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Thread Number: 469
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Post# 48777 , Reply# 1 11/7/2004 at 17:47 (7,250 days old) by arrrooohhh  (Sydney Australia) |
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Apparently 1200 is the peak point. 800 removes so much water, 1000 rpm much more and 1200 even more still, after that the difference is not so noticible. And the faster speeds put a lot of stress on motors. IMHO I would stick to a 1200/1300 FL and be happy knowing that my machine will last a little bit longer. | ||
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Post# 48797 , Reply# 4 11/7/2004 at 22:47 (7,250 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 48805 , Reply# 6 11/8/2004 at 02:38 (7,249 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Did Somebody Say 
Well I do, quite a bit of it actually. Linens, shirts, jeans mostly. Have a Thor Gladiron, several vintage electric dry/steam irons and a press. Most laundries today either clean shirts well (when they don't boil and bleach the heck out of them), but do not iron well. Or, iron well but the shirts are stained with collars and cuffs still soiled. Several laundries do good hand shirt laundry, but starting at $9.00 a shirt that is pricey. Regarding final spin speeds, IIRC Miele, AEG and other Euro front loaders have had final spin speeds of 1400 and over for awhile now, with no complaints about the motor. Will agree though that final spin speeds above 1000 rpms or so is really for sturdy thick items like terry cloth towels, robes and such. Woven fabrics like sheets and shirts come out a wrinkled mess, and since I line dry most items before ironing, why make my job harder? Think the difference between 600rpms to 800 is noticable, with the difference between 800 and 900 not that great. But 800 to 1000 is probably noticable but my guess would depend on what was being spun. One good thing about high speed spins is they really get the remaining detergent and other residue out of laundry. Am amazed what comes out of "spun" laundry when put into an extractor. As for drying times, you'd think laundromats would have max extract washers to speed up the bottle neck at the dryers and get customers out faster. Nothing doing, laundromats make money on those dryers and like things as they are. Think some new commercial coin up washers have max extract options (the Neptune is one), and usually the mat owner can program this feature to cost extra. High spin speed with a warm rinse and some items come out of the washer almost dry. Launderess | ||
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Post# 48810 , Reply# 7 11/8/2004 at 06:12 (7,249 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Gorenje 2,000rpm Machine Launched
Interesting debate on the issue of spin speeds, a Slovenian company , Gorenje has just introduced a new series of washers & dryers, one with a 2,00 rpm spin...like arrrooohhh and gansky says only useful if using a tumble dryer to get out the extra creases on everyday where and modern fabrics... The difference is noticable on my Maytag Asko Euroline machine, if I switch the spin from 1600 top to 1500, a load of 6 exra large bath towels take 11 mins longer in the condensor dryer. The trade off is extra creasing on a full load / modern fabrics (not 100% cotton etc). My Hotpoint Top loader spinning at 1050 rpm has a noticable difference if I spin the clothes again for a further 4 mins at this speed. But nothing can beat the old twinnys ( or new ones spinning at 2,800 rpm or even 3,100 for the Hotpoint. Check the link and click on the newsroom tab for the latest info. Happy spinning Mike p.s. I love ironing since getting to grips with a steam generator iron by Tefal which pushes 4g`s of steam with superb results.. CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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Post# 48829 , Reply# 9 11/8/2004 at 11:11 (7,249 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Hey Mike, Long time no see here. Thank you for the link to the Gorenje machine, I hadn't seen the news yet. It's quite an achievement. I guess Miele and AEG are not amused that Gorenje was the first to achieve this speed. I browsed a bit through all the features these machines have, pretty good!!! Louis | ||
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Post# 48831 , Reply# 10 11/8/2004 at 12:39 (7,249 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 48837 , Reply# 11 11/8/2004 at 13:49 (7,249 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 48859 , Reply# 13 11/8/2004 at 20:44 (7,249 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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