Thread Number: 81321
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Choosing an energy star washer |
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Post# 1053445 , Reply# 1   12/7/2019 at 15:30 (1,746 days old) by MaytagNeptune (FireAlarmTechGuy4444 on YouTube. Interlochen MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1053448 , Reply# 3   12/7/2019 at 15:50 (1,746 days old) by easy (Boston, Mass)   |   | |
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I have had the 3500 washer for a year now and am extremely pleased with it. It holds more laundry than your direct drive top loader and is more gentle with it. You can see Lorain Furniture's review of it on Youtube. |
Post# 1053450 , Reply# 4   12/7/2019 at 15:57 (1,746 days old) by whatsername (Denver, CO)   |   | |
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Post# 1053455 , Reply# 5   12/7/2019 at 17:11 (1,746 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1053460 , Reply# 6   12/7/2019 at 17:21 (1,746 days old) by Rosie (Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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The LG 3800 and 3500 look promising. LG seems to review well. The only question I have is the longevity of LG and other brands today. This unknown unknown is a concern. |
Post# 1053461 , Reply# 7   12/7/2019 at 17:36 (1,746 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1053467 , Reply# 8   12/7/2019 at 18:40 (1,746 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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videos of the new whirlpool model with recirculation. After watching that and wathing the LG with turbowash, I'd definitely get LG with turbowash and heat. The whirlpool wasn't horrible.....but it just looked adequate to me. he washed some sort of pillow on bulky.......BULKY!!! And the water level was so low I couldn't believe it. But the recirculation made up for it.
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Post# 1053482 , Reply# 9   12/7/2019 at 21:16 (1,746 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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it has always seemed the higher the EER or Energy Rating, the poorer the machine....by mainly the water usage....
we used to have a Tier Rating....1, 2, or 3.....3 being the best at energy savings, and the highest at Rebates.... yet 1 was your better choice if you wanted clean clothes washed in good amounts of water and at higher temps.... efficient machines are not economical if their not effective at doing their job... |
Post# 1053494 , Reply# 10   12/7/2019 at 23:52 (1,746 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Martin, extrapolating that logic, LG's and Whirlpool's 4.5 cu. ft. washer are rated at 105 kwh/year. for the 5.0+ cu. ft. washers, LG's 5.2 cu. ft. washer is rated at 120 kwh/year and Whirlpool's 5.0 cu. ft. washer is rated at 141 kwh/year. I'll take the one with higher kwh because that means the onboard heater is used more for maintaining and raising water temps by design. |
Post# 1053582 , Reply# 14   12/8/2019 at 11:36 (1,746 days old) by whatsername (Denver, CO)   |   | |
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2 things: the 3500 isn’t a turbo wash machine, and any load with a sheet stretched across the back of the tub like that on a front loader will have dry spots. Think about the high spin speed, how thin the fabric is, and what will happen to the water that’s in the part of the sheet that’s in the center of the window as it spins. Totally normal to have the occasional dry spot and it doesn’t mean it didn’t get washed.
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Post# 1053585 , Reply# 16   12/8/2019 at 12:17 (1,746 days old) by IIIJohnnyMacIII (North Carolina)   |   | |
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They are definitely gentler on clothes. They take longer to wash clothes, but with today’s enzyme based detergents that’s not such a bad thing. You can wash king sized comforters no problem in larger machines.
With that being said, I would not buy one without a prewash cycle and compartment for prewash detergent. In my experience, the highly concentrated dirty water will soak into the fibers and create an odor and UnderArmor style breathable fabric is a major culprit of this. The prewash will allow for removal of major soil so the longer main wash cycle can do its job without soaking odors into the fibers. An extra rinse option would also be ideal with on onboard heater too, if possible. |
Post# 1053586 , Reply# 17   12/8/2019 at 12:39 (1,746 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Rosie/Jim re: Reply #11 ... All the items in the load absolutely got fully saturated wet and washed. Dry areas at end of the cycle are artifacts of the higher spin speed, particularly if a single-ply layer of an item such as sheet is spanned across the drum and exposed to air currents. I have a toploader that spins 1,010 RPM for a full six mins, a thin-fabric item in some instances may have a dry spot or two. |
Post# 1053593 , Reply# 18   12/8/2019 at 14:25 (1,746 days old) by Rosie (Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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There is a dealer not too far away that carries Speed Queen washers. They have 2 models that are fairly reasonable after you do the currency conversion. They are as follows: AWN432SP113CW04 AWNE82SP113CW01 I am not sure of the year of these 2 models but they are new. Any input would be appreciated. |
Post# 1053621 , Reply# 19   12/8/2019 at 18:24 (1,745 days old) by IIIJohnnyMacIII (North Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 1053735 , Reply# 20   12/9/2019 at 21:39 (1,744 days old) by PinkPower4 (USA)   |   | |
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I would get this! I did not know you could still find a awn432sp113cw04. It has more water level selections and mechanical controls. The TC5 replaced it, but I would rather have this older model. Great find :-) |
Post# 1053804 , Reply# 23   12/10/2019 at 09:18 (1,744 days old) by IIIJohnnyMacIII (North Carolina)   |   | |
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I’ve owned my speed queen for two years, so I can’t say much on reliability or customer service, because I haven’t had a problem. I can say it’s built like a tank. I do at least one full load a day and on days that I wash bedding, I do at least 5 loads of heavy queen and twin size comforters one after the other. The motor laughs and asks if that’s all I got.
Here is a good video to see how well they are built. |
Post# 1054107 , Reply# 27   12/12/2019 at 15:02 (1,741 days old) by IIIJohnnyMacIII (North Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 1055658 , Reply# 30   12/26/2019 at 19:06 (1,727 days old) by jkoenzuraida (Sidney)   |   | |
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I got mine and loved it. Trying to get it to work correctly ZUraida owner of Dumpster Rental Dayton OH |