Electrolux Compact Laundry

[suds]

Rinses

Greetings all

I have the AEG clones of these e'lux machines and yes one can add up to 5 extra rinses - the standard rinses are 2/3/4 depending on cycle and amount loaded. Duvet (comforter) cycle and any cotton load in excess of 6kg receive 4 rinses automatically.

 

[combo52]

Frigidairs New Stacked ands Compact Laundry

The first thing I noticed is on the 27" full sized stack it looks like they have already abandoned the terrible one piece agi-tub, they may be using the same design that GE has been using for several years in its 27" and 24" stacks now that FD bought GEs appliance division. [ note GEs 24 and 27" stack washers have been having catastrophic failures in the washer part of their stacks, I have written estimates as high as $900 on machines that are just a few years old].

 

I would love to see proof that these compact condensing dryers use less electricity to dry a load of clothing, in my testing of a 1966 Frigidaire Filtrater dryer vs a 1970ish 29" WP dryer the FD uses at least 25% more power and I will not even comment on the slow speed of the FD. And of coerce they fail to mention the heat dumped in the house that the A/C has to remove [ more people world wide are moving to and living in warmer locations ] and again this dryer is not available in GAS which is a very popular way that makes doing laundry in the US more environmentally friendly than almost any washer-dryer system that relies on electricity for heating wash water and drying the clothing.

 

Other thoughts, I have never seen ANY clothes dryer that has brushes in the motor, also a number of dryers the world over have seprate motors for the tumbler and the blower, the little Italian built WP dryers sold here for about the last ten years have dual motors.

 

[ronhic]

The last test done by our consumer magazine, Choice, confirmed that Heat-Pump condenser dryers used approximately half the electricity when compared to a normal condenser or vented dryer per KG of clothes.

 

So, regardless of load and size of machine, a Heat-Pump condenser will cost half the money to use than any other electric dryer.

 

Natural gas is approximately the same as a Heat-Pump dryer. However, we only have one natural gas dryer that is available domestically in our market and the majority of people would consider it nuts to run a gas line to the laundry.

 

[mrb627]

Rating?

Are these AEG machines highly regarded or considered middle of the pack or even junk?

I don't think these are heat-pump dryers (US version), but air-cooled condensers.

Malcolm

 

[ronhic]

All Electrolux machines get solid ratings. The EWF14912 which looks closest to the one in the original post scored:

 

Wash - 75%

Rinse - 83%

Gentleness - 71%

Water efficiency - 87%

Spin - 75%

 

Those results are from a machine with a capacity is 9kg. Choice, however, choose to test 3.5kg across the board as this is the average load that consumers wash regardless of machine size. Additionally, they test in tap cold water. In our market, this machine is $1500....so getting close to Miele money though the range does start at around $900 and less. Some of the lower priced machines scored 80% of dirt removal.

 

 

[logixx]

I wouldn't be caught buying an Electrolux appliance because their company philosophy seems to be to swallow smaller companies, shut everything down and produce the machines as cheaply as possible.

That being said, AEG-branded laundry in Germany seems to be positioned more towards the higher-end section (think Kenmore Elite). Their washers and dryers get solid ratings by our consumer magazine - not Bosch or Miele, but okay.

If you want to see them running, youtube "aeg protex".