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Post# 112649   3/1/2006 at 08:22 (6,630 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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Just saw this!! www.sears.com/sr/javasr/dpp.doQUE... |
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Post# 112650 , Reply# 1   3/1/2006 at 08:24 (6,630 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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Oops- Try this. CLICK HERE TO GO TO coldspot66's LINK |
Post# 112664 , Reply# 2   3/1/2006 at 09:12 (6,630 days old) by deeptub (Carbondale, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 112665 , Reply# 3   3/1/2006 at 09:29 (6,630 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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As Bri would say. (GASP!) OMIGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll just have to see this in person. That looks like the washer of the angels. |
Post# 112667 , Reply# 4   3/1/2006 at 09:31 (6,630 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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And look at the little kid looking into the washer! That just melts my heart. A new generation of washer enthusiasts. It's about time we get window lids. |
Post# 112697 , Reply# 7   3/1/2006 at 13:29 (6,630 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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I wish they had a shot of one with the conventional agitator. |
Post# 112699 , Reply# 8   3/1/2006 at 14:25 (6,630 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 112757 , Reply# 12   3/1/2006 at 17:50 (6,630 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 112759 , Reply# 13   3/1/2006 at 17:56 (6,630 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Yes Bob they are. Tubs and motors courtesy of F&P. |
Post# 112766 , Reply# 14   3/1/2006 at 19:04 (6,630 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)   |   | |
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This washing machine is so sexy! I love it love it love it. Im off for a cold shower. |
Post# 112790 , Reply# 15   3/1/2006 at 21:20 (6,630 days old) by brent-aucoin ()   |   | |
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Wow! That is such a very interesting looking pair! I bet this one will do well. To be able to see your top loader do the job, yea, this will be a winner. Brent |
Post# 112791 , Reply# 16   3/1/2006 at 21:23 (6,630 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 112845 , Reply# 17   3/2/2006 at 01:37 (6,630 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Thanks Bob. |
Post# 112867 , Reply# 19   3/2/2006 at 07:12 (6,629 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 112881 , Reply# 20   3/2/2006 at 08:11 (6,629 days old) by varenovator ()   |   | |
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WP has already announced their version of the Oasis, called Cabrio. I have seen no information that would explain the differences between the KM and WP versions. |
Post# 112883 , Reply# 21   3/2/2006 at 09:04 (6,629 days old) by the7 ()   |   | |
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Oasis with agitator 11027032600 could be viewed from the parts diagram CLICK HERE TO GO TO the7's LINK |
Post# 112884 , Reply# 22   3/2/2006 at 09:08 (6,629 days old) by the7 ()   |   | |
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Oasis with disk 11027062600 could be viewed from the parts diagram CLICK HERE TO GO TO the7's LINK |
Post# 112885 , Reply# 23   3/2/2006 at 09:10 (6,629 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Is it a convertible or a Mexican goat? Well, if it enters my house it will wash topless. They should call their current DD machines "CABRIO" because they eat whatever you put in them. |
Post# 112890 , Reply# 24   3/2/2006 at 09:19 (6,629 days old) by the7 ()   |   | |
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Seems there are two different washing technique in Oasis. Agitator and Disk. Why make two types? How would they compare? |
Post# 112911 , Reply# 27   3/2/2006 at 14:18 (6,629 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Concerning 'reverse rollover': I think they mean the impeller pulls (or rolls) the clothes over in first one direction, then it reverses and pulls them over the other way. I don't see how they could do a 'center-to-the-outside' rollover unless those holes in the impeller somehow shoot water straight up with the force of a geyser, in which case I suppose it would be possible...theoretically. |
Post# 112917 , Reply# 28   3/2/2006 at 15:06 (6,629 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Apparently nobody else has yet checked the details on that flash animation linked up in the first post. :-) Reverse rollover means exactly what it says, according to the descriptions I've read. Clothes move UP the middle of the basket and DOWN the sides. I imagine that refers to the non-agitator models. Will be an interesting action to see. Being as the agitator is a corkscrew design, that model likely has a traditional up-the-sides-and-down-the-middle rollover ... unless the corkscrew also functions 'backwards.' By the way, per the parts diagrams, the basket drive "clutch" is exactly the same as on my F&P GWL08 and IWL12, which means the basket floats upward when the machine fills to disengage from the drive, and settles back down to re-engage for spin .. which also means neutral drain. |
Post# 112964 , Reply# 30   3/2/2006 at 20:38 (6,629 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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I'm so getting this washer and dryer. You just watch. Cottage gets built, Oasis set (and maybe a vintage Kenmore) goes in. |
Post# 112969 , Reply# 31   3/2/2006 at 20:56 (6,629 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 112994 , Reply# 33   3/2/2006 at 22:52 (6,629 days old) by the7 ()   |   | |
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We have two definitions of "reverse rollover". Does Oasis use the definition of frigilux or others? Need jasonl to confirm? |
