FRONTLOADER USING LOTS OF WATER OR COMMERCIAL GRADE MAYTAG TOPLOADER?
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Comments (8)Baseballmom, these washers are my personal preference to but, for their known quality, and performace. If you want a HE top loader, the Maytage is the best in my opinion. Its a super large capasity, not plastic lids, huge opening and yes the ones with internal heater are the 850 series for sure...maybe the 700 series, but not sure. LG is a grat brand too, none of my friends who have them, have any issues with them and they have had them for over 4 yrs. One thing to remember when you read wash performance on any of these HE machines is that many owners do not read the owners manual. They just use it and then complain of poor results. One "poster" on here admitted. "One day I will sit down and read the manual" Its not rocket science trust me. When people talk about mechanical failures brioon machines, it would help if they include a model number. The older bravos, cabrios, oasis has some issues, since then I beleive they have been worked out. Internal heaters are a big plus in a HE machine, of course some people will tell you it makes no differnce. Most Fl issues are operators induced problems, not the machines design....See MoreMaytag Bravos with internal water heater and more
Comments (24)We just bought the newest Bravos model 800 series washer and dryer and it does have the heater. I have run 3 loads so far - a queen comforter ran on bulky and it filled the top a little more than half way. Then I did a heavy king quilt and it was about the same. I am waiting to do my King bedspread tomorrow - it will fill the machine I am sure. Then I did a load of towels used on my dogs after their bath and one that we keep on the porch to wipe their feet. I must say the cycles are LONG - DH and I stood there the entire time watching it fill, wash, rinse, and spin. For as little movement as it seemed to have - the dirtest towel came out clean. I was really surprised by the spray rinse cycle. I would think it would need to fill the tub up as least as much as when it washed to get the soap out. I am not sure I am convinced they were really rinsed completely. But now to the dryer, which has me really perplexed. It took more time than programed for to get the comforter and quilt dry when using the Bulky cycle. I had to put each on for an additional 10 minutes on the Timed cycle to finish drying them. I did stop the machine a couple time to shift around the comforter to get the damp areas exposed and the same for the quilt. (These were not dried together but seperatley.) Then I put the load of towels in and they were not dry after 44 minutes on the normal cycle. Took an additional 15 minutes to get them dry and these are old towels not thick and lush like my bath towels are. There were about 6 towels in there. Plus I found lots of loose dog hair in the dryer that I never found in my old Kenmore. The vent was full as it always was in my Kenmore but either the hair did not come out in the wash as it usually would with my old machine or it wasn't filtered out in the vent. I don't like having to check for it each time I wash the dogs stuff. I plan on doing the dogs comforter ( yes they have one!) tomorrow. I know it will be full of hair. Any suggestions on the cycle to use to get towels done the fastest and what about the long drying times? Does it take longer to do your laundry than before? I would expect so with the washer but hoping the drying time would be less with the spinning efficency of the washer. In case anyone is interested - Home Depot here is having 10% off appliances the day after Christmas. That is on top of sale price now. hhgregg matched HDs price yesterday for us and delivered today. They also upgraded us from a 700 series washer to a 800 series for the same price as the 700 at HD....See MoreCan Persil be used in top-loaders?? and how much ??
Comments (14)We have used UK Persil in our WP toploader for a couple of years now. We prefer the powdered version. We love how well it cleans and how nicely it rinses out. We don't have to use a whole lot either. We use a little less than 1/2 a scoop per washload. We have tried the German Persil (Sensitive) and it goes a lot further than the UK Persil. We use only 1/4 of a small scoop for that. It still rinses out very well....See MoreEeew! detergent residue --- from years of old top-load washer
Comments (35)" . . . never make up for the extra expense of the FL for the entire life of the machine." "They [front loading washing machines] are used commercially because PENNYS count when you are talking THOUSANDS of loads a month as opposed to about 20." Apparently (correct me if I am in error) you agree that that the commercial operators of front loading washing machines gain a few pennies on every load compared to the costs of doing the same load in a top-loading washing machine. Would you agree, also, that if the commercial operators are diligent in their pre-purchase homework, they would purchase washing machines that have [initial hardware purchase price plus hardware maintenance costs over the life of the machine] that would not negate the differential advantage that they gain from the lower operating price per load? If there are "inherent design flaws" in front loading washing machines' bearing geometry, for instance, that would involve high maintenance costs, wouldn't any savings in electricity and detergent go down the drain, as it were? Here is a link that might be useful: Ralph Waldo Emerson...See Morehisown
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