Need help! Research New Washer, Bravos is totally trashed.
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HELP- Maytag Bravos Washer is such a pain!
Comments (68)Here's a vid for comparison of my Fisher & Paykel AquaSmart running two sets of sheets (queen and twin) and several pillow covers on the designated Sheets cycle. Run it at full-screen and 2x speed to see the rollover more clearly. Wash period starts at 6 mins 55 secs. Sheets cycle on AquaSmart is a specific deep-fill level, although not as high as the machine above. It's for sure too much water for one twin set of sheets, almost too much for one queen set, good for both sets together. Agitation alternates through three patterns -- long slow rotation, long slightly faster, short faster....See MoreNeed a new washer/dryer VERY soon r/o
Comments (5)Hello! So sorry for my long post! You are smart in getting the extended warranty for whatever you buy! We did that when my family members and I bought my grandmother a Maytag Bravos washer. By the way, the Bravos has been wonderful for my grandmother so far! But you are right! No matter what appliance you buy nowadays, it most likely won't last as long as appliances that were made in the 80's and earlier, so it's best to cover yourself. At least that is how I feel. But being that you stated you are doing heavier loads of towels from an animal rescue group, (which is so wonderful that you volunteer your time to such a cause, by the way!), the new Bravos with it's heater, sanitary cycle and ENORMOUS capacity may suit you well. I would use either the "sanitary" or the "sheets" cycle on the Bravos for those. As for Maytag's bad reputation, they did have some bad products but that was when Maytag was their own company. Since 2006, they have been bought by Whirlpool. And since that takeover it seems their products have improved a lot, at least based on the user reviews I've seen. I believe the Bravos is made in a Whirlpool factory but a word of caution I'm pretty positive the parts are made by Fisher & Paykel. Figured I'd warn you based on your last experience with F&P. But all in all, my grandmother LOVES her Bravos and the owner reviews of the Bravos have generally been very positive! You mentioned the GE Adora and GE Profile machines. The only washer I'd buy from GE is the Harmony. I work in a high school special ed. classrm and we have the Harmony in our room for our students swim clothes and soiled clothes, for which the sanitary/super wash cycle on the Harmony works well for. It is also an excellent machine, very similar to the Bravos in that it has a heater, has a HUGE capacity and it is also an HE TL like the Bravos. Other people here on the laundry blog rave about the Harmony and Bravos as well. If I were buying today, those would be my 2 top choices, even though I like my FL's as well. As for FL"s, I have had 2 (a Danby FL and my current machine, a Maytag compact FL) and NEVER had a problem with mold! I do wipe down the rubber gasket with a towel and keep the door open a crack and that seems to eliminate any musty smells or mold from occuring. An occasional hot wash with bleach or Affresh tablets while the machine is empty helps as well. I think if you complete those steps you should be fine. Some FL's I've heard very good things about are the Whirlpool Duet HT, which has had a few negative reviews but mostly glowing reviews, The Maytag Performance Series FL's, which is essentially the same machine as the Duet HT, the Bosch Nexxt, which has a feature list that I like, the Samsung VRT FL's, which many owners that blog here seems to rave about, the Frigidaire Affinity, another machine people rave about here and is the least expensive of the bunch I am listing, and the Electrolux FL's which are new (and expensive) but a couple of recent reviews I've seen seem to be wonderful! But I have not heard stellar reviews on the Adora (circular window GE FL) since it came out, which was over 2 years ago. Other GE washers besides the Harmony do not seem to get the best reviews as well. Well I hope this info helps as it was a lot! Good luck and do keep us posted on which machine you do purchase! :o) Kevin Here is a link that might be useful: Maytag Bravos with heater at Lowe's...See MoreHelp, need new dryer have Danby Washer
Comments (29)Gordonr - Started experiementing with the Danby today. I have to revise what I said about the Maytag, but I think that is mostly due to it dying it's slow death. Right after my post the next load took over an hour, but it didn't feel like it was heating. Oh well it's history now, it servered me well. First load today was 3 pair Jean's. I wanted to try denim by itself. They dried in 40 min set on cotton, dry for storage. It does say in the book that a full load is more efficient and that wasn't full. Hopefully next time I'll have more in there for that. The second load was a mixed bag of dark colored clothing. It took about 45 min, but I set it this time on the synthetic setting, which seemed to be a lower heat. After it was done, i probably should have chosen Cotton, but I want to get a feel for the different settings. I also think I will be sorting my laundry a bit differently now, to work with the dryer at it's best. I'll keep you posted. Everything came out soft, nothing was over cooked, that was a major plus. My setting choices are: cotton or synthetic and then you choose, machine iron (wettest), iron, slighly damp, dry for storage, or very dry. There is also a timed dry and an air fluff (no heat). When the cycle ends it beeps 4 times and goes into anti-crease mode. I believe that will last for up-to an hour. The dryer does reverse tumble and so far, nothing has come out wrinkled, another plus. I'll be doing another load or two tomorrow, so I will see how well that works. Hope this helps. I'm thinking I should be able to get most loads dry in 40 min or less. Not bad in my book, that's well before the washer would finish even on the shortest load and I've read on the various web sites that most dryers are timed to the washer, so this would be better than that. sue...See MoreMy F&P ecosmart died today - need new washer stat! (help! long...
Comments (6)LOL! Your rant about making one's own laundry soap, etc was toooo funny and ITA :) I'm also not a fan of the low water band wagon. The only FL experience I've had is my mother's machine. She's NOT happy with hers :( I AM VERY happy with my Whirlpool Cabrio TL NON-HE machine (with agitator). It's model number WTW6200. Had the 6400 model, TL HE. You can do a search with my name or Cabrio and read why I didn't like it, but basically it didn't clean. Like you, my top 4 priorities are CLEAN laundry without having to stand on my head and stack greased BBs to get it! 3.8 cubic feet, auto water level (more water than the HE TL) and 4 other water levels for you to manually adjust. Also has a delay wash that I find useful. Don't have the dryer so I can't comment on that. Good luck! Monica...See More
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