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Fisher & Paykel Intuitive ECO |
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Post# 157097 , Reply# 1   9/25/2006 at 22:24 (6,393 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 157115 , Reply# 2   9/26/2006 at 00:51 (6,393 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 157342 , Reply# 3   9/26/2006 at 21:45 (6,392 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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The model numbers are: Washer -- IWL 16 Dryer -- DGIX2US |
Post# 157343 , Reply# 4   9/26/2006 at 21:47 (6,392 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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Can't seem to get all 4 pics to post simultaneously. |
Post# 157344 , Reply# 5   9/26/2006 at 21:47 (6,392 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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Here's #3. |
Post# 157345 , Reply# 6   9/26/2006 at 21:48 (6,392 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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And #4 |
Post# 157356 , Reply# 7   9/26/2006 at 22:24 (6,392 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Nice! I have one minor complaint about my dryer: The cycle signal isn't loud enough. Easy to miss the mid-cycle "damp" notification. The following applies only to the washer, being as I don't have the Intuitive series dryer (although the button sequence to trigger diagnostic may be the same on the dryer - if you're curious, remove the two screws at back of the control panel and flip the panel forward to open it, there may be a technical service sheet inside that outlines how to access diagnostic mode). This also also assumes that the sequence of buttons on my IWL12 is the same as your IWL16 -- Diagnostic Mode 1) Press and hold Lifecycle, then press Power at the same time. Note that this will work both if the power is initially turned off, or if a cycle has already been started. 2) The LCD backlight turns on but the screen is blank. Press Lifecycle again. 3) The Options Up/Down buttons will then scroll between several screens of information. 4) If a cycle is in progress, during the wash fill periods, one of the screen reports the instantaneous water temperature in the mixing chamber, and the target temperature the machine "wants" to hit via ATC. 5) Press and HOLD How Dirty? up button to turn on hot water. Press How Dirty? down to turn on cold water. Pressing both at the same time will run both hot and cold. Note that running the water AFTER the machine has already filled and started the EcoActive wash period, will cause either hot or cold to run for just a few seconds at a time. Release and press the button again to repeat. 6) Press Fabric Care to alternately turn the pump on or off. 7) Press Home to turn the divertor valve on or off. The screen that reports the temperature values also indicates the status of the divertor valve (Off, Heating, On, Cooling). The divertor is run by a wax motor. Heating and Cooling refers to when it is in the process of changing position to Off or On. [7a) I may have Home and Fabric Care reversed.] 8) Press Power to exit diagnostic mode. If Diagnostic mode was started while a cycle was running, the cycle will continue normally. If a cycle is not running, the machine will turn off. After entering Diagnostic Mode, pressing and HOLDING LifeCycle to get a second beep from it, and the using Options Up/Down to scroll enables an additional screen that reports a bunch of numeric parameters WHILE the machine runs auto water level and fabric sensing, AND the instantaneous RPM reading of the motor (my machine maxes-out at reported 1010 RPM spin, be interesting to know what yours does). I have no idea what most of the the numbers mean, but they're interesting to see. Well, one of the parameters is related to how high is the water level in the tub, but I don't know if the number refers to a specific unit of measure or is something arbitrarily electronic. There's also a keypress sequence that triggers the machine to play several musical tunes. I don't remember at the moment how to do that, will check and report later. |
Post# 157376 , Reply# 8   9/27/2006 at 00:01 (6,392 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 157401 , Reply# 9   9/27/2006 at 06:26 (6,392 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 157415 , Reply# 11   9/27/2006 at 08:22 (6,392 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 157511 , Reply# 12   9/27/2006 at 18:08 (6,392 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Yes, you'll get accustomed to the dryer soon enough. The operational sounds and quirks blend into the background of normal household noises. I LOVE the 24-hr wrinkle guard. I've called F&P a couple times to get a drying rack but they haven't yet had it available/in stock, something about it being redesigned... Which Lifecycles have you tried on the washer? Interestingly, after selecting a Lifecycle, the settings (temperature, soil level, etc.) can be adjusted, they're not locked-in. I sometimes run Sports/Sweaty on shirts/casuals, and with Creasables selected the machine won't start until the wash temperature is reduced from the default warm/hot EcoActive to prevent potential fabric damage. Some of the Lifecycles are programmed for specific agitation speeds rather than going through the fabric sensing process. I've used Sports/Shoes several times, works very well. It's also suitable for washable stuffed toys. Sports/Muddy runs some seriously-intensive rinsing. It's the only cycle I've seen (thus far) that has sprays in the final spin. |
Post# 157546 , Reply# 14   9/27/2006 at 19:55 (6,392 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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arrrooohhh, My IWL12 does not lock during fill. It only locks during spin-proper. My older GWL08 that doesn't have a locking lid does stop during fill, *and* during water level sensing, and also won't drain with the lid open. Unless the magnetic lid switch is tricked, it can only be watched with the lid open during agitation AFTER water level sensing is complete. |
Post# 158180 , Reply# 15   10/1/2006 at 15:52 (6,388 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Try this, assuming the button sequence is the same as my IWL12: Demo Mode 1. With power OFF, press/hold Start, then press Power. 2. Indicator lights flash wildly, the LCD backlight flashes a few times, then a lengthy message sequence scrolls across the screen touting the machine's features. The message repeats endlessly if no buttons are pressed. 3. Press/hold How Dirty? up for a few seconds. The demo message and flashing lights stop. A tune plays. 4. To change tunes (there should be three), press/hold Fabric Care for a few seconds until it beeps a 2nd time. Press/hold How Dirty? up again. (Note, tune selection stops working if the soil level selection light reaches the top position during repeated changing of tunes. Press How Dirty? down to reset the indicator to the bottom to continue changing tunes.) 5. UNPLUG the washer for at least 10 seconds to reset out of demo mode. Turning off the power doesn't do it. Cycle selections can be made in demo mode but the machine cannot be started. I'm sure your DGIX2 has a demo mode as well, you might want to play with the buttons to find it and report here what does it do. My DEGX1 triggers a demo/attract mode via Air Fluff and Power, but being as it doesn't have an LCD the demo simply cycles repeatedly through all the indicator lights. |
Post# 158216 , Reply# 16   10/1/2006 at 18:07 (6,388 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 158273 , Reply# 17   10/1/2006 at 23:04 (6,387 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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