Wow... I guess the people from Bosch must closely monitor this site!! Not long after I mention new products on their website, (dryers), they went ahead and change them back. I also mentioned on a deferent thread about a second website that showed all the new products and they locked that site from the public, you now need a username... But looser I agree it's ok to buy something that will be discontinued but then you would be better off to wait because: #1, they will probably have a LARGE price break and #2, parts may be available, but down the road it will always be harder to get parts for a discontinued product vs. a current product. I work for a color printer company and when a product becomes discontinued it becomes a fire sale with all the dealers. Support also becomes more difficult. And forget about getting any updates or improved parts, the new focus will be on the current and next model. The 700 series would concern me the most since itÂs only been out for about a year or so. It doesn't make sense to discontinue such a new model. About the water usage, I saw a difference but I thought it was minimal. I am unable to look at more data since they pulled them from the two websites. Looser, Did you know where you can still get more info on them? I decided against the 800 series due to it being "white and silver" that just doesn't sound right. So the 500 plus will be the one for me and I plan on getting pedestals even though there are a lot of threads saying they cause vibrations. I'm sure a place like Loews or Pacific Sales will return them if that is the case. Pacific Sales is returning an oven that ended up being too big for me with a full refund. Even with an open box and not to mention it's been it my garage for a year waiting for the kitchen to be done. I was pleasantly shocked when they told me that they will return it.

Just an afterthought. concerning leveling, if you are using pedestals.... When the Home Depot guys off loaded the washer and pedestal, they married the two out in the street before bringing it into the house. I watched everything they did (and didn't) do. The two pieces get married with these brackets on the sides that both screw and glue together. They just slapped the two units together, not paying any attention to the leveling legs that were on the bottom of the washer, now resting on the top of the pedestal. Who knows what position they were in, after coming all the way from Asia. What I found out later, was that these leveling legs do influence the vibration coming off the machine. Even if you get the complete unit level, you can still have some vibration problems if the leveling legs on the washer were wacked when they put the two together. Unfortunately, the glue they use for the brackets is fairly permanent, and hard to make changes after the fact. I would probably suggest that the legs on the washer be put all the way in prior to joining the pieces together; or, level the pedestal, put the washer on top, level that, and then put the joining brackets on. I love Home Depot, but they really should get better-than-minimum-wage contractors to do these installs. Good luck.

I just put down a deposit on the new Asko compact model W6424 which replaces the discontinued W6222. I don't expect to take delivery for at least a month but will write a review in the future. According to the specs on Asko's web site, the dBA level for the wash cycle is 54 and 75 for the spin cycle. The main difference between the 6222 and the new model is that the drop-down door on the washer has been eliminated. But the 6424 has the 24-hour delay start feature which is something I wanted. Incidentally, Asko's web site indicated that the 6222 had this feature, but it's an error that I brought to their attention. I saw the 6424 at a home show recently and talked to the regional distributor. He said that the new model has a slightly larger capacity than the 6222, and then went into a discussion about differences in the advertised capacities and the real capacities. Without mentioning the name of a competitor's compact model (he was talking about the Bosch compact) he said their advertised capacity of 3.4 cubic ft. is misleading and for a true apples-to-apples comparison to check the Energy Star web site. Below is a link; click on "Qualified Clothes Washers" on the right hand side for an excel spreadsheet comparing all current washers. I hope this is is helpful. Here is a link that might be useful: Washer comparisons on Energy Star web site

Here's the installation location--yesterday, after I finished closing up the walls from our previous bathroom remodels, I began to envision a design which would extend the aesthetic cues from our Ikea Abstrakt-clad kitchen (to right--not shown) into the laundry area as well. This will really enhance the continuity and flow of the adjacent kitchen, and the compact washer/dryer units will really help to enlargen the space since their smaller form factor will now accommodate 7.5' linear feet of additional countertop-height surface area. [Apparently, no one makes a 24" gas dryer, so I'll have to remove some of the cement board I just installed, and wire-up a 240V supply for our planned installation of the Asko T784 electric dryer.] We're replacing our seven-year old, standard-sized LG machines (below) with new 24" Asko units for a built-in look. Ikea Abstrakt high-gloss white upper and base cabinets will accompany the new lower-profile, and slimmer, washer/dryer units. A white/aluminum-trimmed counter-top will finish off the surface. Here's our current laundry area in "temporary service-mode:" This post was edited by studio460 on Fri, May 31, 13 at 14:24