ARE YOU SERIOUS PANASONIC???????

[lavamat_jon]

My mum and Nana both have Beko machines, you can select the Prewash option on most of the cycles.  Mum's is a WMB91242, nana's is a WMB71642.  In fact in the manual it advises you to select Prewash when washing curtains on the delicate cycle.

 

Jon

 

[henene4]

Ahh, now I geht it...

... The manual advices to use the prewash on Syntetics for Curtains in the german manual. The actual "delicates" cycle does not allow that. In Germany, we have "Synthetic" and "Feinwäsche" on the Bekos.

 

[lavamat_jon]

I see - on the Bekos here the Synthetics cycle covers what you would wash on easy care & delicates. However if you press anti crease it does a deep level wash and rinse, deletes the rinse spins and does a gentle final spin pretty much the same as a delicates cycle.  They are very flexible machines and in my opinion built very well for the price point - and very very quiet!

 

Jon

 

[henene4]

Pictures!

@lavamat_jon I'll trust you and checkup some Bekos.
But now, I took some photos with my phone.
So first, an areal view of the top without top cover...

 

[henene4]

View on the (broken) controlboard. Actually, under that heat-sink, there is a real processor.

 

[henene4]

That's the back part of the PCB. The resistor we "broke" is in the top left corner of the picture, left of the big black capacitor above that metall U-shaped plate...

 

[henene4]

The front-facing side with the cooling-fan in the front...

 

[henene4]

Not the best picture. The black thing visible against the reflection of the tup is the main UI-board...

 

[henene4]

The concrete counter-weight...

 

[henene4]

The suspension-springs mounted to the frame...

 

[henene4]

... and mounted to the tub. Actually, the dampers are still good but with only these 2 springs alow the tub to swing way to much...

 

[henene4]

Next, the inlet valves...

 

[henene4]

The dispenser. Wondering, I've got 2 valves, 2 pipes, 3 compartments and no cabeling going to the dispenser-box...

 

[henene4]

And, last but not least the pressure-switch. Sealed adjusting-screw. Wonder if it would be possible to use it...

 

[lavamat_jon]

Interesting - not much room for manoeuvre for the drum!  I can see why you have mentioned before that it is quite fussy on spinning.  Am I right in thinking Panasonic have fan cooled electronics?

 

Jon

 

[foraloysius]

I guess which compartment is flushed depends on which hose is used for the fill.

First hose = first compartment, second hose second compartment, both hoses = third compartment. No electronic parts on the dispenser, just a mechanical way to regulate it. Cheap and easy.

 

[henene4]

Sounds logical...

... And yes, I guess you're right, Jon.
But anyway, my mum just ordered the new washer, but I'm just saying: She was fixed on a IKEA Renling FWM7, but I convinced her not to get it. It'll probably arrive late this week. And I'll have fun with it.

 

[henene4]

Did I say late this week?

Of course I meant thursday afternoon. (One time online delivery times are stated corectly...)

 

[henene4]

I' positivley surprised!

Well, it got delivered today. Service of Hermes: Surprisingly well. They phoned me ¼ hour before delivery, brought it in and installed it. I started her first cycle after everything was setten right. And as I hit the Start-button I recognized the damage of the top cover. But it works fine! Fast, gentle yet effective and relativeley silent.
So, I would like you to guess which washer it is. I'll post a hint and a picture every day till either somebody guesses it or 14 days are over.
First hint: It's motor is brushless (and no, it is not necessarly one of my selection)
And heres the first picture:

 

[haxisfan]

Prewash on Delicates...

Henene4, I was thinking about what you said regarding the prewash on the 'Delicate' cycle, and it dawned on me that although this option is not selectable on the dedicated delicate program on most machines, you can still obtain something similar by tweaking the Synthetic's cycle. For example, in my Hoover Nextra, I can use the Synth's with prewash, and by adding the 'Fast Iron' option it will transform the cycle into Delicate, yet keeping the prewash. The main wash might still be too long for a Delicate cycle, so, a further option (time saver) would make it almost identical to a Delicate program.

B.t.w. congratulations for the new purchase... maybe you can include some pictures ;-)