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To a point this is normal. I believe there should be a 13 to 18 degree declination, The exact value can be found in a patent. Each mfg uses a slightly different value because of the patents.

F&P makes the direct drive motors used by ge and whirlpool in their large top loaders. Their motor is likely far more reliable than any mechanical transmission. My guess is that the tub seals would fail first in both of the machines you are considering. The electronics are an additional...

The wash system in the artistry looks to be the same as the one in most of their new (BOL and MOL) offerings. There was a recent thread about about a 520 machine and the tub looks the same. The artistry model looks like it has a more dressed up door and some of the controls for higher level...

UL standards are set by a group including manufacturers, the CPSC (government), and insurance companies. The reality in the US today is that if a fire burns down your house and it started in a brand x dryer the maker of brand x will be named in a lawsuit. The manufacturers all know this. I...

I have one of these machines in white. I have been very happy with it. When I installed it I ran a load without the kick plate to check the water connection was solid. I thought it was fairly loud, but when I put the kick plate back on it was very difficult to hear. It is so quiet I would...

I'm probably going to get bashed for this. If the old machines were all so great how come they are almost all gone? Also it seems that about every other person here knows how to fix their favorite legacy machine? I don't get how fixing an old machine is somehow more noble than fixing a new...

The stains that remained were of two types: liquids with protein components and the ground in dirt. When the speed queen filled with hot water it cooked the proteins and bound them to the cotton fibers. Because the proteins were cooked the enzymes in the soap could not take them apart. The...

I do not think the water portion of the regulations will put the machine out. Rather the electrical energy requirements will do it in. I'm sure they could reduce the water levels (which you could then change) to get to the lower water factor. But to get the electrical component they will have...

I guess this is the first fruit of Haier's purchase of F&P. It would be interesting to know where these were designed.

The bigget load I put in my tl was 5 pants, 13 shirts, 3 towels, 13 underwear, and 13 pairs of socks. It was full to the middle of the top of the plastic balance ring when dry. After it added water it was about 2 inches below the top of the metal basket. It turned the load very well and when...

in the US almost all new machines have a load sense algorithm so they add less water to small loads. The energy star program all but demands it. I think the speed queen units are the only full line exception. I have a 5 cu. Ft top load and have seen the water level in the basket vary from 2...

I do not believe appliance cost has really increased. Sure they have gone up in dollars but so has everything. I have seen several articles on this subject and a fair number of them cite an appliance industry group, so let's throw those out. This is an argument based on the sears catalog...

Discontinuation is not surprising. The 2018 TL energy standards are quite difficult to meet. The 2018 standards are the same as today's energy star. Any machine family that does not have an energy star member will be disappearing. The energy requirements for 2015 may cause some of today's...

The cabrio has the ability to do motor brakeing. If you unplug it and spin the basket the power generated will bring up the controls and then the basket will get much more difficult to spin. I do however agree that during normal operation it does not attempt to apply braking force. In fact I...

The requirement for the lid locking or brake is an underwriters laboratory requirement that the basket stop spinning within seconds of the lid opening. I am not exactly sure of the time but I believe it is between 4 and 7 seconds. Without an electronic control only mechanical braking is...

In the states dishwashers don't come with cords but many of the newer models have the ability to support a cord that plugs in. By building code if the washer is installed without a cord it has to be done by an electrician since it ties into the house system. Builders here don't want to pay the...

I believe your understanding to be correct. Due to the cost of the board I would run the machine with the sensors disconnected and probably with the rods shorted together to be sure the board is broken. If there is no behavior difference between the disconnected and shorted cases then I would...

I think these dryer sense circuits look for current between the two rods. Since the circuit always sees the clothes as wet I would guess there is too much current flow between the electrodes. This could be due to a problem on the circuit board or some kind of conductive dirt on the sensors...

I don't know about the cycle programming and definitions. So I can't say anything about the rinse but it does seem silly to believe there is anything really new regarding the number of rinses available. Although the statement made into the literature so I am betting there is some technicality...

The machines are built on the assembly line with the riser. I think you would have to remove the tub (or dryer drum) or use a magic screw driver (really short) to get them apart. The units with the riser had to go through ship testing so they have to be able to be dropped from 6inches with no...