Amana NTW4516FW washer has officially been discontinued???

[whirlpool862]

It seems like this model has finally been discontinued by Whirlpool, as the Amana website has it indefinitely out of stock as it was out of stock for a while. How do you feel about this? I believe the NTW4519JW is still active. Other sellers of the item will probably not have it restocked once it’s out of stock. This model has been made for about 9 years but they did revise it over the years. The early models filled to the top on every load.

The traditional style VMWs with the porcelain tubs seem to be getting phased out in general. But I think the WTW4816FW is still active but it’s only at Lowe’s. The WTW4616FW and the Roper equivalent to the Amana I believe is also active but no big box store carries them anymore, it used to be sold at Lowe’s. How do you feel about this? The stock is low on the other model but it will probably go back in full stock.

Link to Amana website

 

[johnb300m]

Hmmmm, I guess this doesn't surprise me.
I'm actually surprised the porcelain coated drum lasted this long.
Nobody wants to porcelain coat anything anymore.
It's "dirty" and "takes too long" in the assembly process opposed to just stamping and welding a stainless steel ring with plastic end caps.