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Post# 501278 3/4/2011 at 14:17 (4,664 days old) by logixx  (Germany) |
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Just found these on the Sears web site. Wonder if it's still made by LG, though. Has a lot of resemblance to Electrolux: 5.1 cu.ft on the washer and 8 on the dryer, 59 min. Express Sanitize, reversible door swing and three users can save their own three custom cycles -all just like on the WaveTouch. There's still all that scrubbing, swinging etc. motion going on, so...?
Specs: 7 in. LCD Touchscreen controls up to 26 cycles. Save up to 30% more time when doing laundry with Exclusive Time Manager™ Technology. Cleans up to 48 men's XL t-shirts with 5.1 IEC cu. ft. super capacity. Time Manager™ saves you up to 30% more time when doing laundry by shortening wash times while still keeping all segments of the washing process and getting your clothes clean. Time Manager™ can be selected in five cycles (Normal, Bulky, Heavy, Towels & Whites) to handle all different types of fabrics. Is your water hook up on the left side or right side of your laundry room? It does not matter with Kenmore Elite washer 4413 because it has a reversible washer door. You can enjoy a "French Door" opening so transferring clothes from the washer to the dryer is effortless. Smart Motion™ Technology now offers 8 revolutionary wash motions (Cradling, Soaking, Stirring, Showering, Tumbling, Swinging, Scrubbing, and Rolling) to give proper care and cleaning for a range of fabrics. 
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Post# 501281 , Reply# 1 3/4/2011 at 14:20 (4,664 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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And what about this? Bad PhotoShop? These are clearly Electrolux drums:
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| Post# 501295 , Reply# 5 3/4/2011 at 15:26 (4,664 days old) by hoover1100 (U.K.) | ||
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48 men's XL t-shirts What a joke! No one has that much washing! These capacities are just getting ridiculous. | ||
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Post# 501309 , Reply# 6 3/4/2011 at 16:40 (4,664 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Yeah, TimaManager is so Electrolux. I though that, too! Electrolux/Frigidaire has a Quick Sani cycle: it doesn't heat quite as high as th full cycle, IIRC, and only has one rinse.
ManageMyLife.com already has the manuals available for download and they look just like E-Lux! www.managemylife.com/mmh/lis_pdf/... www.managemylife.com/mmh/lis_pdf/... | ||
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Post# 501332 , Reply# 7 3/4/2011 at 18:54 (4,664 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 501386 , Reply# 8 3/4/2011 at 20:50 (4,664 days old) by retropia () | ||
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I might be willing to spend this kind of money on a washer if I knew I could get 10, 15 or 20 mostly trouble-free years out of it. But if I only got 3-5 years of service before it dies? That would make it a poor value. | ||
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Post# 501414 , Reply# 9 3/4/2011 at 22:11 (4,663 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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No one has that much washing! These capacities are just gett | ||
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Post# 501417 , Reply# 10 3/4/2011 at 22:17 (4,663 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Have Observed More Than Once | ||
| Post# 501437 , Reply# 13 3/4/2011 at 23:46 (4,663 days old) by georgect (Fairfield, CT) | ||
Is this the next generation Electrolux? | ||
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Post# 501463 , Reply# 14 3/5/2011 at 07:19 (4,663 days old) by Logixx (Germany) |
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Actually, I know of only one washer that has a touch screen - a Gorenje. Miele has the Supertronic, which has the same interface as the LaPerla dishwasher. Other than that, most washers have knobs and buttons. There were attempts from AEG, B/S/H and Bauknecht to sell display-driven machines but they all disappeared. I like the idea but I hope the electronics behind it are durable. I mean, I'm typing this from my Samsung Wave touch screen phone, which is easy to use and reliable... but who knows how the technology performs on the washer?
Yes, 8Motions - what a joke! What kind of motion is soaking? And rolling is really just slow tumbling... | ||
| Post# 501473 , Reply# 15 3/5/2011 at 08:11 (4,663 days old) by sudsman () | ||
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Cradling, Soaking, Stirring, Showering, Tumbling, Swinging, Sounds like its got bed bugs! | ||
| Post# 501587 , Reply# 17 3/5/2011 at 16:34 (4,663 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
3beltwesty
Right.
No one has that much washing........... But it would be nice to have for big items like a king comforter that you can't get into the 3.7 cu ft washers etc............At least the one I had would not fit into my Duet. This is made by Electrolux? Those look like LG baffles in that pic above.... I wonder if there is a hidden option deep in the controls to ADD more water like in the wave touch | ||
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Post# 501595 , Reply# 18 3/5/2011 at 17:03 (4,663 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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 The "Quick Sanitize" cycle on my new Frigidaire provides only one rinse , so I'm guessing the same is true for this new Electrolux-made Kenmore.
