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| Post# 356728 6/13/2009 at 13:20 (5,423 days old) by moonvalleycacti () | ||
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Ok Guys Whats the Most Boring Automatic Washer you have or have seen??? Mine: Frigidaire Top Loaders.. They have no roll over and there "dual action" agitator is useless imho... | ||
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Post# 356735 , Reply# 1 6/13/2009 at 13:28 (5,423 days old) by thomasortega  (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Any H-axis front loader. I love to see some action, not only hear the noise and watch a timer | ||
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Post# 356741 , Reply# 2 6/13/2009 at 14:05 (5,423 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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And once again, I am here to defend the much-maligned modern Frigidaire top-loader, goddammit! Call it a big, white hunk of plastic; bemoan the absence of a cool-down protocol for the "Colors" cycle; curse the lack of timed dispensers for bleach and fabric softener; bitch to high heaven about how it only fills to a medium-high water level: Of all these things, it stands accused. But calling its wash-action boring? No way! With the correct clothes-to-water ratio, I think it's one of the most engaging top-loaders to watch. | ||
| Post# 356749 , Reply# 4 6/13/2009 at 14:42 (5,423 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
turbulance
GE top loaders are my least favorite. I think (and I have sent numerous email to the different manufacturers)that if the new front loaders would just add one more perforated tumble arm,it would increase the turbulence dramatically.Those of us who have witnessed the Bendix front loaders know exactly what I am talking about.
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| Post# 356751 , Reply# 5 6/13/2009 at 14:44 (5,423 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
A listing | ||
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Post# 356756 , Reply# 6 6/13/2009 at 15:17 (5,423 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 356767 , Reply# 9 6/13/2009 at 16:41 (5,423 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 356790 , Reply# 11 6/13/2009 at 18:12 (5,423 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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| Post# 356821 , Reply# 13 6/13/2009 at 20:26 (5,423 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
"Bring forth the pitchforks and torches" We won't let you get off that easy ;) "But have you actually WATCHED one of those machines?" Yep, weekly for over 25 years! *YAWN* That's subjective.... "Absolutely no drama. The water on the surface hardly breaks" Stop overloading the machine! LOL!! "you can't even suds lock it" Don't blame Maytag for engineering a great design.....:D "Sorry folks.....but I like drama....splashing......sudsing!" Drama always comes at a steep price!! | ||
| Post# 356842 , Reply# 15 6/13/2009 at 22:16 (5,423 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Maytag Neptune FL I don't have one of these machines but not having a glass window in the door must make using one pretty boring as front loading washers go... Andrew S. | ||
| Post# 356844 , Reply# 17 6/13/2009 at 22:34 (5,423 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
A VINTAGE MAYTAG TOP LOADER ARE YOU FUKING KIDDING ME??? | ||
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Post# 356846 , Reply# 18 6/13/2009 at 22:40 (5,423 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 356852 , Reply# 19 6/14/2009 at 00:38 (5,423 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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My vote goes for the vintage Maytag AMPs. Even if you figure out how to defeat the mercury switch lid, you'll find there's not much going on in there, even with a reasonable-sized load. | ||
| Post# 356854 , Reply# 20 6/14/2009 at 00:40 (5,423 days old) by spankomatic (Ukiah,CA) | ||
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| Post# 356880 , Reply# 24 6/14/2009 at 05:13 (5,423 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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| Post# 357167 , Reply# 28 6/15/2009 at 09:10 (5,421 days old) by bosch2460 (Harrisonburg, VA) | ||
Frigidaire TL
I will have to say in defense of those poor indexing tub TL Frigidaire washers.... A few years back I worked in Dining Services in a Nursing Home as Assistant Director. We got a brand new set exactly like Frigilux's. I witnessed it for almost 3 years, and never, ever had a repair. Mind you that these machines were used as industrial machines, doing up to 10-12 loads a day. There were days where there were an excess of 20 loads. We washed all of our own towels, shirts, aprons, mops, and table linens for 2 dining rooms. It was not the greatest at cleaning, but managed to suit our needs. But something can be said for its quality, despite it's short comings, I think. :) Just wanted to make a note since it gets trashed a lot. And while I am here....the most boring washer to me, is any DD TL with that damn dual-action agitator. I do not wish to watch anything shred my nice clothes, and still not be able to clean worth a damn. With the top of the agitator going in one direction...snore. ;) Have a good day, all Joel | ||
| Post# 357830 , Reply# 30 6/17/2009 at 22:35 (5,419 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
I have to vote for any washer with that Dual Action or Corkscrew agitator.They are SOOOO boring its like watching paint peel but that would prob be the more intresting one.When I was kid we had a pair of Norge 20Lb washer and dryer it washed the hell out of clothes and that agitator lint filter that would spit everytime it stoped to go the other way.They got them in 1972 or so before I was born and they lasted till I was in college,that washer didnt slow during the washing arc it had a huge straight vane agaitator that seemed to slam against a wall then reverse.Mom complanied about pilling the colthes and she even had one of thoese shavers.
