After seeing video's of the larger 4 series and comparing it to the 3033 that is being sold I decided that if I needed a new washer I would pick the 3033.  Even though it is smaller it seems to be built better and even at it's small size it costs more than the 4 series.  What does one make of the cost difference?

If they are going to continue to offer the smaller size I hope they will be the 220 Volt series.

Wonder if the new energy standards played any role in their plans to leave the large machine series.  They no doubt know that trying to use 35% less water than they currently do is going to be a problem.  Not worth it for them to even try. 

I only see the 110 volt 3X series on the USA web site so that is why I was asking.

If they are not going to sell the 4X series I would like them to sell the 220V machine as an option along with the 110V version.

You can't beat the speed of  220V and the fact that it can start with a tap cold fill and quickly heat the water, then again I almost never wash anything over 120F but 190F is there when I need it.

I have the T9822 gas dryer.  Did you get the revised lint screen?  That makes a lot of difference in the air sound on the inside, not so much on the outside though.

I have to stack my machines because they are located along the rear wall of the garage, and city ordinance requires a bollard (concrete-filled steel pipe) be located to protect appliances from a wayward car. Because the home was built in 1988, when FLs were a very small segment of the market (I guess White-Westinghouse still made them, but no other major US brands made them---one could buy Miele imports but I digress). The bollard was placed right in front of the washer space, so that the pipe would now block the door of any FL, even if on a pedestal.

If you cut down and remove the bollard, the house might not meet code inspection if you try to sell. I felt a better approach was to work with what I had, and that meant placing a laundry stack in the dryer space and using the washer space for something else (I placed a table there for folding laundry or holding laundry baskets). Not all companies then (2006) offered stackable washers/dryers, but Frigidaire did, and because they have kept their cabinet sizes to 36", a stack is only six feet tall (I am 5'11"). Electrolux is more like 39" tall, so that a stack will be 6'6". Right now, the dryer door is even with my chest, so removing clothes from dryer is very ergonomic. If I upgraded to Electrolux, the door would be higher.

Our local appliance store (Pacific Sales) has a showroom with several stacks so consumers can get a feel for whether controls and doors are at a comfortable height for them. They don't have every make and model stacked, but they do have a Frigidaire and an Electrolux stack, so you can see what 36" and 38.5" cabinets look like when stacked.

From the context of the article posted by mrb627, it appears that demand for stacking is growing due to the growth of upstairs laundry rooms. The ones I've seen in newer homes tended to be closets with enough lateral room to place the machines side by side, but the article seems to suggest that some homes feature narrower closets that require stacking.

(@gualin---no, there is no special mechanism to keep the garage pipes from freezing.....it may get down to 8 C in the winter in the garage, but not cold enough to freeze pipes---we do get light frosts 26-30F, but that won't freeze pipes).

I grew up with all electric stoves and was used to them.  When I bought this house it came with all electric.  Eventually I got down to only one burner working and things going wrong.  I heard that gas cooking was more controllable and since the gas line was at the stove but not being used, I got a dual fuel range; gas cook top, electric convection oven.

I do like the range a lot, but have to say that gas cooking seems to be hot and messy.  You notice the heat in the summer. As soon as you turn a burner on and sit a pan over it even on low flame, you can feel heat escaping into the area around it.  Messy:  I have SS tiles on the wall and when you clean them there is this brown film coming off of them.

Oven works very well but is kinda strange on convection.  It blows the heat out with a fan instead of coming from underneath. You would think this would be slow but instead it is really quite fast so I  use the convection  option for a lot of things even to reheat items.

AC/heating.  My two previous houses had  whole house heat pumps and they worked well but we had a winter heating rate. This current house is gas heat  with  central AC.   Our electricity has been deregulated so there is no more winter heating rate so folks have to pay the full rate to heat---could never afford this anymore so I will just stick with gas heat.  Most of the time my heater only delivers heat at a temperature of 90F anyway so it is just like having a heatpump.  When it is very cold the temperature will increase to about 112F.   I would prefer hot water heat with old style radiators  but I will have to take what I have for now.