These machines use so little water I would never allow a cycle with only one rinse. Also, the water doesn't get up to 152 degrees as it does in the regular Sanitize Cycle, which is 1:45 long.
I'm all for the huge tubs! I've found that even tiny loads (1-4 items) are washed well and get lift-and-drop tumbling, just like a bigger load. There was a lot more water in the tub with my 2002 Frigidaire, so small loads would just roll over and over at the bottom of the tub. I like having the capacity to wash huge, heavy items like comforters. And at least two of my loads fill the tub completely each week---bath towels, and kitchen whites. | ||
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Post# 501784 , Reply# 19 3/6/2011 at 12:24 (4,662 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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the express sanitize cycle is the only cycle which attempts to use sanitize water temp. And given what Eugene says above, combined with the fact you cannot increase soil level on that cycle to lengthen wash time to give more time for water heating, I don't like this machine. I like the Frigilux version better because there's a regular Sanitize cycle as well as an Allergen cycle, neither of which are on the Kenmore version. Sears offers numersous deliciate cycles instead. | ||
| Post# 501808 , Reply# 20 3/6/2011 at 13:45 (4,662 days old) by brastemp (Brazil) | ||
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About the motor: this washer works with Direct or Belt Drive? | ||
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Post# 501964 , Reply# 21 3/6/2011 at 19:13 (4,662 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 502101 , Reply# 22 3/7/2011 at 05:47 (4,661 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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| Post# 502190 , Reply# 23 3/7/2011 at 14:26 (4,661 days old) by 3beltwesty () | ||
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One could just buy three 600 bucks machines too. Or buy just one or two and buy those 48 shirts! | ||
| Post# 502487 , Reply# 24 3/8/2011 at 17:45 (4,660 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 502540 , Reply# 25 3/8/2011 at 20:55 (4,660 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Lemongrass | ||
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Post# 504255 , Reply# 26 3/15/2011 at 12:13 (4,653 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Now, LG | ||
| Post# 504276 , Reply# 27 3/15/2011 at 13:19 (4,653 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 504356 , Reply# 28 3/15/2011 at 19:55 (4,653 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Pricing Relative
I think the pricing on the newer machines is relative. Someone has to pay for the technology being put into these new devices. Generally, it is the public that is willing to pay for new innovation. Sometimes the innovation is awesome and sometimes its a flop. The one thing LG has going for it is their talent for putting something in a pretty package.
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| Post# 504379 , Reply# 29 3/15/2011 at 22:04 (4,653 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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A lot of folks here may not be as excited to see LG products and how they have come to be.However, The latest issue of Consumer Reports rates their front loading washers and gas and electric dryers as the most reliable ones on the market. Their performance ratings too are very respectable.I have had them and am glad I did.They did a great job in getting my laundry spotless and the dryer dries really fast. Because of the direct drive mechanism, during the spin mode,the drum will spin either way,clockwise or counter clockwise depending on which way it is moving to sense the balance of the load. I found this out by accident when I was watching it run through the cycle. I had only seen it spin clockwise prior to this but,it went counter clockwise and made me wonder so much why that I emailed their customer service only to learn that it is normal for them to do that and their balance system along with the direct drive is why.
As far as their top loaders go, I am so impressed with it and would not even think of getting any other type of top loading washer.I've used the Whirlpool Cabrios and was not at all impressed.I like the LGs much better.They spin faster and move the clothes from top to bottom a lot more frequently. | ||
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Post# 509127 , Reply# 31 4/4/2011 at 05:05 (4,633 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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| Post# 509146 , Reply# 32 4/4/2011 at 08:20 (4,633 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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Post# 509295 , Reply# 33 4/4/2011 at 20:12 (4,633 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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18 minute wash cycle | ||
| Post# 509313 , Reply# 34 4/4/2011 at 21:24 (4,633 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 509363 , Reply# 35 4/5/2011 at 03:50 (4,632 days old) by aquarius8000 () | ||
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weird... I never thought kenmore still made washers, well you learn somethin' new every day Chris | ||
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Post# 509547 , Reply# 36 4/5/2011 at 19:49 (4,632 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 509720 , Reply# 37 4/6/2011 at 12:16 (4,631 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Persons at local laundromat arriving with one, two or several large bin liners full of laundry. Cram it all into the 50lb SQ washer (regardless of over loading or not), and start the machine. Darks, lites, whites, dog blankets, towels, the whole lot, in that one wash load.
Oh Laundress, you forgot to mention the soap suds shooting out of the soap dispenser on top of the machine as the machine is in motion. This is in both the wash and rinse cycles! I can totally see this happening too. LOL! I'm glad I don't go to Laundromats. I couldn't stand to see something like that. All of that half A$$ washing and then baking it all back on in the dryer.........YUK! | ||
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