Recent content by mrstickball

Given that this is Norge, would it have a similar drivetrain to what Maytage acquired in the Magic Chef buyout - so eventually what would become a Maytag Performa?

The issue is that the market has placed cost above all else. You and I can say, on the internet, we care about reliability (and we certainly do), but in the real world, where appliances get sold at stores like mine and Combo52's.... People look at price + features far quicker than they ever look...

The features you mentioned are in direct opposition to each other. Mechanical timers are far more expensive than control boards. Those would increase the price, not lower 'em.

Neither fridge is simple, though. Look at a KA or Bosch wiring schematic. They are unfathomably complex. For $3,000 you could build an absolute tank of a fridge. But its not going to be a French door. It'd be a single door bottom freezer, top freezer, or side by side - not the popular less...

henene4 has the correct answer. I talked to an engineer at another company, and said almost verbatim the same thing. You cannot make a $500 last long unless it was pretty much a motor and agitator in a tub - a very, very simple machine, that would not pass DOE standards. The worst part of this...

Eh. Speed Queen does want to build larger models. I talked to a few of their main guys @ ASTI 2025 and they said as much. But their time table isn't close to what Appliance Insider is saying. In order to make a larger model, they need to re-design everything, and the toolig/R&D costs for that...

Its AI slop. Half of what he says isn't right or true. The idea or premise makes sense, but then half of it just isn't correct on a real or practical level.

This is phenomenal stuff. Then you'd have to simply look at the weight of the waterlogged clothes to calculate real-world savings based on RPM vs. poundage or kilogram water extraction vs. tumble drying. Every pound of water that is extracted from a load via spin instead of resistive heat is...

I'm really excited about finding and trying an Asko W4. A washer with a 240v/30a input! Can you imagine how nice that water heater will be?

Its always fascinating. I've done this on my channel multiple times with multiple washers. One big thing thats not entirely factored in the full run of the toploaders is water extraction in the spin process since you opted for the Unimatic on all the processes. That is where a LOT of savings...

There are huge energy savings available on heat pump vs. vented tumble dryers. At least in America. One issue we have here is HVAC having to do replacement or makeup conditioned air in the room or house that has the air sucked out and vented outside. If you measure it properly, about 40-50% of...

Ironically, a confact I have at a distributor makes their own boards for an appliance. I won't say which one, but its a firm that does OEM work for one of the big manufacturers. When they decided to make a commonly-failing board, the vendor asked if the distributor I know wanted them to add...

Yes, significantly less if done in batch. The issue is that the PCB is going to replace a lot of features in one go when you're flowing 10,000 - 100,000 boards at once. If you look at mechanical timer costs from 3rd party companies that are only charging a price directly above margin, mechanical...

The issue is cost. Those usually cost a lot of money that consumers don't want to pay. I've talked to a few engineers at the major companies, and they said that they'd love to use them but C-level executives tell them that price trumps reliability so they have to keep the $500 washer, rather...

My concern is that with the extreme posting frequency Maytaglover68 has, he will get banned from pretty much every group due to spam. I am unsure how old you are, Maytaglover68, but you have to show moderation in posting. There's nothing wrong with making new posts every so often to curate new...