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Larry I hope they allow the upgrade to the WaveTouch...then we'll have top notch comparison between the two machines.

Keep on Sears's butt. I had a bad experience with them for a TV repair that they never actually performed but getting a phone call from them was horrific.
 
The call just came in!

Sears will be exchanging the machine Sunday July 5th and if all goes well.
I will have lots of towels to wash if I can get my pool opened for that weekend.
It looks like the water has not been serviced in 2 or 3 seasons. Just as dark as spinach soup.....
 
Well, if you can find the HTH products and you have a good filter, things are going to be veeeeeeeeeeeeery easy.

I have an Intex pop up pool in my apartment (no I'm not crazy) and I always fill it on the summers. Of course it's much easier to care when it's not in a garden exposed to rain, leaves and other debris.

If you cheate a proper thread, i can tell you some tips I discovered with my pop up pool.
 
Stainless Steel Spider

R u kidding me? Wow! That much be a FIRST for an American FL washer! The only thing that concerns me with these hi tech FL washers is the computer/electronics going whacko. Hopefully they have prevented this in these machines. I have wanted to see someone make a video of the "bulky" cycle on the Duet, but I don't see it anywhere. Mine lacks it and I hear it uses a lot more water. I'm kicking myself for not getting the TOL duet at the time
 
Yeah!

Great to hear Sears called and they'll be bringing the even newer toy July fifth (keeping my fingers crossed for you).

I can't wait to hear the review and see the new pictures.
Best of luck!
 
Something i remember from the first instruction meeting, when the big boss told us we were going to create a machine to american market. his speech was something like this:

"At the moment americans are afraid of HE washers and everything available from our competitors is much less than the Electrolux standard. They are not used to front loaders like the countries you're used to work. It will be very difficult to change their top loaders love, but not impossible. You must do your best. Americans see Electrolux as a vintage vaccum cleaner manufacturer and most of them don't even know Frigidaire is part of our family. The first one have to be the best machine they ever had to create our new identity. you and you (pointing at two colleagues) are going to spend two months in Augusta, gathering 1-800 informations and visiting some costumers that bought Frigidaire FL. you and you (pointing at me and my partner) will study these informations and interact with the Affinity team to get what they are going to launch. (affinity wasn't launched yet) To put clear, Elux must be even better than Frigidaire. The other Elux appliances will be made by the Icon team, and we won't accept nothing less than the icon concept. We're the biggest aren't we? So let's kick the competitor's ass (refering to you know who) and show them how to make a decent washing machine. Any question? no question, great! ok now go!!! Time's running! go go go!"

This meeting happened in São Carlos, almost 10 years ago.
 
Here's another problem:

With a slower economy, many folks are looking towards appliances built stateside. People have lost jobs due to operations being sent overseas. Regardless of how nice and good this machine may be, I will buy local and only consider foreign if there are no other choices available. It's just a matter of time before other countries start an embargo against the United States, when all our manufacturing and engineering are lost. I won't be impressed until I see some American jobs created.

NorfolkSouthern
 
Norfolk

You have no idea how this crisis afected Electrolux.

If that meeting mentioned above had happened 20 years ago, today Maytag would be an Electrolux brand and maybe Whirlpool would be only in our memories.

Electrolux started the project Electroluxusa some time before whirlmanaidtag case.
The original idea was increase the margin between Whirlpool and Electrolux.

Well, then whirlpool started to open it's pocket and buy everything they could see in front of them and Electrolux had to change the original plan and spend much more to recover the status of world's manufacturer. (and the Electroluxusa project got an injection of rocket fuel.)

The idea was create a huge nightmare to whirlpool. in one hand, Whirlpool with it's arrogance and poor crap, in other hand, Electrolux making things to match exactly the consumer's needs and offering excellent prices.

There was going to have other products, including a washer-dryer combo and small appliances, even the return of a brand in the US and three new brands in Latin America.
Whirlpool would beg Electrolux to stop.

After some billions of dollars invested, the crisis suddenly arrived a few months after the launch of the Electrolux brand in the US..

Things that one could never imagine, just happened.

During my career at Electrolux I never had to worry about my job and i've never seen any of my colleagues worried too.
Suddenly I turn on the tv and i see on the news that Electrolux closed a plant in Europe. OMG what's going on? Electrolux just closes a plant when it's not profitable or there are significant incentives in other region, but they always try to transfer ALL of the workers and their families. seeing thousands of workers being fired at the same time was as shocking as the images of 9/11 attacks.

at that moment, the fist thing i thought was what would be Hans doing. he allows himself an emotional feeling for every single worker. Each one of the fired workers would be painful like loosing a son. He loves that company more than his family and he loves each oe of the workers more than himself.

