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Thread Number: 35133
The demise of the 1800rpm washing machine... |
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Post# 525608 , Reply# 1 6/19/2011 at 15:19 (4,692 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Gorenje UK have dropped the 2,000rpm so 1600 it is for everything else and MaytagAsko claim the top speed now ...the difference between the spin speeds and extraction could be measured in the lab, you d be hard pressed to tell by feeling the clothes , BUT it would save time and energy if using a dryer all the time!!
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| Post# 525614 , Reply# 2 6/19/2011 at 15:28 (4,692 days old) by nrones () | ||
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Gorenje didn't Still, Gorenje's top is 2000rpm, however before the touchscreen models were available only at 2000rpm, now they added touch screen models with lower speeds too ;) Dex | ||
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Post# 525637 , Reply# 3 6/19/2011 at 17:33 (4,692 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 525638 , Reply# 4 6/19/2011 at 17:54 (4,692 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, Thereīs a Lady on Stage) |
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According to what one has read and be told by qualified service persons final spin speeds >1100rpms or so are only marginally more efficient if at all. On the other hand uber high spin speeds do increase the wear on a washing machine which can lead to premature part or parts failure. The later is more true if unbalanced loads are often spun and or the machine is not well leveled on a quite firm surface.
Aside from thick and thirsty bath linen and perhaps a few other items such as down filled duvets and pillows few modern textiles require and or can withstand very high spin speeds. While tumble drying will take out some creasing, that is not always the case. Again very high final extraction speeds aren't good for textiles either, especially if the cycle goes on for too long past the point of removing moisture. This was known back when separate extractors (spinners) were common in all commercial laundries. Back then some believed in leaving items in the machine until almost no water came dripping out/items were spun nearly dry. After awhile it was noticed items subjected to such treatment were not only worn down faster, but some things were literally pulled out of shape permanently. Have some cotton tanks and other items that have subjected to "long" spin times in my spin dryer (Hoover and the Paki "Spin-X"), mainly because they were bunged in with a load of heavy items such as towels. The result is many do not fit properly and or stretched out of shape. One thought the heat of tumble drying would "shrink" things back, but alas that has not happened. Considering the build quality of washers these days far easier and probably cheaper to drop the final extraction speed than redesign things to take the abuse. Consider this, there are many "vintage" front loaders about that have lasted ages with final spin speeds <1000rpms, far out living their newer cousins with faster extraction speeds. Even longer lasting are pure washers only where loads are washed, rinsed but never spun; that is done in a separate extractor unit. | ||
| Post# 525675 , Reply# 6 6/19/2011 at 22:19 (4,691 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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Post# 525719 , Reply# 8 6/20/2011 at 05:27 (4,691 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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I`ll stick To
1600rpm and a large 8kg 60ltr drum for my needs, which when it comes down to it its what you find beneficial to your own needs & requirements, with the weather here and the need for tumble drying it gives me best performance..
We did a test at Johns house and a load of jeans out of the Hoover 9kg vision, 1600rpm, where spun at 1800rpm in the AEG and you could feel the difference and the time in the dryer was 15mins less... 
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| Post# 526189 , Reply# 11 6/22/2011 at 07:12 (4,689 days old) by paulinroyton (B) | ||
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Spin Speeds I have 2 sepearte spin dryers which spin at 2800rpm, clothes dry much quicker when you want to dry them in a tumble dryer. You don,t have to buy them new, just look on ebay as many bargains on there.
Paul 
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| Post# 526283 , Reply# 13 6/22/2011 at 16:39 (4,689 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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I'd agree... | ||
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Post# 526295 , Reply# 15 6/22/2011 at 17:27 (4,689 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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| Post# 526873 , Reply# 19 6/25/2011 at 16:24 (4,686 days old) by nrones () | ||
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Slow It DoWn! Well, in my newest video, I tried to point out people to reduce spin speeds for longer ''life'' of their washers ;) Maybe we all should do that? :) Dex P.S If you want to go directly to the point, go to 7:18 ;) CLICK HERE TO GO TO nrones's LINK | ||
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Post# 528383 , Reply# 21 7/3/2011 at 04:52 (4,678 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Slower spins...
At this time of year I tend to reduce the spin from 1600 down to 12 or even 800 as I out it out on the line which is fine for everything except towels as I hate cardboard ones and as I do not use softener in the wash I tumble dry even in summer as it makes them soft so the machine is left to spin at full speed because it saves electricity..
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| Post# 528384 , Reply# 22 7/3/2011 at 06:01 (4,678 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom) | ||
Spin speeds are always taken into account when buying a new washing machine, with atleast one wash per day in our household we need a fast spinning washing machine, and max spin is used pretty much all the time. Having bought the LG steam F1479FDS5 which has a max spin of 1400 which is very effective and clothes feel very well spun, especially on towels and jeans etc.
Btw- Although gorenje had a 2000rpm machine the residual moisture in clothes was 41% and hotpoint 1600rpm machines have 38%, which is the best i've heard of and seen so far in terms of technical data in residual moisture. Don't think i'll miss the 1800 or 2000rpm spinning machines from the market, don't think they do the machine any good and don't think they make a that bigger difference. 
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