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FL washer spin speeds - How high and for how long?? |
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Post# 314278   11/11/2008 at 01:29 (5,638 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Hello All! I have been looking (again) at new FL washers thinking about replacing my 11 year old Frigidaire FL set (even though they are still going strong). I like the LG's but the issue of poor service or lack of service keeps coming up. This afternoon I went to a local appliance store to take a look at the choices and had the chance to look at a play with the new offerings from Electrolux for the first time. It looks nice and I really like it. However the plastic door, while looking REALLY clean, had a plastic-on-plastic squeak when the high speed final spin was demo'd for me. The sales person mentioned the high spin speed of 1200 RPM is maintained for the length of the spin, not just a minute or 2 as other brands do. So my question is: Do YOU, out there in AW.org-land, know if the advertised (RPM) spin speed of other brands (LG, GE, Whirl/more, Whirl/tag, etc, etc) is maintained for the length of the spin, or does it just ramp up to that RPM for the final minute or two like my 11 year old Frigidare does??? Thanks in advance for your replies! Kevin |
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Post# 314287 , Reply# 2   11/11/2008 at 04:06 (5,638 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)   |   | |
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My Miele's spin at around 1200 for the first 6 minutes or so and then ramp up to max speed, 1400-1800 for the final 1.5 minutes. |
Post# 314327 , Reply# 5   11/11/2008 at 08:30 (5,638 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Yes I know the % of water remaining in the cloths after washing does effect the drying times, but that is not something they advertise or publish here in the US (from what I have seen). Also I'm looking a large(er) capacity US spec machine. The Euro spec machines, aside from having very few choices, are just too small and too expensive for my needs. The highest spin speed I have seen on the larger washers here is 1300 or 1400 RPM and that is only on the TOL (read $$$) models. |
Post# 314357 , Reply# 6   11/11/2008 at 12:18 (5,637 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)   |   | |
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Hi Carlo, Am I bad, I should've said W2888, the T4888C is the horrible matching condensor dryer. Cheers Nathan |
Post# 314386 , Reply# 7   11/11/2008 at 16:42 (5,637 days old) by favorit ()   |   | |
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I' ve seen that in AU you've the same machines as here in EU. Wonder why in the US they don't sell the AllerWash/MedicWash |
Post# 314571 , Reply# 8   11/12/2008 at 12:00 (5,636 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA)   |   | |
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My 5.5 year old Kenmore HE3t (sister to the Duet) will maintain the top speed of 1200rpm for 2.5 minutes for most cycles. If the extended spin option is selected, it will spin at the top speed for up to 4.25 minutes. If a lower final spin speed is selected, it will spin at that speed for a longer period of time. Joe |
Post# 314620 , Reply# 9   11/12/2008 at 16:08 (5,636 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 314668 , Reply# 10   11/12/2008 at 21:14 (5,636 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 315301 , Reply# 15   11/15/2008 at 22:10 (5,633 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)   |   | |
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Post# 315306 , Reply# 16   11/15/2008 at 23:02 (5,633 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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That ran on 220v, had to have both "hot" and "cold" hoses hooked up. One could run them via a "Y" connector if one wished, but both taps had to be used. Wasn't sure why, but when our Miele was installed the tech stated so and Miele customer service repeated the fact. Some early Miele models sold in the United States (the W1000 series, and W1918, could run on 120v only, but for the most part by the later production cycle of the 1900 series, all machines were 220v only. Considering electric rates are much higher than either gas or oil in our area, rarely do cold fills when washing in warm, hot or boiling. Rather will fill with warm, and either wash at that temp, or heat up to 120F or 140F. On the very rare occasions one needs to "boil wash" , what cannot be done via the Lessiveuse on the range, will pre-wash in cold and fill with hot water straight from the tap. Despite what is said here and over on THS, when my Miele fills with say "120F" water from the taps, it does NOT cool down by the time the washer finishes it's rather long wash cycle. I know this because will turn the temperature dial to 120F after the machine has filled, and leave it there. If the temp drops below the set temp, the thermostat will sense this and turn on the heaters. There is a very distinct sound when this happens, as when the thermostat turns the heater off, and am here to tell you the washer does not start heating water. |
Post# 315461 , Reply# 19   11/17/2008 at 00:39 (5,632 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX)   |   | |
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The LG TROMM Steam Washer WM2688HNM when set to “Extra High” spin speed, spins for 14 minutes in the Sanitary, Cotton/Normal, Speed Wash, and spin only Cycles @ 1320 RPM maximum, but only 8 minutes is at maximum RPM. The first minute is drain with a spray to clear the pump at the end of the drain. The drain and spray are omitted if the washer is started without water (14 min. remaining). The next 3 minutes are balancing and ramping up (13 min. remaining). The next 8 minutes it spins @ max. 1320 RPM (10 min. remaining). The next to the last minute the washer is coasting to a stop (2 min. remaining). And the last minute it tumbles and pauses to “fluff” the load (1 min. remaining). ~Jeff |
Post# 315732 , Reply# 23   11/18/2008 at 15:36 (5,630 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)   |   | |
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Maytag Gemini range with lower gas convection oven. CLICK HERE TO GO TO passatdoc's LINK |
Post# 315776 , Reply# 25   11/18/2008 at 19:08 (5,630 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 315993 , Reply# 26   11/19/2008 at 13:23 (5,629 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 316008 , Reply# 27   11/19/2008 at 13:59 (5,629 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 316012 , Reply# 28   11/19/2008 at 14:06 (5,629 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 317425 , Reply# 31   11/30/2008 at 00:24 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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I stumbled across this video when watching other videos on YouTube. apparently it's Swedish and the website says, it does in fact have a 2000 RPM final spin speed option.
It's just astonishing to hear!!! The Video is nearly 11 minutes, so for those who might get bored waiting for the next thing to happen, here are the key time points: 0:00 - load balancing and quick short burst spin 1:05 - starts to spin 3:10 - ramps up speed 6:42 - ramps up speed again 8:07 - ramps up speed AGAIN!! 9:38 - coasting down, the ride is over. ENJOY!! |
Post# 317426 , Reply# 32   11/30/2008 at 00:25 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 317464 , Reply# 33   11/30/2008 at 10:25 (5,619 days old) by favorit ()   |   | |
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W6903 .... 2000 rpm , available in the US too CLICK HERE TO GO TO favorit's LINK |
Post# 318131 , Reply# 34   12/4/2008 at 16:02 (5,614 days old) by timon90 (Norway)   |   | |
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