All New Whirlpool Cabrio

[murando531]

Is the drain pump on this machine vertically mounted? Sounds like the rhythmic cavitating my WP WTW4800 makes.

I've been wondering about the drive system on these. I heard somewhere they were the VWM platform, which made no sense with it being their highest-end. We had one of the lower ends with the redesigned wash plate and tub out on the salesfloor, but I couldn't lift the tub, so it definitely was the belt-drive.

 

[logixx]

Once again,

the parts list:

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[murando531]

Oops, sorry haha. I had forgotten that you had linked the parts diagram before.

I noticed looking closer that there is now a "clutch assembly" and a gearbox of sorts. I wonder if they finally realized that floating that basket took way too much water, and half of it wasn't even in the tub with the clothes.

 

[mrb627]

Cherry Metalic?

Now there is a color I wanna see!

Malcolm

 

[whirlcool]

That vid of the new washer with the water glass on top is making the same sound our 1993 Whirlpool TL machine makes when it is finishing the neutral drain. I knew I've heard that sound before.

 

[jkbff]

These are pretty machines. I love the controls!

 

[mrb627]

Local Lowes

I went into a different Lowes this morning after a doctor's appointment. This Cabrio pair were on sale at 799 each. But next to the UBER Samsung, these look puny.

Malcolm

 

[mrb627]

Video

If this is Whirlpool's new flagship, then they are dead to me!



Malcolm

 

[DADoES]

 
I apparently didn't notice a loud noise.  At what timeframe did it occur?

 

[henene4]

This sounds indeed strange. A usual IDD sound, but way louder and kind of echo-ish.
Though I somehow think it might be related to the room this was set up in. I mean, the noise sounds rather like empty room for me. With a solid floor in a big room with only the set in it, it might be just an acustic trick. I mean, even the water entering the machine sounds quite loud, IMHO. Like a shower, almost...

 

[logixx]

That's the sound I hear on all the vidoes of this drive system. Maybe the drain oan amplifies the noise level, don't know.

 

[mrb627]

Well...

when Whirlpool is marketing these machines as so quiet you can wash while you baby sleeps. I say hogwash!



Malcolm

 

[brisnat81]

That is what the rest of the worlds Top loader machines have sounded like since the late 80's.

I wasn't hearing anything out of the ordinary.

 

[foraloysius]

There is noise and then there is noise...

 

[foraloysius]

Perhaps you better buy the newest model. The Whirlpool Caribo!

 

[mrb627]

Childhood Joy

You have to appreciate the enthusiasm of these two brothers. Sad that these machines are as noisy as they are when the comparable Korean offerings are much quieter.

 

[murando531]

That is most certainly not the direct drive inverter motor in that video. That sounds exactly like the VMW (or VWM? I always confuse them) motor and belt-drive system. Either that or they have completely botched up F&P's SmartDrive system. I guess I'm glad now to at least have the Bravos/Cabrio before they phase it out in place of this "new" system. I love the sound of the motor in this machine. Sounds just like the video that foraloysius posted above, albeit much quieter with the insulation underneath and the lid closed.

 

[DADoES]

 
F&P has done several engineering and control revisions on SmartDrive that resulted in different operational sounds.  My IWL12 may exhibit a smooth rrrrrr-rrrrrr-rrrrrr on some agitation profiles and a squeely rrsqqrrr-rrsqqrrr-rrsqqrrr or sqqqqrr-sqqqqrr-sqqqqrr sound on others, all on the same machine.  Is Whirlpool required to follow F&P's revisions or can they make their own customizations?

 

[pulsator]

The new machine does NOT have the Fisher Paykel drive system in it. It DOES have a direct drive BPM motor with a planetary drive.

 

[henene4]

Well, it is all up to taste...

... but personally, I'd rather stay with plain white.