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Thread Number: 22223
government forcing companies to axe top loaders |
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Post# 348071 , Reply# 1 5/11/2009 at 12:59 (5,461 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 348072 , Reply# 2 5/11/2009 at 13:08 (5,461 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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Post# 348074 , Reply# 3 5/11/2009 at 13:25 (5,461 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 348082 , Reply# 4 5/11/2009 at 13:42 (5,461 days old) by toploader1984 () | ||
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for sure!!! speed queen is the BEST, if they go out of business, i will stop washing my clothes. | ||
| Post# 348086 , Reply# 6 5/11/2009 at 13:49 (5,461 days old) by toploader1984 () | ||
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also when i put my LG on the "quick" wash cycle, which still took 40-50 minutes, didn't even spin between rinses, so in order to make the cycle quickeer, lg cut the spin cycle, how is that supposed to rinse anything out!!?? | ||
| Post# 348088 , Reply# 7 5/11/2009 at 13:51 (5,461 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
Original Frigidaire front loading washers-----
ARE electronic. There is no way around it nowdays. They have a speed regulator on an electronic board that is mounted on the rear frame. It regulates the tumble and spin speeds and,if it fails and needs replacement, the cost is almost $400 and without replacement,then tub will not spin at all and may not even tumble.As far as the "colapso" is concerned,I believe that a lot of the electronic failiers were customer related either by them not removing the protective cover sheet that is only for safe shipping or from pushing the controls so hard that the diodes fail.Had Whirlpool placed a MagiClean filter in the Colapso's,The pump failier would have been a lot less frequent.The lint acumulation in the ones I had,was unbelievable. If that method of agitation was so gentle,how and where was all that lint being formed?Enquiring minds want to know.
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| Post# 348108 , Reply# 10 5/11/2009 at 15:23 (5,461 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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After thinking a long time about this, we decided that after our Whirlpool electronic set dies (no problems yet) we'll probably want to go with a Frigidaire 1-18 set. We have time until the right one comes along. If we can't locate one of those. We'll probably get a Speed Queen set. However nothing beats those Whirlpool dryers. | ||
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Post# 348129 , Reply# 11 5/11/2009 at 17:21 (5,461 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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There's more to water and energy conservation than just the personal usage bills that one is willing to pay. With the world's population continually growing, more utility infrastructure is needed. More water treatment and sewer facilities, more power generation. That costs *everyone* in taxes and utility bills for municipal watersewer and power plants. In regards to frontloaders (and dishwashers) that run long cycles ... the longer cycle times don't necessarily involve more power usage. Motors are much more efficient and pull less wattage. As I found when testing my DishDrawer, even running a 132-minute cycle and heating tap-cold water to 150°F and 163°F, the power consumption is quite frugal. Someone should check a vintage toploader with a WattsUp or Kill-a-Watt meter and compare it to a newfangled frontloader. Perhaps run a cold wash to eliminate the water-heating factor. The frontloader likely will come out ahead, even if running a 2-hr cycle. | ||
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