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Thread Number: 25572
Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!!! |
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| Post# 393502 , Reply# 1 11/15/2009 at 18:33 (5,275 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!!!  | ||
| Post# 393522 , Reply# 2 11/15/2009 at 20:44 (5,275 days old) by norfolksouthern () | ||
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They will GET what is COMING to them in GOOD time. Bua ha ha ha ha! NorfolkSouthern | ||
| Post# 394897 , Reply# 3 11/21/2009 at 07:30 (5,269 days old) by kqkenmore (memphis tn) | ||
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| Post# 395281 , Reply# 5 11/23/2009 at 07:57 (5,267 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee) | ||
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Post# 395934 , Reply# 6 11/26/2009 at 00:08 (5,264 days old) by dadoes  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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How to torture & mangle a set of sheets | ||
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Post# 396028 , Reply# 9 11/26/2009 at 18:45 (5,264 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Some may disagree, and gotten a bad machine, I have 2, one gave me troubles, but once Whirlpool changed out both boards never an issue, the second one just a static charge, unplug for a while and all OK....I've had them over 4 years and no real issues, great machines that are fool proof to load and wash with a fair amount of water.....use Heavy Duty for almost every load, and the Whitest Whites is the best with the bleach rinse.....most of these machines got a bum rap for the issues, they would have done better if Whirlpool would have taken care of their customers right, and because of the way they handle this issue makes you reconsider them for future purchases....customer service?....makes you consider another manufacturer!....just a thought!
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Post# 396120 , Reply# 11 11/27/2009 at 14:47 (5,263 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Torture and mangle was intended as humor, of course. I've been using my KQ1 as my daily driver for slightly more than a year. I've not had anything get caught by the wash plate, although it can happen with items such as loose robe ties, very small infant socks, and underwire bras that reasonably shouldn't be put in the machine unless in a mesh laundry bag for delicates. That's not so much a fault of the machine as a matter of adjusting laundry habits to the machine's characteristics. The wash/rinse action on all cycles is varying combinations of spin-shower (60 RPM) and nutation at speeds ranging from 300 NPM (Heavy Duty) to 150 NPM (Wool & Handwash). Normal & Whitest Whites is 275 NPM. Delicate/Casuals is 225 NPM. Successively-gentler cycles across the panel from left-to-right have more spin-shower time and less nutation. Heavy Duty is more aggressive and is intended for very dirty or large heavy loads ... such as 9 pairs of jeans. :-) Whitest Whites is largely the same as Normal, but defaults to hot water, has a 5-min longer wash time across the range of soil levels, and a slightly different bleach rinse phase. Jeans may tangle some but no more than in (I suspect) most frontloaders. Proper loading helps to a degree. If your machine has the Jeans/Darks cycle, it runs at 250 NPM with a spin-shower and nutation profile more akin to Delicate/Casual than Normal, and fills largely through the fresh water inlet to help flush undissolved detergent off the fabric to avoid spotting, or "frosting" as I've heard it called, of dark dyes. While I can't say from long-term use experience, I don't think there're any notable deficiencies in the drive shaft & pulley, bearings, or motor size. Supremewhirlpol, you experienced trouble in those areas? The basket would have been much better with an integral hub instead of the aluminum(?) pressed-on hub that was used ... but that same problem is still happening with frontloaders that have stainless steel drums and aluminum spiders. As discussed previously, there were several design changes on the Calypso through the production period (similar to what Maytag did with the Neppy frontloaders). A little better defense against splashing over the tub would also been good. | ||
| Post# 396139 , Reply# 12 11/27/2009 at 18:06 (5,263 days old) by fridgiman () | ||
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I want a Calypso Looks like a lot of fun too me | ||
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Post# 396270 , Reply# 14 11/28/2009 at 13:48 (5,262 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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- Calypso is belt-drive with a 1/2 HP AC single-phase variable speed (350 to 4500 RPM) reversible induction motor. - Cabrio is direct-drive using F&P's DC brushless 3-phase variable speed SmartDrive motor, with a rotor position sensor that allows direct rotational control to function as a 'stepper' motor. - Calypso has one pump, reversible for recirculation or drain. - Cabrio has separate pumps for recirculation and drain. - Calypso basket drive is direct-locked with the drive pulley for spin (via the u-joint/leveler mechanism) and has a brake mechanism very similar to Whirlpool drive-drive/transmission toploaders. - Cabrio uses F&P's floating basket drive and has no brake (other than if it brakes electrically through the motor). - Calypso has a water-filled balance ring at top of the basket. - Cabrio has balance rings at both top and bottom of the basket. - Calypso wash plate wobbles/nutates via the u-joint/leveler mechanism. It does not rotate/oscillate during nutation. It rotates only when locked with the basket drive when the motor runs in the spin direction. - Cabrio wash plate rotates/oscillates for wash/rinse action per the SmartDrive motor. It does not wobble/nutate. - Calypso water level is always below the wash plate, so it must recirculate during wash and rinse to keep the clothes saturated. - Cabrio recirculates at one or more points during the cycle but does not use recirculation as a primary part of the wash action as the tub does fill with water to at least partially submerge the clothes. | ||
| Post# 396343 , Reply# 17 11/28/2009 at 21:50 (5,262 days old) by fridgiman () | ||
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Thanks for the offer I know that its gone I'll keep my eyes open and maybe I'll find one on a tree lawn somewhere | ||
| Post# 396948 , Reply# 19 12/1/2009 at 22:57 (5,259 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
i remember seeing that calypso 
when i came to visit you, it's never been a type of washer that i found interesting. in fact i always wondered how it could possibly even clean well. look at it this way, the space you now have will someday be filled with a machine you really like! prob some european commercial front loader that spins at 4000 rpm or something. at least it will when you get done modifying it with a 440 volt 3 phase motor that requires a special transformer added in the basement just to power it! and don't forget that beautiful bendix you have tucked away. hope to see you getting it out and workin on it real soon here! lot's of pics please when you do! | ||
| Post# 397196 , Reply# 21 12/2/2009 at 22:03 (5,258 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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you're the only guy i have
ever seen that actually put a major voltage transformer device whatever thing in his basement to power a commercial washer as big as a tank! now that is the epiome of dedication to the fine art of appliance collecting! you got my vote! can't wait to drive up and see that bendix when you get it out of your shed! | ||
| Post# 397202 , Reply# 22 12/2/2009 at 22:29 (5,258 days old) by norfolksouthern () | ||
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Oh, the Bendix is small potatoes; I'm waiting 'till he gets a 200 pound capacity Unimac. And if he does, I'll want to go see it! NorfolkSouthern | ||
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Post# 397537 , Reply# 24 12/4/2009 at 16:42 (5,256 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Wash In? | ||
| Post# 397689 , Reply# 25 12/5/2009 at 12:59 (5,255 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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A big thank you to Glenn (Dadoes) for posting Calypso videos. I enjoyed watching all of them. Ross | ||
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