OT front loading washers

We've had the pair for over a year already. Had the door on the dryer
switched to open the same direction as the washer, because they are
stacked. Otherwise the washer is placed on the left and the dryer on
the right, the doors open away from each other, makes it easy to
transfer the "fabric".

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA



On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:56:21 GMT, Taria
wrote:

Costco has the Duet pair and their return policy if you have any
trouble is really liberal. Let me know what you think of them
after you have used them a bit?
Taria

Bonnie Patterson wrote:

As my SO always says we "bit the bullet" and bought the Whirlpool
pair. We could have saved money by not replacing the dryer. I always
use the extra high spin on the washer, the clothes/fabric are almost
dry enough to iron dry.

We stacked them, of course the dryer is on top, if you are vertically
challenged you might need a stepstool to reach the dryer controls.

They are expensive, so we had to streach our funds and do without a
few other wants/wishes, basically we skipped our week at the beach
last year.

I also prewash all of my fabric.

You should use low suds deturgent, we had just bought 1-1/2 gallons of
regular deturgent, so I used half the recommended amount until it was
used up. SO pays the bills and he says that our water bills have been
lower. It will take a few years for the savings to equal the extra
cost of the front loader.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA



On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:13:42 GMT, Taria
wrote:


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!

Taria,

I have the Maytag Neptune pair. The washer is not a Front Loader, but
has the same efficiency settings as the Neptune Front loader.

We bought a house with a septic system and a well (no city water and
sewer services) and I told DH no way was I using the washer we had at
the old house.

It's nice to be able to load the washer as much or as little as I want
and not worry about load settings and water usage.

Jenn in CA

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

About a week ago, I used a similar set
at a hotel. The washer door LOCKED
through out the cycles. It was
inconvenient because I had a couple
things to add, and could not. Do the
home models lock also?
PAT

Bonnie Patterson wrote:
We've had the pair for over a year already. Had the door on the dryer
switched to open the same direction as the washer, because they are
stacked. Otherwise the washer is placed on the left and the dryer on
the right, the doors open away from each other, makes it easy to
transfer the "fabric".

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

Mine does. Keeps the water off the floor once it's done filling. I can
open it until the water hits a certain level and then the door locks.

marcella

In article IGqzg.345810$5Z.263179@dukeread02,
Pat in Virginia wrote:

About a week ago, I used a similar set
at a hotel. The washer door LOCKED
through out the cycles. It was
inconvenient because I had a couple
things to add, and could not. Do the
home models lock also?
PAT

Bonnie Patterson wrote:
We've had the pair for over a year already. Had the door on the dryer
switched to open the same direction as the washer, because they are
stacked. Otherwise the washer is placed on the left and the dryer on
the right, the doors open away from each other, makes it easy to
transfer the "fabric".

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

If you push the selector in it will stop the cycle, and if the level is low
the door will unlock. Linda in Tx

My top loader Neptune has a lock, but it also has a pause button that
allows me to stop the cycle long enough to add something I missed.

Jenn

Pat in Virginia wrote:
About a week ago, I used a similar set
at a hotel. The washer door LOCKED
through out the cycles. It was
inconvenient because I had a couple
things to add, and could not. Do the
home models lock also?
PAT

Bonnie Patterson wrote:
We've had the pair for over a year already. Had the door on the dryer
switched to open the same direction as the washer, because they are
stacked. Otherwise the washer is placed on the left and the dryer on
the right, the doors open away from each other, makes it easy to
transfer the "fabric".

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

yep - it's to avoid small kids from opening the washer door during a cycle
and causing all sorts of mayhem

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About a week ago, I used a similar set
at a hotel. The washer door LOCKED
through out the cycles. It was
inconvenient because I had a couple
things to add, and could not. Do the
home models lock also?
PAT

Ah, a pause option .... that is just
what I'd need. I ALWAYS have to add a
tiny bit. (And some bits that aren't
very tiny. G) PAT

Jenn in CA wrote:

My top loader Neptune has a lock, but it also has a pause button that
allows me to stop the cycle long enough to add something I missed.

Jenn

Pat in Virginia wrote:

About a week ago, I used a similar set
at a hotel. The washer door LOCKED
through out the cycles. It was
inconvenient because I had a couple
things to add, and could not. Do the
home models lock also?
PAT

or us DH
at which point the D takes on a new meaning?

klh in VA

[I only have to use front loaders when in Sweden; therefore for
everything else that is different from the toploader, the instructions
are in swedish as well as the pictures!]

Jessamy wrote:

yep - it's to avoid small kids from opening the washer door during a cycle
and causing all sorts of mayhem

(snip) the instructions
are in swedish as well as the pictures!]

Since I am of Swedish decent, I am curious how *pictures* look
different when they arw in Swedish??? (VBG)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

klh in VA wrote:
or us DH
at which point the D takes on a new meaning?

klh in VA

[I only have to use front loaders when in Sweden; therefore for
everything else that is different from the toploader, the instructions
are in swedish as well as the pictures!]

Jessamy wrote:

yep - it's to avoid small kids from opening the washer door during a cycle
and causing all sorts of mayhem