Thread Number: 79250
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
I used a new washer for a month... |
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Post# 1031810 , Reply# 1   5/4/2019 at 18:27 (1,790 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland )   |   | |
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Welcome to the 21st century |
Post# 1031820 , Reply# 2   5/4/2019 at 19:44 (1,790 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 1031876 , Reply# 3   5/5/2019 at 14:42 (1,789 days old) by georgect (Fairfield, CT)   |   | |
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Post# 1031886 , Reply# 4   5/5/2019 at 16:26 (1,789 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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Post# 1031889 , Reply# 5   5/5/2019 at 17:06 (1,789 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI)   |   | |
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I think it’s fairly universally agreed upon here that the only good top loader is one that uses a full tub of water and has a real agitator. The real debate is about who had the best one....or FL vs TL. |
Post# 1031891 , Reply# 6   5/5/2019 at 17:36 (1,789 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1031893 , Reply# 7   5/5/2019 at 18:17 (1,789 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I don’t like the impeller only TL’s.
But I have a Maytag Centennial TL with an agipeller and I love it. Mine saturates, washes, spins and rinses each and every load with out a hitch. And it cleans much better than the FL it replaced. It replaced a 2015 bol LG/FL, that didn’t wash as well as the Maytag and was very temperamental about spinning with heavy towels and throw rugs, required water hammer arrestors to prevent hammering in the pipes and only used enough water on the Bulky cycle, that limited the spin speed to 800 rpm, thereby defeating the purpose of energy efficiency by requiring longer to dry. I used to be a proponent of FL’s, until about 2010 when the electronic controls began to cause problems with reliable spins at high speed, and crazy burst filling and low water levels as I experienced with the LG. So far in the last almost 30 months my Maytag hasn’t had one single problem. No unusual noises, no tilting tub, worn out belts, nothing at all, it just does what it’s supposed to do, every time I press start. Do I expect that it will last like a vintage Maytag? Probably not, the quality of everything today is not what it used to be. But so far, so good. Eddie This post was last edited 05/05/2019 at 18:33 |
Post# 1031895 , Reply# 8   5/5/2019 at 18:52 (1,789 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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My current house came with a Kenmore (Whirlpool) impeller style washer. I hated it. I finally got rid of it when I accidentally left a pen in a shirt pocket (or maybe a pants pocket). The impeller wash action allowed the pen to punch holes in several garments. Luckily, no ink bled out of the pen.
I suppose the principle is to allow clothing to rub against other garments and the impeller itself to act almost like an old fashioned rubbing board. But it took forever to go through a cycle and never rinsed well. Because it didn't have a fabric softener dispenser, I tried to use those Downey Balls. My clothes usually had stains on them, so I stopped trying to use it. |
Post# 1031898 , Reply# 10   5/5/2019 at 20:05 (1,789 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1031907 , Reply# 12   5/5/2019 at 21:43 (1,789 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 1031910 , Reply# 13   5/5/2019 at 21:57 (1,789 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1031916 , Reply# 14   5/5/2019 at 22:57 (1,789 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ)   |   | |
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People tell me I do well at jeopardy, but I'm stumped by this one.... :-( Jim |
Post# 1031917 , Reply# 15   5/5/2019 at 23:14 (1,789 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 1031919 , Reply# 16   5/6/2019 at 00:24 (1,789 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ)   |   | |
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Got it! No, I don't feel silly.... not at all..... |
Post# 1031971 , Reply# 18   5/6/2019 at 17:27 (1,788 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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"- Wait until the machine has finished its supposed load sensing and is a few minutes into the wash and/or rinse cycle. Then manually add water by bucket or hose. "
Might as well buy a wringer washer to wheel in, if we're going to make this automatic a manual machine. One would clean better, too. All kidding aside, still a shame that it is so hard to find a quality product these days. |
Post# 1032002 , Reply# 20   5/7/2019 at 07:23 (1,788 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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