Recent content by candoo

rinso - "Also, I still believe that an environment of moisture is no place for electronics. Just check how many posts refer to motor control board or front panel failures that often cost hundreds to repair." - Good thought rinso. I've never thought about the electronics mode of failure like...

Thanks people, for reaffirming my thoughts on the matter. candoo

" Look for Steam, Allergy, or Sanitize cycles" - Do the heaters on these new machines only come on during these special cycles, or do they also work to keep the asked for temp in the lower temp cycles. Reading some of the on-line user manuals (LG, GE) gives me the impression that this may be...

"I solve this annoying problem by having a two gallon watering can filled with hot water on stand-by. Once the machine has all of it's two cups of wash water in the drum, I dump the hot water in the watering can into the machine via the detergent drawer. Sounds like something out of the century...

"What little cost the washer extracts is in terms of hot water, so most "energy star" washers claim savings by strangling hot water use." -Wouldn't this be a situation rectified by the European way of heating the water directly in the machine? " unless you go with ge or this old style inglis...

So then, can I take it that these same "energy star" machines have selectable cycles that can wash the "old way" with enough water and heat to properly wash a load?

Can anyone tell me if the latest "energy star" front loading washers are better or worse in terms of performance, cycle time or whatever. Are the new machines just accomplishing the wash task differently than older machines or are they lesser/better in some way in because they are "energy...

logixx Thanks, that was good video. It really went through the cycle times. I'm starting to see that the little giant machines are the ones I'll be seriously considering at for replacing mine. candoo

dj-gabriele I was asking the question from the standpoint of wheather or not it was allowed to feed a washer with other than "green" hot water in Germany - I didn't know what the laws are there, because I've heard that "green" and "eco" things are very important to Germans/Germany these days...

logixx "if one uses solar heat or any other green heat source" Does this mean that to use the hot fill facility on the washer, the source has to be "green". Can the source be say, natural gas hot water? Yes, what you said; the little giant washer probably wouldn't be much faster than my W1966...

dj-gabriele Wow! Those new SMEG machines certainly sound like beauties, but they, and the PLC thing are way beyond reason for my use. I'm just a guy trying to find a decent laundry system to tackle the coming washing needs for a himself, wife and two growing boys. Logixx Sorry, I thought...

dj-gabriele Yes, you're right about the warm initial fill ruining the profile wash action, but if you only want a hot wash, then it might save time/energy. Nice SMEG washer! Those sorts of powerful heater washers are commonplace there, wheras here, they are as rare as hen's teeth. Most north...

dj-gabriele Sorry about your high electric rates, and restrictive electrical ampacity. It makes me wonder why most of the european washers have only a cold water supply; if a hot water connection was included ,like here in NA, then it would give the option of doing warm washes cheaper. That is...

thanks ozzie908, I take it then that you have disabled some of the heating capacity of your little giant washer, because you aren't on an electrical feed that can supply it's capacity. So, if you enabled the washer to be at it's full capacity, would you say that it would be significantly faster...

Thanks glenfieldmathk1. Unlike you people overseas who have 220volts at your receptacles, we are stuck with our low 120volts/15 amps at ours. This of course means that, at most, we have only 1875 watts available from a receptacle. So, manufacturers of appliances have to keep that as the upper...