Thread Number: 79757
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Time for a new washer/dryer |
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Post# 1036584 , Reply# 1   6/28/2019 at 10:47 (1,735 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1036747 , Reply# 3   6/30/2019 at 11:02 (1,733 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Why not check out either the Roper RTW4516FW or the Amana NTW4516FW? They will easily fit into your space, and they have a dual action agitator and the option for a full fill and if you select the Normal/Heavy cycle with Hot water, you get virtually water heater temp.
These are both pretty simple machines, with a 3.5 cu ft capacity that will get the job done. And as far as reliability, everything these days is a crap shoot, no matter how much you spend, so perhaps buying BOL isn’t such a bad idea. Both machines are made by Whirlpool. I have attached a link to the You Tube video review done by our very own AW member Eugene of Lorraine Furniture. Eddie |
Post# 1036771 , Reply# 4   7/1/2019 at 01:05 (1,732 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Post# 1036810 , Reply# 6   7/1/2019 at 12:42 (1,732 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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I’d get a Speed Queen stack unit or a used Whirlpool/Kenmore direct drive set. Everything newer is junk, and I’ve seen very few newer WP belt drive washers for sale in my area, and most have gotten junked already. I am surprised Whirlpool hasn’t been sued for their quality, and the fact they rip people off with inferior products.
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Post# 1036891 , Reply# 7   7/2/2019 at 02:16 (1,731 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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There is no good reason to look for any others as they will only cause problems. You would be far better off to have the electrician run the 120/60/1 line and get the SQ stack. This unit is BY FAR superior to any other EVER MADE! You will more than get a full ROI in this unit's 30 plus year lifespan. I see no reason to ever need a new W/D again as this could outlive a Maytag wringer washer.
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Post# 1036904 , Reply# 8   7/2/2019 at 06:50 (1,731 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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We have often wired the washer off the red side of the dryers terminal block when there is no separate 120 circuit available, we add an inline 15 amp fuse when we do this.
There is plenty of power available in a 30 amp 240 volt circuit to run both the washer and dryer, I think SQ just chose to be conservative about this. Maytag did the same thing with its TL stack back in the 80s but after a few years just wired them together on the same 240 volt 30 amp circuit, and a MT DC washer takes more than twice the power to run as a new SQ FL Washer with its efficient ECM motor.
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Post# 1037571 , Reply# 10   7/8/2019 at 23:53 (1,724 days old) by Spinmon (st. charles mo )   |   | |
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ea56,the agitator cap on that $300 washer sure looks like the cap on the '63 Frigidaire we had. I thought that cap/agitator was the best looking one Frig ever made and it sprayed out water in a cool pattern w/cool 'squirt' sounds on 'Normal' speed. Off subject but what the hey. |