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Thread Number: 82978
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
HELP: Narrow New Washers Not Compact? |
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Post# 1072360 , Reply# 1 5/13/2020 at 18:15 (1,443 days old) by littlegreeny  (Milwaukee, WI) |
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LG makes the shallowest full-size washers but they are still 31" deep. It sounds like your only option would be a compact set. The Miele W1/T1 are very highly rated and only 25" deep and can hold about 17 lbs of laundry.
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Post# 1072365 , Reply# 2 5/13/2020 at 18:47 (1,443 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1072438 , Reply# 3 5/14/2020 at 04:33 (1,442 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I have to buy compact washers because those big behemoths won't fit behind my laundry closet doors. I can fit a full-size dryer but not a washer. I have Miele and Asko and love them both. If/when I must purchase a new washer it will most likely be another Miele. I just found a store that has the Little Giant on close out (new model coming) for $1099 and it's 240V like my current one, which is what I want. I just don't have a place to store "another" washer! | ||
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Post# 1072440 , Reply# 4 5/14/2020 at 04:53 (1,442 days old) by imperial70 (MA USA) |
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www.whirlpool.com/laundry... | ||
| Post# 1072449 , Reply# 6 5/14/2020 at 06:40 (1,442 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
maybe you should consider a vintage compact washer like this
maybe you should consider a vintage compact washer like this? in your options unless it depends on what your needs are in term of cycles
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Post# 1072466 , Reply# 7 5/14/2020 at 09:36 (1,442 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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normally the dryer and its venting requires more space at the rear than the washer does....
depending on the model, both washers and dryers can have a flat back, or an extrusion... the hoses on washers dont take up that much space, barely 1 1/2 inches at best....you can even get fill hoses with a 90 degree bend at one end so they can accommodate tight spaces.... | ||
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Post# 1072501 , Reply# 8 5/14/2020 at 14:04 (1,442 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 1072503 , Reply# 9 5/14/2020 at 14:15 (1,442 days old) by agiflow3 () | ||
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Pulsator, just asking. Does Whirlpool plan on putting a prewash option on their front loaders ? What's the deal with the cheap plastic doors ? | ||
| Post# 1072518 , Reply# 10 5/14/2020 at 15:59 (1,442 days old) by ItWasaBlast (Dallas, TX) | ||
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I think I'm out of luck. I've e-mailed some manufacturers but nothing has panned up. I did, though, have another way to solve the problem, though it won't be free. I could move the door so that it opens outward rather than inward inside the laundry room. | ||
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Post# 1072540 , Reply# 12 5/14/2020 at 18:46 (1,442 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Agiflow3, I was looking at the WFW8620 & WFW6620 user manuals the other night and saw an auxiliary function on the lower row of buttons included a soak cycle with varying lengths of 15 minutes on up. On my Duet, my "soak" cycle was more like a delicate wash for 15 minutes, so it does do some tumbling. So that could suffice as a prewash. | ||
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Post# 1072574 , Reply# 14 5/14/2020 at 23:01 (1,441 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI) |
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Whirlpool Prewash | ||
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Post# 1072596 , Reply# 15 5/15/2020 at 01:27 (1,441 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1072611 , Reply# 16 5/15/2020 at 03:38 (1,441 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 1072636 , Reply# 18 5/15/2020 at 09:03 (1,441 days old) by JohnBee (USA, NY) |
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Post# 1072649 , Reply# 19 5/15/2020 at 10:06 (1,441 days old) by JohnBee (USA, NY) |
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Post# 1072957 , Reply# 20 5/17/2020 at 09:54 (1,439 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Tight Space For A Washer & Dryer If you don't have space for full sized machines, you are better off getting a full sized dryer and a 24" wide FL washer.
Question about Plastic doors on WP FL washers, ALL FL washers have plastic doors, we have not seen problems with WPs FL washers doors.
FL washers do as a rule place greater vibration loads on floors, I would still get a FL washer over current TL machines.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1072972 , Reply# 21 5/17/2020 at 12:07 (1,439 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI) |
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FL Plastic Doors | ||
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Post# 1072981 , Reply# 22 5/17/2020 at 12:57 (1,439 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Plastic Windows Thats a different item, I assume that WP is using a decent material, plastic would certainly be safer as FL washer windows are not tempered glass and they break with very sharp edges so the switch may be partly motivated by safety.
We will have to wait and see how it holds up, I seriously dough that we will see many problems.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1072985 , Reply# 23 5/17/2020 at 13:13 (1,439 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 1072987 , Reply# 24 5/17/2020 at 13:26 (1,439 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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My last dryer had a plastic window, and washers had plastic baffles since... decades? None of them showed horrible scratching. | ||
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Post# 1073019 , Reply# 25 5/17/2020 at 17:22 (1,439 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI) |
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