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Thread Number: 76786
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
FINALLY ! The new Whirlpool Washer Dryer Combo has been released |
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| Post# 1006463 9/8/2018 at 08:51 (2,050 days old) by verizonbear (Glen Burnie ) | ||
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| Post# 1006466 , Reply# 1 9/8/2018 at 09:26 (2,050 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
 Very interesting machine. Whirlpool's own website doesn't seem to have the manual available but Home Depot does.
Note the instructions on page 17 about cleaning the drain pump filter every six months. It's hard to imagine the typical consumer doing this as directed.
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Post# 1006478 , Reply# 3 9/8/2018 at 11:21 (2,050 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WP Compact 24" Combo
Unfortunately the drum is too small for serious machine, It will only W&D a maximum 6 pound load and that will be very wrinkled, better get out the steam iron.
It will also do just 2 or 3 pairs of jeans and they will need ironing. At a total cycle time of 3 hours and 40 minutes for 6 lbs of clothing they certainly are using the 30 amp 240 volt connection to any great advantage, this thing couldn't have much more than a 3000 watt heater, if that. As a washer only this machine could easily wash 8-12 pounds of laundry. To build a decent Combo the drum needs to be at least 4-5 CF and even then the machine will only do 8-10 pounds of laundry. John L. | ||
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Post# 1006482 , Reply# 4 9/8/2018 at 12:02 (2,050 days old) by Eronie (Flushing Michigan) |
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Cold fill and it has a heater. | ||
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Post# 1006514 , Reply# 6 9/8/2018 at 17:29 (2,050 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 1006534 , Reply# 7 9/8/2018 at 20:38 (2,050 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 1006954 , Reply# 8 9/12/2018 at 17:21 (2,046 days old) by duality (Michigan) | ||
I had a Fagor 14lb wash/7lb dry combo unit back when they were selling them in the states, and four hours is about right for a full cycle. It was a fun toy, but not one I would have bothered with if I didn't need it for space reasons (and in fact, when I moved to a place with an actual laundry room, I sold the Fagor and got an SQ front load set.)
The truth is an all in one means a lifestyle change, so things like capacity and actually dry (and unwrinkled) clothes are never going to satisfy someone who has the space and ventilation for proper separates. It was pretty nice to be able to wake up to clean, warm work clothes in the dead of winter though.. But I have to say more than anything I'm completely mystified why Whirlpool would have a top mounted chemical hopper for an undercounter machine! | ||
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Post# 1006973 , Reply# 10 9/12/2018 at 19:19 (2,046 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1007004 , Reply# 11 9/13/2018 at 00:32 (2,046 days old) by earthling177 (Boston, MA) |
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Recirculation pumps I forgot if it was mid- to late 70's or early 80's, euro machines had recirculation pumps (I remember AEG's JetSystem, for example). And that's to say nothing about WP's own combo which also had a recirculation pump at least 20 years before. | ||
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Post# 1007588 , Reply# 12 9/17/2018 at 17:22 (2,041 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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My in-laws...
Due to advanced age, they are seriously considering putting a new washer and dryer in the mud-room upstairs rather than go up and down to the basement to do laundry.
They currently have a 20++ year old MT pair downstairs in good repair. I suggested keeping them as spares. Their local dealer (rural Indiana) sells MT and GE. I wonder if this combo is a better solution. Their needs are rather modest and their range of motion is getting limited. | ||
| Post# 1007601 , Reply# 13 9/17/2018 at 18:04 (2,041 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Post# 1007677 , Reply# 14 9/18/2018 at 09:13 (2,040 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Old design WP-made combos were like Citroens in that so much depended on the hydraulics. | ||
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