Post# 112995 , Reply# 34   3/2/2006 at 22:53 (6,629 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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This is certainly a handsome w/d set; I want to find out if there is going to be a wrinkling/tangling issue with it, as there was with the Calypso and the Maytag TL Neptune. If this machine gets good reports from both home users and Consumer Reports, it may be the first TL'er to tempt me away from my beloved FL format... Love that moon-roof lid on the washer. My only other comment is this: Should their descriptive have jumped from 'king size' capacity straight to 'canyon' capacity? Maybe they should have left room for enlargement by saying this first-issue model had 'crater' capacity, LOL! It's hard to go any larger than Canyon Capacity. |
Post# 113004 , Reply# 35   3/2/2006 at 23:45 (6,629 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 113006 , Reply# 36   3/2/2006 at 23:53 (6,629 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 113107 , Reply# 38   3/3/2006 at 09:41 (6,628 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 113166 , Reply# 39   3/3/2006 at 15:46 (6,628 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 113202 , Reply# 40   3/3/2006 at 19:52 (6,628 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 113404 , Reply# 43   3/4/2006 at 22:50 (6,627 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho)   |   | |
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Veddy interesting! I looked everywhere to find the spin speed specs. Anyone know what they are? |
Post# 113434 , Reply# 45   3/5/2006 at 04:06 (6,626 days old) by the7 ()   |   | |
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From OASIS' Ad: "The Oasis HE washer spins at over 1,000 RPM which makes it the fastest spinning washer drum in the top-load class." From a reader of a laundry forum: "The washer has a spin speed of 1050 RPM" |
Post# 113435 , Reply# 46   3/5/2006 at 04:58 (6,626 days old) by the7 ()   |   | |
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The disk version of Oasis appears in EnergyStar list of DOE, but not their agitator version. |
Post# 113469 , Reply# 47   3/5/2006 at 11:11 (6,626 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 113476 , Reply# 48   3/5/2006 at 11:55 (6,626 days old) by the7 ()   |   | |
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Now their max spin is comparable to FL ! |
Post# 113534 , Reply# 50   3/5/2006 at 19:26 (6,626 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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What it is about the agitator model that it doesn't have a window? Is it just shameful to see an agitator? Perhaps too masculine or too phallic vs. the short, stubby impeller? Hmmm... Freudian psychology at work here. |
Post# 113578 , Reply# 53   3/5/2006 at 21:26 (6,626 days old) by pulsator-power (connecticut)   |   | |
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Oh and I forgot to mention that the lid locks during wash cycle and you have a button to unlock it to add an article of laundry. Jerry |
Post# 113583 , Reply# 54   3/5/2006 at 22:05 (6,626 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 113666 , Reply# 57   3/6/2006 at 10:24 (6,625 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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So if that's true, I'm guessing the Oasis will sound and operate something like an F&P machine. That's ok because I had my sights on F&P set anyway. I bet the corkscrew agitator can roll the clothes like crazy with the F&P stroke. |
Post# 113667 , Reply# 58   3/6/2006 at 10:26 (6,625 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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I'll bet there's a "comforter" setting where it fills the tub totally with water, just like the GE Harmony. |
Post# 113752 , Reply# 59   3/6/2006 at 19:36 (6,625 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 113754 , Reply# 60   3/6/2006 at 19:40 (6,625 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 113806 , Reply# 62   3/6/2006 at 23:46 (6,625 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 113863 , Reply# 63   3/7/2006 at 11:39 (6,624 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Where? Who has one? Scan me a copy. Oh phoeey, well it makes sense because stuff will go OVER the disk or to one side. So I'm guessing you can't fill the tub only to the top of the disk? That can't be right. |
Post# 113884 , Reply# 64   3/7/2006 at 13:00 (6,624 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 114606 , Reply# 66   3/11/2006 at 14:24 (6,620 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Has anyone here purchased one of these units yet? |
Post# 114710 , Reply# 68   3/12/2006 at 09:07 (6,619 days old) by the7 ()   |   | |
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gregm, Please note that there are two versions of Oasis. A "disk" vesion uses 19 gal of water. An "agitator" version uses 45 gal of water. |
Post# 114849 , Reply# 69   3/13/2006 at 07:27 (6,618 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Me and a *special person* went to Sears yesterday to go and look at the Oasis. First of all, it's built like a tank. I want. There's 2 models without the window, an agitator and a disk model, then there's the white with the window, the black and the blue. |
Post# 114874 , Reply# 70   3/13/2006 at 08:51 (6,618 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 114877 , Reply# 71   3/13/2006 at 08:57 (6,618 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 114938 , Reply# 72   3/13/2006 at 12:47 (6,618 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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I'm guessing this machine will have more "back and forth" motion like a F&P agitator vs the Harmony/LG going one way for a long time, then another direction for a long time. And the complaint still remains. WHY is the window tinted? WHY WHY WHY? |
Post# 115142 , Reply# 73   3/14/2006 at 07:21 (6,617 days old) by varenovator ()   |   | |
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FWIW, the agitator disk in the Harmony doesn't go one way for a long time, then another direction for a long time. It alternates with about a 2 second cycle. |
Post# 115346 , Reply# 76   3/15/2006 at 07:16 (6,616 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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One can only hope. |
Post# 116007 , Reply# 77   3/18/2006 at 01:34 (6,614 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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