Lint buildup beneath access area in Speed Queen dryer...
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Need 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 MoreCommunal Washer/Dryer Situation
Comments (85)Can't determine from the pic if the rusting/pitting is surface or deeper into the material. I'd make an attempt to treat it and hopefully extend the service life for a few years (although I already have a bit of POR on-hand from previous projects). Regards to keeping the machine clean after this refurb ... - Don't skimp on detergent dosage or quality of product choice. Sufficient detergent helps keep soils suspended in the wash water to be flushed away instead of settling on surfaces. - Use chlorine bleach on whites/cottons loads that can take it, helps prevent molding/mildew. If that doesn't fit so well with established laundry practices, consider running a bleach cycle (highest water level) with no clothes biweekly to monthly per what seems appropriate. Doesn't require a large dose of bleach. 1/2 to 3/4 measured cup is plenty. Some concentrated brands now recommend 1/2 cup as the maximum dose for a full load. - Run some warm and/or hot loads on a regular basis ... don't wash everything in cold water. - Avoid excessive liquid fabric softener. - Leave the lid open for a few hours (or longer) after use so residual moisture can dry. Did you find a reason for the bleach dispenser cup having been taped over?...See MoreAdvice Needed: Speed Queen vs Miele
Comments (104)@Jen Jobart To be clear, let me say again that my own set-up is a manual, external mixing valve rather than a set-up using the small, in-line electric water heater alternative you asked about. Also my heaterless, 14 y.o. FL washer is not a Speed Queen. That said, the "electric water heater" alternative is actually an after market "plug-n-play" thing rather than something you that you frame or build-in during house construction. What you do during construction is to make sure you have enough 120v circuits and outlets in your LR to be able handle the 1400 watt (or so) load of the heater while running your washing machine. The person I know who has one of these set-ups is running both his FL washer and in-line heater on a single 20 Amp 120v circuit much as you might do with a washer with an on-board heater such as a Miele. For new construction like yours, I might prefer to add another, dedicated circuit and outlet for in-line water heater. The inline external heaters may draw more current than a standard on-board water heater will. The one I've seen first hand was one that used a little Bosch in-line heater like this one: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Bosch-Tronic-Mini-Tank-2-7-Gallon-Lowboy-6-year-Limited-1440-watt-1-Element-Point-of-Use-Electric-Water-Heater/5000622219. You just hang on it the finished wall above or next to the washer where you can reach it easily and plug it into a regular 120v outlet. Connect the input side to your cold water tap with an off the shelf washing machine hose. The shorter, the better, (Might have to add a hose-thread fitting to the heater's in and out pipes; some heaters come with them, some do not,) Run another hose from the "out"port on the heater to your washer's cold water "in" connection. What I understand you do with a washer like the Speed Queen FL models (which do not have electronic auto temperature control) is (a) choose a cold wash temp on the washing machine so all (or most of) the water flows in through the cold side when it fill for a wash); (b) set your in-line water heater to the warm or hot temperature you want to use (something between 95°F and whatever the unit's top end is which may be 145°F although some models apparently will go higher); (c) give it 15 minutes to heat up; (d) start the wash cycle; and (d) turn it off when the wash fill is done unless you have some reason to want hot rinses. Turn it off when you are done with the washing day or washing session. After all It's an inline, point of use water heater with a small tank and it serves only your washing machine. On the days when you aren't washing, there is no need to use power or keep water heated. Some folks think it sufficient to just skip this extra set-up and equipment if your Speed Queen will be close to the water heater. YMMV, of course, because different people have different laundry and laundering preferences. For an idea of how that might work with a SQ Front-Loader, check out Jeff Caban's experiments in this thread, if you have not already seen it: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5193747/my-last-three-weeks-with-a-fl-speed-queen-afne9bsp113tw01#n=0...See MoreGas or Electric Dryer?
Comments (50)Pinebaron. Your MAU may have been sized for your kitchen exhaust and not for a combination of other exhaust devices i.e., clothes dryer and bath ventilators. I have doubts that you will be able to endure hood sound levels as the capacity reaches rated output. At the most for limited periods of use. You will probably find that running at half capacity will vent your stove area efficiently leaving plenty of MAU volume for any subsequent supply air demand. Keep in mind electric dryers require about the some amount of free air for efficient operation as gas dryers. Difference being, gas dryers produce CO and electric one do not. If DW prefers a gas dryer then a good practice of delaying use during cooking times might be in order. Also due to your square footage, window count, mechanical perforations to the exterior, and recessed lighting I would speculate that your MAU would seldom sense a deficit in indoor pressure....See Morewhirlpool_trainee
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