Best Vitntage Washer for Modern HE Adaption

[Chetlaham]

What vintage washer design would have made for the best HE adaption in 2024?

 

I'm thinking that would have been the Maytag helical. The gentle agitation would have made a long wash time possible without damaging clothes allowing for modern detergents to work their best, a lint filter in the agitator for pet hair, a spray rinse system would have worked best in this machine thoroughly rinsing clothes and a long final spin for things like towels. I feel like the helical design would have been the best for the modern HE market. 

 

 

If everyone was like me 90% of all washers sales would still be of the Helical design in 2024.

 

 

 

[qsd-dan]

Probably helical Maytag or belt drive Whirlpool/Kenmore with a waterfall lint filter.

 

[appnut]

I say any up & down motion Frigidaire washer!!!

 

[bajaespuma]

Yes!

Totally agree with Bob and it's yet another reason I'd like to add some Rollermatics to my collection.

 

I thought about this a while back; with a Solid Tub (no or little outer tub water) and a Rapid-Dry spin the only thing missing would be an internal water heater which I would fake with an on-demand water heater that I could set to 180^o. With a TOL model it would come close to my Miele 1300 in usability.

 

[ryner1988]

Whirlpool/Kenmore direct drive with the catalyst treatment. The technology was already there, if we'd just gone a bit further with it.

 

[appnut]

Ken i've had that concept in my head since I was a teenager

 

[combo52]

Any full size US built combination washer-dryer, with current tech spin speeds could be increased enough to give great extraction.

 

The closest any TL machine ever came to being a HE machine was the calypso that was worth a damn.

 

[Chetlaham]

Bajaespuma, now your thinking! On board heater, pulsator and water circulation would do well with the reduced water. I'm surprised whirlpool never made a bouncing impeller over their current one which just goes back and forth. 

 

 

Appnut, catalyst is seriously underrated. Anything which recirculates the water. I'm surprised how modern machines lack this.  With a simple pump you can have catalyst wash and stain treatments, resource saver spray rinsing and a filter flo system all in one.

 

 

 

[glhturbo2]

Apex

Easily the Apex Wash-A-Matic design. 24 gallons of water. Does a great job and self balances with the pockets molded into the bottom of the agitator. Quite gentle on clothes and does excellent with modern detergents and keeps the wash hot from the fiberglass tub.