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Thread Number: 89343
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Launching Of Frigidaire Front Loader |
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Post# 1139487 1/15/2022 at 22:15 (831 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 1139488 , Reply# 1 1/15/2022 at 22:52 (831 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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I disagree with many of the statements at the start of the "Background" section. | ||
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Post# 1139504 , Reply# 2 1/16/2022 at 08:11 (831 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Post# 1139555 , Reply# 3 1/16/2022 at 20:07 (830 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Their delay in the program cost them a sale to me---I had a house in Arlington Hts, IL with a laundry room in the garage--the Maytag I had out there finally gave up the ghost after one too many accidentally running it halfway frozen. The house was 3 br 1 ba with a crawl space, and the utility closet off the bathroom (marvelous location for it, actually--the louvered door provided great ventilation from toilet odors). Anyway, there was a long counter, then the sink, toilet and tub. It backed up to the kitchen, and there was likely juuuust enough space for the new FD set, but they were delayed when I was in the market for the new units, and there were none of the older design left, so I ended up getting a $250 Roper World Washer, figuring that the simplicity was probably safest with the likelihood of it freezing periodically. I considered a European set for a hot minute (Creda, as I recall) but was just a little esoteric for a tract house in Arlington Hts.
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Post# 1139559 , Reply# 4 1/16/2022 at 22:05 (830 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Post# 1139608 , Reply# 5 1/17/2022 at 13:06 (829 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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Where did they go? Does anyone know why Frigidaire stopped making front-load washers? They disappeared from their website a couple of years ago, with no explaination. | ||
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Post# 1139609 , Reply# 6 1/17/2022 at 13:37 (829 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1139630 , Reply# 7 1/17/2022 at 16:18 (829 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 1139634 , Reply# 8 1/17/2022 at 16:36 (829 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Frigidaire was bought by White Consolidated Industries from General Motors. WCI in turn got gobbled up by Electrolux.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sewi... Frigidaire's final incarnation of front loaders were highly rated by some consumers. www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin... Electrolux (like Maytag) was hauled into court by American consumers complaining of mold in their front loaders. That may have contributed to decision by Electrolux to drop Frigidaire front loaders, and just make top loaders by that brand for US market. www.consumerreports.org/l... Electrolux then would be free to concentrate on H-axis washers sold under that brand. Know they are sold in Canada, but not sure about USA, Electrolux also has AEG front loading washers. They just don't need three brands of H-axis washing machines on offer in North America. | ||
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Post# 1139656 , Reply# 9 1/17/2022 at 18:40 (829 days old) by Mrsalvo (New Braunfels Texas) |
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They still exists??? I haven’t seen Electrolux models at Lowe’s or Home Depot in a very long time, much less Frigidaire. Maybe they are carried at independent dealers. They don’t seem to be a prominent brand anymore. Are there any members here that own Electrolux brand? Barry | ||
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Post# 1139660 , Reply# 10 1/17/2022 at 19:13 (829 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1139661 , Reply# 11 1/17/2022 at 19:16 (829 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1139681 , Reply# 12 1/17/2022 at 22:41 (829 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Last time one checked, Lowes. A.J. Madison, Home Depot, and many others carry Electrolux laundry appliances.
www.designerappliances.co... www.usnews.com/360-reviews/home-... | ||
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