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thanks Sunny. What are you bleaching fabric for?
Taria Sunny wrote: Love mine. Wouldn't trade for another top loader on a bet. Only drawback is I now bleach fabric in a bucket. It's not really a problem as I typically don't bleach out color for more than a yard or two at a time. Sunny |
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Thanks Kate. It appears there have been some shake ups in major
appliance companies lately so gotta check who really makes what machine. Taria Kate Dicey wrote: Things I like/find useful: BIG door, for getting duvets and quilts in and out Large load capacity (cheaper to was one large load than several smaller ones! I usually have at least two dark loads each week!) 'A' rated for water/electricity consumption Hot and cold fill (gas is cheaper than electricity) Half load, light soiling and extra rinse options Boil wash and 'hand wash' programs Prewash option for very dirty things 1400+rpm spin Been looking at LGS: will never house another Whirlpool appliance as long as I get the choice. |
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They don't let me mess around with anything as messy as dye so
I am ok there. ; ) Thanks, Taria Marcella Peek wrote: I've had my front loader for almost 8 years and I really do love it. Washes huge loads, spins the water out really well so drying doesn't take forever, nice water bills ;-) What it doesn't do is soak, as in fill up with water and sit there because they don't fill like a top loader. So, if you are a pre-soaker you need to adjust. If you do hand dyeing or somesuch where you need the ability to soak the fabric then you might consider the new high efficiency top loaders or if you have a large sink use that instead. marcella |
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Looking at a week or two for the going Jessamy. Mine isn't a
dead duck yet. Taria Jessamy wrote: go for it! much better on all fronts! front loaders are the norm here and with reason! |
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You know I've never had a matched set of washer and dryer.
DH wants to leave the old washer/ dryer in the house we are in now and get a new set up for when we move back to the desert house. DD there now and her laundry is commuting back to me. Thanks Linda Taria nana2b wrote: I love my front loading machine. It uses less water and detergent, spins things almost dry and is gentler on the fabric too. I also purchased the matching gas dryer (updated the pair after 15yrs) which is so much more efficient. Towels & sheets are dry in less than 25 minutes and fluffy too. Mine are LG. YMMV, Linda in Tx |
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Taria wrote:
Time to upgrade my washing machine. Water going up 29% and I need to reduce. The old machine (as Candice Olsen would say) doesn't owe anyone anything. It has served long and hard. I'll take any good and bad comments or things to watch for in the newer front loaders. Oh, I prewash my fabrics so I guess this might be on topic : ) TIA, Taria My daughter really likes her LG. She had a Fisher-Paykel in her old house; that's an energy efficient top loader that uses much less water than a conventional top loader. As a bonus, both also spin much drier than a conventional top loader so clothes dry much faster. Look for the Energy Star designation. Some utility companies give you a rebate for buying Energy Star appliances. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/ |
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I'm finding all this info very interesting.....my Maytag washer is 25 years
old and has been making some weird noises when it stops agitating and starts to spin. -- Bonnie NJ |
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I know exactly what you're hearing, Bonnie. Mine sounds like a B-29 revving
up her motors for takeoff. Polly "Bonnie NJ" wrote in message nk.net... I'm finding all this info very interesting.....my Maytag washer is 25 years old and has been making some weird noises when it stops agitating and starts to spin. -- Bonnie NJ |
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Mine has a "soak" setting: a pause button. Also great for the odd occasion
when the plumber turns up much earlier than expected and needs to shut off the water! Roberta in D "Marcella Peek" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... In article i5cwg.1123$aW2.168@trnddc03, Taria wrote: Time to upgrade my washing machine. Water going up 29% and I need to reduce. The old machine (as Candice Olsen would say) doesn't owe anyone anything. It has served long and hard. I'll take any good and bad comments or things to watch for in the newer front loaders. Oh, I prewash my fabrics so I guess this might be on topic : ) TIA, Taria I've had my front loader for almost 8 years and I really do love it. Washes huge loads, spins the water out really well so drying doesn't take forever, nice water bills ;-) What it doesn't do is soak, as in fill up with water and sit there because they don't fill like a top loader. So, if you are a pre-soaker you need to adjust. If you do hand dyeing or somesuch where you need the ability to soak the fabric then you might consider the new high efficiency top loaders or if you have a large sink use that instead. marcella |
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Taria wrote:
Thanks Kate. It appears there have been some shake ups in major appliance companies lately so gotta check who really makes what machine. Taria I have 'history' with my machine... It washes a treat, but! Bought the original WP when the old AEG died rather dramatically! The day it arrived the drive belt dropped off. WP wanted to wait three days to fix it, which was unacceptable, so the guy I bought it from came out and did it, then tore sheds of WP for their crappy service! Six months later it nearly went up in smoke! BOILED a 30 degree wash for a couple of hours, melted the soap drawer it got so hot, and I needed to wear oven gloves to turn it off. They argued about replacing it, built I eventually got a new one, but the trim cracked within weeks of it getting here... Ho hum! Never again. I have better things to do than argue with after sales droids who don't know their arse from their elbow and veto a replacement recommended by their own service engineers! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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