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Thread Number: 19505
Need New Washer & Dryer - Recommendation |
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Post# 313761 , Reply# 1 11/8/2008 at 12:09 (5,641 days old) by coldspot66  (Plymouth, Mass) |
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Any Whirlpool-built conventional direct drive top load washer with agitator. Includes Kenmore, Roper, Estate. Higher up the line might buy you a bit quieter washer and separate speed choices. Also Whirlpool-built 29" wide dryer is best for the $$$$. Just my 2 cents!! | ||
| Post# 313779 , Reply# 3 11/8/2008 at 14:48 (5,641 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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PS...I read about Obama picking up the single electoral vote from Omaha. First time in the modern era that any state has split its electors. | ||
| Post# 313810 , Reply# 4 11/8/2008 at 21:00 (5,641 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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| Post# 313822 , Reply# 5 11/9/2008 at 00:12 (5,640 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
Consider a Front Loader
If you can stretch a little...Try a Bosch 300series. You can get them online for about US$800. Cycle time is about an hour for a normal wash without bleach. At the moment, you send your shirts out. If this is because you don't like ironing (and who really does) then great, but if it is because your machine makes hamburger mince out of them you can save some money. One thing a Front Load machine will do is look after your clothes for you. I have a pair of chinos that are 20 years old that are still in great condition (fit and are beige so haven't dated -yay). My Sheridan bath towels are 14 years old and get used every 3rd week on rotation. I have just gone and had a look at one of them and there is evidence of 2 thread pulls only...they are washed in a front loader and then tumble dried. Because of the wash action, you may find you use less or no bleach (I have never ever used it in 20 years..) and you can generally reduce the amount of fabric conditioner you use. The machines tend to spin better. So with less bleach, less conditioner, less time in a dryer. Clothes and linen that lasts longer, you should save money. ...and Bosch as a brand in Europe and Australia, has a great reputation for reliability and come out high on the JD Power survey in the US. Worth a look. | ||
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Post# 314002 , Reply# 9 11/9/2008 at 20:26 (5,640 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I am also intrigued by the Speed Queen top-loading washer and the Speed Queen front-loading washer. Obviously, the front-load washer will be more expensive but noise is a concern and it would meet that requirement much better than any mid-line top-loader and might be rather unsettling compared to what you have now, one of the loudest washers ever built! I'm not sure who carries the Speed Queen line here since Radiosmith in Ralston closed, but I'm sure one can be had. The SQ front-load washer has stainless inner and outer drums, beefy bearing and drum support assemblies for years of reliability. The controls are simple to use and familiar. Those who have been in the business of repairing appliances for many years have given it their approval, which is often not easily won. CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
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Post# 314011 , Reply# 10 11/9/2008 at 22:10 (5,639 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 314175 , Reply# 11 11/10/2008 at 16:32 (5,639 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Have use commercial* Speed Queen front loaders and they did not have a timed fill. The count down stopped for each fill resulting in one washer, which had low water pressure, taking several minutes longer than the other ones. Still, they didn't rinse too well as there were no real interim spin between the rinses, only spin bursts. And the individual rinses were very short: filling with tumbling, three tumbles and then draining. *) the home-style machines might be different cycle-wise. I know they have longer wash cycles, for example. | ||
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