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Post# 595729   5/11/2012 at 11:11 (4,360 days old) by spookiness (Alexandria VA)        

I saw one of these at Home Depot yesterday but didn't have my camera/phone with me. There was a lot of descriptive information on the inside of the lid I wish I'd gotten a photo of. #ATW4675YQ

Anybody know anything about them?

www.homedepot.com/Appliances-Laun...




Post# 595730 , Reply# 1   5/11/2012 at 11:19 (4,360 days old) by william637 (Damp pants? Not a chance. )        
Interesting

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It is not energy star compliant.  Anybody know if this thing will actually have a water fill like a top loader should?
Post# 595735 , Reply# 2   5/11/2012 at 11:35 (4,360 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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This is the new control panel design from Whirlpool for their low end products. The machine in that link is a Whirlpool World Washer. It has no option for fabric softener rinsing though so I bet you anything that the only rinsing option it offers is that dreaded spray rinse!
Post# 595762 , Reply# 3   5/11/2012 at 13:48 (4,360 days old) by spookiness (Alexandria VA)        
fabric softener

 Pulsator,
The unit did not have a fabric softener dispenser. I have the predecessor ATW4475VQ and it doesn't either. Of all the low end DD (Admiral, Roper, Estate) I don't recall ever seeing any of them with a dispenser, just a cap at the top of the agitator.

Post# 596025 , Reply# 4   5/12/2012 at 20:25 (4,359 days old) by 300C (Jonesboro, GA)        
Roper Version (probably identical)

 I saw the Roper version of this machine at the local Home Depot. It actually seemed a fairly nice machine. It had a spreckled porcelain tub and a single-piece straight-vaned agitator. It does spray rinses on some rinses and a deep one on others (presumably the heavy duty cycle). The price was $359.00.

I wonder if, with the new design, the machine's rinses are better than the last of the BOL DD machines. If I were shopping for a new washer and couldn't afford a Fisher & Paykel Eco Smart, I would consider one of these. I'd inquire about the rinses, though.

Post# 596110 , Reply# 5   5/13/2012 at 07:35 (4,358 days old) by chromacolor ()        

I have some friends that bought a house in November, and got an Admiral top loader from Home Depot. They were moving in, had a back-log of laundry.. and Home Depot had it for 229.00 ( a pre black Friday special) They seem to love it. I do know it fills to the top, not sure how it is on rinses. I was told it is a bit loud, but.. it's in the basement so they don't care.
Time will tell to see how it holds up.

Post# 596225 , Reply# 6   5/13/2012 at 17:42 (4,358 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))        

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TWO HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS? That's what washers cost in 1960. If the thing works at all, we must appreciate what a value that is. $230 today is equivalent to $32 in 1960. History suggests the 1960 machine would last longer, but still......

Post# 596230 , Reply# 7   5/13/2012 at 17:56 (4,358 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)        

Pulsator,
I Wondered why the mini stacked DD unit that came with the cabin didn't have a fabric soft dis. Your post cracked the code! It's a spray rinse only, duh! Thanks

Post# 596251 , Reply# 8   5/13/2012 at 19:41 (4,358 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
WP 24" DD Stacks

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Do not have spray rinsing and they never came with a Fabric softener dispenser, one is optional however. The Full size 27" stack is using a spray rinse system and it has a switch for when you are using fabric softener and it comes with a FSD.

 

A new basic $300-$400 WP automatic washer built today will outlast almost ANY automatic washer built in 1960.
Post# 596497 , Reply# 9   5/14/2012 at 14:48 (4,357 days old) by spookiness (Alexandria VA)        

Chromacolor,
I don't think the current model was available in November. Your friends most likely have the DD ATW4475VQ or XQ. $229 was a good price. I got mine for $269 I think, delivered and installed. It does not use a spray rinse, and fills to the top or at least near, however it does have auto-temp, so its not truly hot but hot enough for me.

Post# 596707 , Reply# 10   5/15/2012 at 15:48 (4,356 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)        

Combo52,
You are correct Sir! I keep getting my machines mixed up. The little stack does 3 odd spray/fills that seems to be designed to flush suds out of the outter tub prior to deep rinse. I have not had success finding a FS dispenser to fit mine. It has a very large lift-off agravator with built in lint filter at the bottom. Can you suggest one?


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