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| Post# 357857 , Reply# 32 6/18/2009 at 01:15 (5,419 days old) by frapdoodle () | ||
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i know im going to get some Sh*t for this but i personaly think the Frigidaire 1-18 is boring. I mean it really has no turnover, unless you have a small load and a large water setting. But thats just my OPPINION. -The Chance-a-nator | ||
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Post# 357874 , Reply# 33 6/18/2009 at 07:20 (5,419 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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I never had a problem with the dual action agitators...the first one I installed on a whirlpool, never shreded anything and seemed to work better with a full almost packed load, as in their demonstration, but it did work alot better in the belt drive rather than the direct drive, the DD was moving so fast and short strokes that the corkscrew never seemed to move anything, and then in the newer models they angled the vanes downward which helped a lot, but in gentle speed, with hese agitators nothing moved, so I really preferred the larger KA agitator for a DD application.... but I did find the 1-18 frigidaire to be boring, like what was said earlier, unless its a tiny load with a lot of water, that thing would bob up and down, and the load would just sit still.... | ||
| Post# 357882 , Reply# 34 6/18/2009 at 07:42 (5,419 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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For a Kenmore BD, washer, I vote Super Roto-Swirl FTW. For a DD machine, the str8 vane agitator does nothing. The clothes just sit there. | ||
| Post# 357897 , Reply# 35 6/18/2009 at 08:53 (5,418 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
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The Kenmore's we had were all belt driven and the agiator I think was broke it never rolled the clothes.We had a new Maytag with the same type of agitator and it was just as boring.When I moved out for college I got a used old Kelvinator and it was great I have never seen one before with that strange huge agitator,I just told the used place to bring me a cheap whasher.I loved it,that was a good washer and it ran night and day cauz my parents got me a Apartment when I was in college instead of the Dorm all my broke friends would bring there wash to my place.My best friend has a Shredmore and I have used them alot they wash very differnt than our Kenmore's but I have never had one myself though.I JUST LOVE THE FRIGIDARES 1-18 and the Kelvinators also were cool when I first used it I didnt think I would be able to get any clothes in it,I didnt know they did that strange offset round and round deal it was OLD when I got it and lasted another ten years till my roomates house burned down.
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| Post# 357921 , Reply# 38 6/18/2009 at 10:42 (5,418 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
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LOL.....I was talking about out 2000 model Maytag it was awful it would throw belts all the time and the pump was replaced about 4 times.It was a performa I think not sure it would also leave grease on our clothes when we didnt have any grease on any when they went in..My Mamaw had a centerdial Maytag that lasted for 25 years.It was a great washer...
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| Post# 358344 , Reply# 39 6/20/2009 at 09:21 (5,416 days old) by robliverpool (england Liverpool) | ||
I like nearly every washer but have to agree with some the newer machine are pretty dull, i miss hearing the sound of the timer advancing through the cycle and the higher water levels you get with older washers and the louder motors that sounded like they had some power in them and they were going to take off lol oh happy days
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