Recent content by MickGearz

That is a great shame. I share your sentiment; electromechanical timers are quite reliable, but inferior components will tarnish their reputation. For me, it is simple; I prefer the control a timer provides. Want to restart a wash? No worries, turn the dial. Want to pause it? Easy, push it in...

That's interesting; the burst of hot water at the start then followed by a cold fill is definitely a trend in Australian machines. I'm not sold on 'eco' options for washing machines and dishwashers. At least you are given the option of a heavy duty cycle. I remember reading in an article that...

Thank you both for your insightful replies. You pointed out obvious factors which I completed missed. Very interesting reading. I will be finding our Australian Standard for automatic clothes washers (or its equivalent) and will be doing some reading. We do have washers here that will fill the...

Hi everyone. New to the Automatic Washer forums and this is my first post. I posted this over in Reddit on r/Appliances, but figured it would do better here. Whilst researching Speed Queen washing machines to replace our ancient set, I noticed a few large differences between the American market...