Does your washer match your dryer?

[pulsator]

Even though I've owned matched sets in the past, I've never had a daily driver set that perfectly matched until recently.

With unmatched sets, it was easier for me to deal with them not being the same height, but now that I have a matched set, my OCD tendencies kicked in and they had to be exactly the same height! I spent longer leveling these puppies than I usually do.

 

[Chetlaham]

Looks good from here

Are these the prototypes of the recently released commercial Maytags?

 

[speedqueen]

Wow!

That is the new Maytag everyone is talking about! How do you like it?

 

[speedqueen]

Sorry for the redundancy, chetlaham beat me to it!

 

[passatdoc]

here is a 2008 photo of the laundry area in the garage, showing the 2006 Frigidaire 2140 with matching dryer stacked on top. To left of dryer is a sliver of the hot water heater. Not visible on right is the forced air furnace. Former washer space hosts folding tray tables for baskets. White cabinet added for storage. Directly in front of the left edge of the red basket is the bollard, steel pipe filled with concrete, which protects three gas appliances (furnace, dryer, water heater) from a direct hit from a car. This is required when the appliances are located along the rear wall of the garage. Some of the different home models in my neighborhood have the appliances elsewhere (e.g. washer/dryer along a side wall of the garage, with water heater and furnace placed elsewhere), and such homes do not require the bollard. I prefer to have water heater and washer in the garage, where the floor is 6 inches/15 below the level of the interior house floor. Any leaks/floods flow out of the garage and into the street.[this post was last edited: 12/3/2017-14:53]

 

[appnut]

Jamie, you may have caused a few people on here to have a stroke!!!  Does Heavy Duty/bulky have hot waater tank temp fill or it's dumbed down?  Does it bother you the machine basically ohnly has two water levels?  Does the dryer have a buzzer or end of cycle signal? 

 

What happened to the boy I met at the 2002 wash-in?  He grew up!!  Do you realize just how old you make me feel?  How's your mom? 

 

[pulsator]

I am an employee of Whirlpool Corporation and this is my personal opinion.

They are the new Maytags! They are fantastic!

The Deep Water cycles (Bulky/Towels, Powerwash, Delicates, Mixed) do have true temps. If I put it on hot, my wash is 130F (that's what my water heater is set to) and warm is around 95F.

The lack of water level switch doesn't bother me at all. I pretty much only do full loads anyway.

The cycles are quick and the machine is quite gentle. Very little lint in my dryer's lint filter on loads coming from this machine.

The dryer does have an end of cycle buzzer.

Bob, the boy you met at the 2002 wash-in grew up! I got a bachelor's degree in product design engineering technology and now I work for Whirlpool in vertical axis laundry engineering.

My mom is doing great! She's taken to flipping houses in recent years and is getting ready to retire after selling a couple more. It's fun to help her buy whole kitchens and laundries for the houses she remodels!

 

[speedqueen]

Being from WP, did you have much input on this product? Also, what do you think the durability and reliability of this machine will be?

 

[appnut]

Jamie, I've not forgotten you got your degree.  I was excited when you let it be known you were heading to college.  I've watched you grow up to so to speak and am very proud of you.  It's good to hear the update about your mom.  A perfect fit of you helping her with the kitchen and laundry appliances.  Does you dad still have the 1st generation direct drive Duet (when production was moved to the U.S.) like I do, or has he gotten updated laundry.  I love my Duet by the way.  And I honestly think about you every once in a while when I'm doing laundry. 

 

[pulsator]

It's not everyday that someone gets the opportunity to do exactly what they want for a living! I consider myself very fortunate in that regard that my hard work paid off and my knowledge (thanks in large part to this forum) has made me a valuable asset at Whirlpool.

My dad does still have his first generation DD Duet! (Or as I know them, his first generation Alpha.)

My mom's Fisher & Paykel is nearing expiration and she has decided to upgrade to the same Maytag Commercial set that I have sometime in the next few months. She visited me for a week to help me with some around the house projects and did some laundry for herself while she was here. She was very impressed and couldn't say enough good things about them. After hearing her comments, it was fun to go talk to the commercial laundry team and pass on her compliments!

Anyway, sorry to sort of hijack the thread!

P.S. Bob, I think of you whenever I pack a dishwasher to the brim or load a washer to the edge of being overloaded

 

[mrsalvo]

My washer and dryer do not match. Replaced machines as needed. The Whirlpool dryer is really good, think one of the best made, but we use clotheslines most of the time.

 

[Chetlaham]

Who said anything about hijacking or sort of hijacking a thread? Jamie, say what you need too! Its always a pleasure to hear from you and IMO I don't think we hear enough from you especially now a days. I have been following your threads like many others on here for some times- even before registering- and I have always learned something from them.

Being one of the lucky few is an understatement. Its not always we see talent put to its intended use- or a person scoring their dream job- so I think I can say you are truly one of the lucky few- or rather that Whirlpool is one of the lucky few who scored some seriously talent. Still then, you have passion and take pride in your work- something not everyone has. All in all you are the perfect example of why society needs to stop labeling and rather invest and nurture talent in children, no matter how odd it may seem to others.

I hope you share more product updates on Whirlpool's new stuff. We are all having a stroke lol!

 

[mayken4now]

Mine Do.

 

[dartman]

My first set at my rental were cast-offs, a beat Whirlpool and some kind of antique dryer that eventually tried to catch fire, then we got a matched set of BOL buider grade Hot Points. They managed to last 10 years by luck and then I got a rebuilt DD Whirlpool and a Kenmore Dryer eventually when the Hot Point dryer finally died a year later. I used those with repairs for about 15 years and still had them when we bought this house in 2012.
Upgraded to a Kenmore 28102 TL he washer in 14 and got the next generation dryer a year later as it was on sale and huge. So nope, they technically don't match yet again but don't care, they just have to work and be easy enough to service and get parts for myself. I guess only pair that matched was the Hot Points I got dirt cheap new. I don't think we ever had a matching set as a family either. We almost always got something used and kept jury rigging it till a better one came up.

 

[washabear]

Yes and no

I have a matching Whirlpool DD top loader and dryer, but then I got a Frigemore front loader because, well, I wanted it. I currently use that washer but have the Whirlpool on the side as a backup should the Frigemore conk out someday.