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Thread Number: 76262
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Question For Today - Why TL H-Axis Washers Rare In USA? |
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Post# 1000949 7/21/2018 at 19:27 (2,098 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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While not yet having used the new Lavamat, was reminded of one reason fell in love with toplading H-axis washers when in France. The things take up far less space than their front loading cousins, thus are perfect for smaller kitchens/homes.
The Lavamat fit nicely into space that was vacated by Simplex ironer. Neither the Miele or front loading AEG would manage such a space. You'd think by now someone would have spotted the hole in market and come up with something. Miele, AEG, and a few others do sell topladers all over world, including parts of Asia where 60hz power is more common than the exception. My Electrolux-AEG-Lavamat claims a capacity of 5.5kgs; that is a bit more than the older Miele. | ||
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| Post# 1000951 , Reply# 1 7/21/2018 at 19:34 (2,098 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
 It's sort of interesting how little variation in washer designs there was for decades.
Judging by the amount of advertising and R&D for detergents you'd think dirty laundry was one of the USA's most pressing problems. Yet for the most part, Americans were content to just go out and buy the same washing machine that they had before, a TL like they grew up with, never giving it a second thought. And manufacturers were happy to make them that way.
A good question. | ||
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Post# 1000977 , Reply# 3 7/21/2018 at 23:55 (2,098 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Top loading dryers | ||
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Post# 1000983 , Reply# 4 7/22/2018 at 01:28 (2,098 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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The Laundry Alternative Inc. is about to release one in a few months. Full size capacity, internal heater, abre to do "boil wash" | ||
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Post# 1000984 , Reply# 5 7/22/2018 at 01:35 (2,098 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Top load dryers Yes, they're interesting But for decades american had top load washers (agitator) and front load dryers. AFAIK nobody died to didn't buy a dryer because it wasn't top load. | ||
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Post# 1000990 , Reply# 6 7/22/2018 at 03:35 (2,098 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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It was me who brought that message to those poor F&P engineers who thought they invented something totally new. Their campaign for the USA had to be changed and the introduction of the TL dryer was postponed for a while. Quite decent of them to want to stick with the truth with their claims. Very unlike Maytag who claimed they had brought the first full three rack dishwasher on the market. They just ignored old Candy dishwashers with three racks.
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Post# 1001102 , Reply# 7 7/23/2018 at 00:12 (2,097 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 1001105 , Reply# 9 7/23/2018 at 00:46 (2,097 days old) by mrsalvo (New Braunfels Texas) |
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Maybe a T/L dyer would confuse people enough to think it was a top loading washer. Oh, I could see the soap being added to the start of a cycle!! Barry | ||
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Post# 1001122 , Reply# 11 7/23/2018 at 07:35 (2,096 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1001244 , Reply# 13 7/24/2018 at 03:03 (2,096 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1001250 , Reply# 14 7/24/2018 at 05:33 (2,095 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Cabinet Dryers Have Been Around For Ages
They predate tumble dryers and until the latter arrived were how commercial laundries got things dry.
Chicago Ironer company among others sold such things to be installed in large homes or even apartment buildings. Maytag, Asko and others simply brought back an old idea. IIRC Asko still sells cabinet dryers. | ||
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Post# 1001267 , Reply# 16 7/24/2018 at 07:46 (2,095 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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