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The TLs are just Haier rebadges, yes, but actually haven't seen much in terms of actual trustworthy usage reviews. F&Ps FLs were very heavily based on Haier, at least in their physical design. But UI and programming has always been different (and honestly better in many ways) than the Haier...

Actually not very sure, but that looks a lot like a Vestel made machine - just a very old design? I don't think I've seen a Midea DW like that... Or it's something completely different.

They should I would think. However, there could be a lock on it. The setting menu on these is usually locked with a code and that might keep you from accessing the programming menu. Or Miele has completely locked that out for the Professional machines. On these, you can have the machine on and...

Keep in mind the use case for these (small space situations) also marks out the majority of the market segment (more price sensitive customers). If you are paying a big margin of your income for a small space, you probably won't be abled to spend Miele money. Portable DWs just do not exist over...

There have been recalls for DW fires (BSH), dryer fires (Indesit/Hotpoint) and washer fires (Indesit/Hotpoint or WP respectively - honestly don't know if the recall started before or after the buy up) here in the EU. Any electrical appliances can fail in catastrophic ways, no matter how well it...

That is a heat pump washer dryer. No heater for drying, barely any water (just coil cleaning), no more than a couple hundred watts of power consumption. LGs standard combos over here have the option to dry with air cooling or water cooling. I never really got how they made the former work -...

Given this is (basically) the exact same to any WP DW, those aren't really alternatives. For the prices you pay in the US, anything from the likes of Arcelik (Bloomberg, Beko, etc.) or Vestel (Sharp) aren't really recommendable. Bosch has the big advantage that EVERY dishwasher uses the same...

That's about right, yes. As far as I know, all ELux baffles are just clipped in, both compact and standard size FLs. I actually wasn't aware US ELux FLs had splittable tubs still. The EU ones don't and baffle replacement is still a standard service procedure. Removing the baffle can be as...

Well, the water gotta come from somewhere. If they just moved the unit, that could have caused that. But that seems unlikely. Other typical areas are the inlet and sump areas. Or drain hoses. Usually, if it's a slow leak, you can see streaks where it is. But leak search can be very annoying on...

I mean, a spray arm is an entirely different beast do a baffle. And if they did - I wouldn't even care. Washers had baffles made of plastic - well again for decades. They are just as durable (as long as you don't wash hammers lol). There are a commercial machines with plastic baffles. Again, as...

I don't understand why people get so focused on metal vs plastic - especially on a part you barely ever touch, you barely ever see and that has no real mechanical stress on it. Yeah, don't buy a Miele. They wash just as well and probably dry a bit worse than some DWs half the price. The only...

That's how I load my pans anyway, basically standing up. Must admit I usually don't have very soiled pans, but never had an issue with anything not coming clean standing up. Having a dedicated holder like this Samsung or like the holders for the PowerClean zone would be a great addition.

I doubt there will be a steam generator model. Miele was the only one that had one by now, and they rightfully IMO did awa with it. You get basically the same results, except the steam generator is ever so slightly faster. Don't see the reason to have a 200-300€ price hike for saving 10min the...

The machines do calibrate for that and motor speed changes accordingly. Under certain repair circumstances (replacement of main PCB and the SMM at the same time, IIRC) one has to make sure the extra wash zone (regardless of what type you have - depends brand) has to be turned off on the first...

Back in the day, those 18" machines could save you a couple of bucks as they saved at least a bit of water. Nowadays, they use basically the exact same as the full size version of the same design. But at least you get the same feature set...

Still no fan of Samsung DWs, but that frying pan holder looks useful. You can always work around them, but just makeing a dedicated holder could save so much hassle. I don't quite see what there is to break more in comparison to the other models. Auto doors have been a thing in the EU (even...

Don't think there is such a thing as a bad machine, just a bad price. If one would pick those up, you'd check for obvious big issues - bearings, dampers, door seal, mold in the drawer, etc. If you get the set for like 100-200$, and the washer runs a year or two, I don't think you would have...

Depending on which model you have, you either have a Midea or a Vestel clone. My mom had an 18" Midea made machine. It was REALLY mid. Biggest culprit was a water softener that was faulty within the warranty period - a problem your machine certainly can't suffer from. Upper racks are a bit odd...

Totally not sure, so someone correct me, but don't these use a liquid filled balance ring on the drum as well? IF it uses one and it's been damaged (thus empty) that *could* cause problems with balancing even on very low OOB situations.

That's a 3 phase pump rated at 150Hz. You need an inverter to drive that pump, whether you run it at different speeds or not. I don't see how Whirlpools really poor cycle manuals would indicate variable speed operation or not...