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Duet baffles I've owned a full-size Duet for over a year; I've done a full load of FILTHY work clothes, towels, you name it. I've never had such a problem.

Duets The Duet has actually been around since about 2000. I bought a 9460 (a Sears model number) and matching dryer a little over a year ago, and they're the best machines I've ever owned. The washer has the heater and all the cycles, but no "self-clean" feature-they only added it this year...

Hi temp f.l. machines My Duet HT has a heater which is used only in the "Whiter Whites," "Heavy Duty" and "Sanitary" cycles. In the first two, it will only come on if needed to maintain the wash water temp at around 128 degrees F. In the Sanitary cycle, it heats the main wash water to 154...

Best f.l. I've owned, in order over the last 20 years, a used Westinghouse 3-belt f.l., a White-Westinghouse early-version electronic f.l., a "Frigimore" or "Frigilux" f.l, and now own a Duet HT. From reading about all of the service/parts issues with imported models, particularly the Korean...

Bleach in a f.l. I've never experienced troubles in a f.l. which I could trace to use of chlorine bleach. However, nowadays I only usually use it to wash the towels I use in the kitchen or for general house cleaning, to disinfect them. I buy an oxygen bleach at Whole Foods Market made by either...

Bleach in a f.l. I've never had a problem with using bleach in a f.l. machine, and that's all I've ever owned. An old Westinghouse (pre-White/Westy), a White-Westy, a "Frigilux" and now a Duet HT-all have worked fine and suffered no ill effects from it. Always use the dispenser, however, or...

Frigidaire F/L machines As a former owner-and a repairman-I'd stay away from the Frigidaire machines. To my knowledge, they have NOT addressed the seal/bearing issues. GE front loaders are also not a good bet. Strangely enough, the only GE laundry machine which holds up well and does a...

Ratings in CU I no longer pay much attention to CU-their ratings seem fairly irrelevant, and not just with laundry equipment. A year ago I bought a Duet HT pair, and I for the life of me can't understand the complaints of not enough water. When I wash filthy, greasy work clothes (my day job is...

FL machines After about a year with my Duet HT pair, can state that the clothes-including extremely dirty, greasy work clothes-come out clean as can be, and they've been absolutely trouble free. Virtually the only complaint I have is lack of an "extended spin" option which the Kenmore has. I...

Disposals I bought an ISE model 77 back in '93. 3/4 hp, reversible, it handles corncobs, bones, whatever. In 2000 the hammers began rubbing against the grind ring-the slots in the hammers had worn. I pulled it apart, replaced the turntable and grind ring, lubricated the motor bearings, and...

Stick with Duet HT I've had a Duet HT pair for almost a year now, and they've been trouble-free and do a great job. I know a couple of people who have the older Kenmore (he4t?) and have had no problems with the controls, though I've heard that they seem to experience more problems than the...

Slow spin combos The GE Combo was notorious for its extremely slow spin speed-I think it was around 220 r.p.m. or so. This accounts for its extremely long dry time. This was also true, I believe, of the Whirlpool and Maytag combos-all except the Bendix. The Duomatic represented a big...

Maysung Undoubtedly the Lowes folks were warning you away from the later Maytag Neptunes made by Samsung. (MAH6700, 8700 & 9700). They really are junk. I had a 6700-for about 3 weeks. Then I wised up and got rid of it and got a Duet HT, and I've never regretted it.

How much? In my Duet HT I use Tide HE. I haven't bothered measuring by cup, because I use the measuring cup which comes with the detergent. most of the time I don't fill the measure more than about halfway. Only with extremely dirty work clothes do I fill it all the way (and add grated Fels...

No more Bauknecht It may be impossible to get any info. Whirlpool Corp. bought the Bauknecht factory some time ago; that's where the Whirlpool Duet HT's are made.

changing spin speed The spin speed is a function of how the motor control microprocessor is programmed. For instance, the top-of-the-line Whirlpool Duet HT (model 9400) has a max. speed of 1200 r.p.m. The same machine sold by Sears, which carries the model number 9450 (which I have) has a top...

Duet HT codes Dear Mark 40511: The f-11 code is referred to in the service manual as a "serial communication error." Your machine has a "user interface board" (with the pushbuttons), a central control board which takes info from the interface and from various sensors and controls the machine...

Duet, Duet, Duet HT! Forget Frigidaire! The bearing issues are for real, and to spend that kind of money on a machine and have it die after 5 or 6 years is inexcusable. Go with the Whirlpool Duet HT. They have a proven track record, Whirlpool has an excellent service and parts network, and the...

Duet, Duet, Duet HT! Forget Frigidaire! The bearing issues are for real, and to spend that kind of money on a machine and have it die after 5 or 6 years is inexcusable. Go with the Whirlpool Duet HT. They have a proven track record, Whirlpool has an excellent service and parts network, and the...

Wascomat (Elmo) motors Nice pic of the motor! I remember them exactly-right down to the black belt residue on the motor end frame. You can see why we had trouble with them-if the automatic detergent hoses leaked-which they did from time to time-the stuff got into the motor. A lot of American...