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Upstairs/Downstairs - A tale of two laundry rooms! |
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Post# 724848   1/3/2014 at 19:40 (3,737 days old) by johninpeekskill (Peekskill, NY)   |   | |
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Mike and I have finally settled into our new house. The prior owners added a second laundry room on the second floor - which is a great convenience with the bedrooms so close. However, the Maytag frontload pair that they left behind has been less than stellar! (Washer model MHWE450WW01) The housekeeper that used to work here never cleaned the machine - and left the door closed when it wasn't running. The detergent dispenser was a bio hazard and there was mold all over the door gasket. I've bleached and cleaned - and run the clean washer cycle 3+ times with Tide washer cleaner. Still smells a bit - but not near as bad as before! That alone is frustrating - but, the washer seems to have a terrible time balancing itself before spinning. This morning I did a small load on the whitest white cycle - a bath rug and a few towels. When I went to put the items in the dryer they were soaking wet. I had to run a drain/spin to try and wring them out. The machine did OK on the second spin cycle.
It also seems to take a long time on a full, mixed load to get itself set to spin. There is a lot of trial and error. My old FriGEmore front loader that I left at the old house was 12+ years old and ran like a champ. I miss it! The original laundry room is also still in the basement. There's a very nice Maytag Dependable Care washer and a newer basic model GE dryer. The old Maytag is a workhorse. The GE dryer is OK - but slow to dry. Need to check and make sure the vent isn't blocked. Does anyone have any suggestions for the sluggish spin cycles? It's disappointing - I like the machine's location and big capacity but this is a bit maddening. Seems like the best combo is the old washer and the new dryer! --John |
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Post# 724849 , Reply# 1   1/3/2014 at 19:42 (3,737 days old) by johninpeekskill (Peekskill, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 724864 , Reply# 2   1/3/2014 at 20:04 (3,737 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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Maytag! Nothing new is any better, with the possible exception of Speed Queen. Thank you for the pictures. Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 724872 , Reply# 3   1/3/2014 at 20:40 (3,737 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 724898 , Reply# 5   1/3/2014 at 22:43 (3,737 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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I have the Maytag 5000 series Washer and Dryer. The washer is a little touchy balancing, it does better with a full load. There is also a possibility it has a bad sensor that is not allowing it to go into full spin speed, because my clothes are almost dry when I take them out.
I personally like the Afresh cleaner better than the Tide. Lighter smell, no so many suds. |
Post# 724940 , Reply# 6   1/4/2014 at 05:34 (3,737 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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Maybe the dampers are gone? Could cause excessive swinging of the tub during balancing... |
Post# 724980 , Reply# 9   1/4/2014 at 09:29 (3,736 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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The problem is that consumers want
- huge capacity - high spin speeds - install the washer on a 2nd floor laundry room with no vibration On top of that, most US homes are made of wood, which, under some circumstances, cannot provode the same stabilty as a home made of stone. The only thing manufacturers can do is to program the washer's software to be super-sensitive towards off-balance conditions. Sure, you can buy a no-fuss washer like Miele or Speed Queen but you'd have to check if your construction is able to withstand the potential vibration issues. What you could also do is lower the spin speed. No sure about Whirlpool but some machines allow for greater imbalance if you don't select the highest spin speed. What's in Affresh? Isn't it mostly glorified oxy clean? I'd prefer something like Smelly Washer followed by another cycle with Clorox Regular. |
Post# 725074 , Reply# 12   1/4/2014 at 17:47 (3,736 days old) by mtn1584 (USA)   |   | |
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sorry for the double post... |
Post# 725094 , Reply# 13   1/4/2014 at 19:36 (3,736 days old) by johninpeekskill (Peekskill, NY)   |   | |
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I'm definately going to keep the Maytag top loader. Still not sure if I will replace the newer front load machine. I'm not sure what the space was before it was converted to laundry. I think they stole it from an adjacent bedroom. I don't need any more bathrooms in this house - and there's a full bath next door. I'm a bit concered about leaks with a second floor machine, I don't know if the old owner was smart enough to put in a floor drain. I was doing some online searching today - the Bosch front loaders are leakproof. I had brand new Bosch appliances in the kitchen at my old house. Loved them all.
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