart into Diagnostics? | ||
| Post# 273649 , Reply# 29 4/3/2008 at 20:34 (5,859 days old) by bestcleaning () | ||
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Saving water Ah! In the last mouth Electrolux launched the new washer (full size) in Brazil with exactly the same way for re-use the wash water. | ||
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Post# 273651 , Reply# 30 4/3/2008 at 20:36 (5,859 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Sounds like you got a Lemon Maytag
Shanon, What kind of usage did your Maytag have on a day to day basis? I bought my mother that very same model Maytag in 1994 and it's still going strong to this day...has only needed one service call and that was for a rusty lid. She washed for 4 people maybe twice a week and is probably doing more now with my sister and nephew living at home. I will say the main flaw i found was the mistake Maytag Australia made by fitting electric pumps in place of the mechanical pumps which led to lots of "suds lock" depending on what detergent my mum used. Sounds like you got a "monday" or "friday" model to me. Congrats on the Aquasmart: considered one for myself. Leon | ||
| Post# 273657 , Reply# 31 4/3/2008 at 21:05 (5,859 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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We bought it in maybe 95??? Usually less than 8 loads a week... | ||
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Post# 273661 , Reply# 32 4/3/2008 at 21:11 (5,859 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Defintely Sounds like a problem one | ||
| Post# 273669 , Reply# 33 4/3/2008 at 21:36 (5,859 days old) by shanonabc () | ||
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The pump wasn't the main problem though... it was the drive system | ||
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Post# 273671 , Reply# 34 4/3/2008 at 21:47 (5,859 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Again...a problem one for you | ||
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Post# 273675 , Reply# 35 4/3/2008 at 22:33 (5,859 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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~I will say the main flaw i found was the mistake Maytag Australia made by fitting electric pumps in place of the mechanical pumps which led to lots of "suds lock" depending on what detergent my mum used. OK Now I must ask to see a Maytag with an electric pump, if you please. It seems counter-intuitive to me to introdce yet another 240v item for an export machine in a country that uses 120v. In other words, a 240v electic pump and motor probably not a readily-available "stock" part. Why on Earth would Maytag do something like that? Is there any reason they needed a neutral drain? Would a 50hz motor of sufficent torque have to be larger, and therefore not fit in the available space? | ||
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Post# 273678 , Reply# 36 4/3/2008 at 22:55 (5,859 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Why did Maytag fit an electric pump??
Hey Toggles, From what i have been told by a Maytag repairer, the reason they fitted electric pumps to the "Dependable Care" line was to "try" and reduce the instances of Lint staying on the clothes. Personally, i hate the neutral drain of these machines and much prefer the spin drain. Remember, the model before this still had the spin drain and when they introduced the "Performa" and "Atlantis" some years later, they were all spin drain. I don't think it had anything to do with the motor etc. As for a pic...maybe Shannon can provide one? Otherwise, i'll take a pic of my mum's on the weekend. Cheers Leon | ||
| Post# 273695 , Reply# 37 4/4/2008 at 05:31 (5,858 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia) | ||
Great looking machine
Hi Shannon, A really great looking machine,well done!, tell me do you prefer the traditional agitator action like your Maytag?, or do you like the pulsator type action of this one better?. When we bought our large top loader a few months ago, we also looked at this one,but mainly due to price affordability we ended up with the 8.5kg L.G.which I must say has not yet let me down. Enjoy your new washer. Steve. | ||
| Post# 273700 , Reply# 38 4/4/2008 at 06:17 (5,858 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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DADoeS, that was a pretty interesting video. But why was the washer making filling sounds during the entire cycle? Was the display on demo mode or somthing? | ||
| Post# 273773 , Reply# 39 4/4/2008 at 13:29 (5,858 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
I have a Dependable Care Plus of about this vintage. Mine is a 10 cycle machine with variable water levels. I bought it new 5-9-95. Mine was built by Maytag when they were Maytag in Newton, IA. It has the orbital tranny, belt drive, and poly pump. I had one service call recently because the pressure switch was allowing it to overflow on occasion. The service man could have told me it needed replaced and charged me a right testicle for the repair, but he was able to clean it and charged me $22 for the service call. | ||
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Post# 273936 , Reply# 40 4/5/2008 at 19:29 (5,857 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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DADoeS, that was a pretty interesting video. But why was the washer making filling sounds during the entire cycle? Was the display on demo mode or somthing?Look up at the post that includes the clip, it clearly says IWL12 Demo Screen. Demonstration mode is for attracting attention to a store display. The controls can be set for cycles/options as usual, but the machine won't run. The scrolling display resumes after a couple mins of no buttons being pressed. The clip doesn't show that all the console LEDs are flashing. | ||
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