2010 Admiral-pool washer and dryer

[pulltostart]

Nice Pair!

Gordon - please keep us posted if you actually put these into service. I too have been intrigued by the "value" that is pair offers and have been temped to take the plunge. I figure if my daily drivers failed this pair would likely be replacements.

Lawrence

 

[surgilator_68]

Hotter water....

I would think that if this system is the one that uses two thermostats on the inlet valve, one on the cold side and one on the hot side you could simply fool them....

 

[spookiness]

but what about the dryers?

There has been a lot of chatter about these washers and their value (I own one).

But any experience with the dryers? Or they all too similar?

 

[kenmoreguy64]

The dryer is the typical Whirlpool fare, 29-inch top-mount lint screen, ten bazillion made, dependable dryer. I would be surprised if there is anything truly objectionable about the dryer in design, but I'm not completely sold on the timer they're using.

What's interesting is that the Estate, Roper and Inglis (I think) variants of the washer are essentially identical except the control panel itself. The dryer though has some differences. Reading the reviews of the Admiral dryer, users object to the 30 or 35 minute timed drying cycles, especially the 30-minute low-heat timed cycle, which won't dry much in 30 minutes except a doily. I believe the Estate version has a 60-minute timed high-heat cycle, and an automatic termination cycle for the low-heat, which makes a lot more sense. All this can be wired in with no added materials, just plug-in a different timer. Apparently Maytag/Whirlpool on this dryer wanted to encourage users to use the auto cycle, but some users seem too stupid to know how to use them, let alone read an owner's guide.

Gordon