Asko(Take a look!!!):D

[timon90]

It uses a brushless motor! AND can be programmed to spin at 2000rpm! Cant take any more pic of it, cause some lucky guy out the bought it. And the dryer are not coming with glassdoor. They dont have window in the door because then it will be a problem to place the fluff filter.

 

[passatdoc]

If it can remove lutefisk odors then I will be very impressed.

 

[timon90]

I'm pretty sure it does! I have a Asko DM36i at home, and it is shiny and clean EVERY time when I'm opening it at the end of programme.

 

[timon90]

Sorry, I read wrong.... But yes, an Asko washer will clean the clothes clean and smellfree! Just use the right programme, and right temperature, combined with right detergent, and voila; good as new

ASKO WMC75PS PROFFESIONAL!

 

[passatdoc]

Jag är mycket imponerad med Asko. Men jag ätar lutefisk aldrig mer. (Lefse är ok).

"Oh Lutefisk"
Sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree"

Oh Lutefisk, Oh Lutefisk, how fragrant your aroma,
Oh Lutefisk, Oh Lutefisk, you put me in a coma.
You smell so strong, you look like glue,
You taste yust like an overshoe,
But Lutefisk, come Saturday,
I tink I'll eat you anyway.

Oh Lutefisk, Oh Lutefisk, I put you by the doorway
I vanted you to ripen up, yust like dey do in Norway
A dog came by and sprinkled you, I hit him vit an army shoe
Oh Lutefisk, now I suppose
I'll eat you as I hold my nose.

Oh Lutefisk, Oh Lutefisk, how vell I do remember.
On Christmas Eve how we'd receive, our big treat of December
It vasn't turkey or fried ham, it vasn't even pickled spam
My mudder knew dere vas no risk,
In serving buttered Lutefisk.

Oh Lutefisk, Oh Lutefisk, now everyone discovers
Dat Lutefisk and Lefse makes, Norweigians better lovers.
Now all da vorld can have a ball, you're better dan dat Yeritol
Oh Lutefisk, vit brennevin
You make me feel like Errol Flynn.

http://funnybusiness.typepad.com/funnybusiness/2007/12/lutefisk-sales.html

 

[MrX]

Haven't Asko Cylinda been part of the Antonio Merloni Group since 2000 ?

They were part of the huge Swedish heavy electrical company, ASEA which became ABB when it merged with Brown Boveri

ASEA and ABB are like Siemens or AEG and have been one of the huge names in European electrical systems since the dawn of electricity.

 

[timon90]

Yes, Asko is a part of AM. ASEA is still a part of Asko, and in Sweden Asko STILL is sold as Cylinda, and that is a problem for "Elkjøp"(the biggest appliance dealer in Norway). Elkjøp will just sell brands that have the same name in the whole Scandinavia. And as long as Asko not are selling their machines as Asko in Sweden, Elkjøp wont have them in their assortiment. But if you say to a seller on Elkjøp that you want a specific Asko modell, they'll get it for you.

 

[funguy10]

I saw the Asko W6903 on the Asko Website. Doesn't have the manual for download yet though...

 

[funguy10]

And I've stated this before here on the Discuss-O-Mat: I think it is wierd how some Asko washers have a round porthole door inside and then a solid rectangular door that opens down like a dryer in the U.S.

 

[foraloysius]

It makes totally sense to me. A square inner door wouldn't work and a round outer door wouldn't be handy.

 

[timon90]

Hehe....I just love the outerdoors on the Asko machines! Extreemly smart solution if the machine is in a basement, and you dont want to put the clothes on the floor. Wierd that NO other machines nowdays have this feature! Same with the SmartSeal™. A big doorbelow is just steeling usefull room in the drum.And since the door is so thin, it is possible to have that drop down door. I use the door all the time on my Asko 20003.

 

[passatdoc]

makes sense

I bought a small plastic basket to place under the door of my Frigidaire (Electrolux in USA) front loader. The laundry area is in the garage. You won't find this arrangement everywhere in USA, since in colder areas it would freeze as in Norway, but it works in California. There are several advantages: dryer heat stays out of the house, and if there is a leak, the garage floor is 15 cm below the house floor (building regulations), so the water flows out the garage door and does not damage the interior of the house. (the garage floor is very slightly slanted so that the garage door is at the lowest point...and the laundry is "uphill" from the garage door).

That said, I have a washer on a concrete floor, as one might have in a basement situation in Norway: the room becomes cold but does not freeze pipes. If socks or other small items spill out when I am removing clothes, they tend to fall on the floor. I use a small plastic basket (smaller than a laundry basket) to catch anything that might fall on the floor. But a built in door would be very nice. Thank you for sharing the photos. I had seen illustrations of Asko with the square door, but had never seen an actual photograph until you posted it.

The Frigidaire/Electrolux cleans very nicely.

You can buy Asko in USA, some people are afraid to do so because it is not always easy to find service for Asko, compared to more common brands here such as Miele or Bosch. If you are in a large city, probably you are ok, but in rural areas it might not be possible to own an Asko unless you know how to repair them yourself (as you do).

I have not tested the effectiveness of my Frigidaire/Electrolux on surstömming stains because I will not allow any friends from Sweden to bring it with them when they visit. The airlines don't allow it either, not even SAS allows it. At Christmas, Arlanda Airport in Stockholm even puts a page on their website to remind passengers that sil, lutfisk, and surströmming cannot be brought through the security checkpoints.