This highlighted love he always demonstrated was the key to help putting down the fire. Like always, the leader gave the motivation and the example. His first attitude was cutting 100% of his salary. He's working for free, receiving only a little help. Many workers decided to follow him and do the same, offering their salaries to save the colleagues jobs. It saved thousands of jobs and at least three more plants in europe.

second attitude was start putting things on it's place after the earthquake. Time to cleanup, restore, recreate and adapt to the new condition.

Many former workers decided to go back and give some help. I remember my friend John was here in Brazil. I have made a promess a few years ago, NEVER GO BACK TO APPLIANCES INDUSTRY! I remember we were at the duty free shop in argentina, having a cup of coffee and I was talking about the wonderful years at Electrolux and all the incentives they gave me. That moment was magic and accidentally helped me to decide to call my colleagues and let them know I was available to go back for free too. Electroux helped me many times. They payed my college extention course and they never asked me a cent back. Now they need a little help, why not help? I'm old, I'm very rusted, but I remember I know every inch of the four plants I've worked, I still remember how to use a nankin pen and a compass. I remember how to make a clay model and if neceary I know how to operate every one of the production machines, from the screwdriver to the steel press.

all the other workers focused even more on Electrolux best thing: the efficiency. reduce quality control reprovals would save lots of money. reduce warranty services would save even more. We're not selling so much, so we can speed the production lines, fill the stocks and close the plant for one or two days. millions of dollars saved on electricity, water, transport and catering around the world.

yes honney, even catering. if we consider only a glass of juice, that's nothing. but when we put together ALL the workers from all the plants round the world, we discover we need some olimpic swimming pools full of juice to be served in a single lunch.
Nobody complained. everybody loved it.

And it worked! Electrolux is almost 100% recovered from the world crisis. It wasn't necessary my help, but the knew I was available if necessary. The help i always gave and will always give is recommend Electrolux Appliances and insist like an Herbalife seller.
I know the product, I know who made it. and I know that "thinking of you" is much more than a slogan. Every time I see an electrolux appliance made in a plant that I know, I try to imagine every part of it being made. One of Cleanteam's videos (or pictures, i don't remember) shows him reflected on the dial. It's so nice to know that I passed in front of the machine that makes that knob two or three times a day. were the two operators that make that knob chatting about their families, the latest gossip or completely silent, focused on the job? That wonderful noise of the safety grill closing and opening, the compressed air ejecting them from the mould. the noise of the knob being thrown on the container together with other 49 "sisters". That wonderful noise of the pneumatic screwdrivers "simphony" created when the operators decide to sinchronize their screws, making "screwdriver remix" of popular songs we all know.

Next time you see an Electrolux appliance, remember more than 60 people touched it and almost 400 were involved with its project, construction, or transport. Some parts may come from countries that we have no idea where it is. Remember your appliance was nothing more than a huge roll of steel and a bag of plastic beans and now it has a soul created by each one of the members of The electrolux family.
If you open an electrolux appliance and find an internal part with a hand written date and the signature of the operator who did it. that's not an internal control as electrolux uses bar codes. all the operators are allowed to do that if it's not visible and won't make them loose the pace just to give some personality to the products. that's "thinking of you" too.

now back from other boring nostalgic moment: when ElectroluxUSA appliances were launched, we would never imagine the crisis. it was a disaster but the team did their job and we all can see a strong light by the end of the tunnel.
I'm also very optimistic with Mr. Obama's solutions. Soon, not only the american companies and citizens, but the whole world will be freed from this crisis the same way Electrolux got free.

and when it happens, you'll see the products cheaper and all the consumers will consider the electrolux brand, just a little bit more expensive than "the other brand", but much better.
 
One of Cleanteam's videos (or pictures, i don't remember) shows him reflected on the dial. It's so nice to know that I passed in front of the machine that makes that knob two or three times a day. were the two operators that make that knob chatting about their families, the latest gossip or completely silent, focused on the job? That wonderful noise of the safety grill closing and opening, the compressed air ejecting them from the mould. the noise of the knob being thrown on the container together with other 49 "sisters". That wonderful noise of the pneumatic screwdrivers "simphony" created when the operators decide to sinchronize their screws, making "screwdriver remix" of popular songs we all know.

And you had the privilege, I am sure it was quite pleasant. Perhaps you would appreciate it even more had your plant closed, like so many did here due to this so-called "global" economy and "ownership society" that Dubya Bush started. Well, it actually started earlier with NAFTA, which Clinton pushed like a drug dealer selling rocks. What's done is done.

It is not your fault that a lot of folks in the States have a certain animosity towards foreign products. Had we kept our manufacturing base, then nobody would have anything bad to say about your company. But due to many unfortunate circumstances caused by people in power and large corporations wanting to make a quick buck without oversight, you're not going to sell as many washers. This is very unfortunate indeed, and it was all caused by GREED.

Next time you see an Electrolux appliance, remember more than 60 people touched it and almost 400 were involved with its project, construction, or transport. Some parts may come from countries that we have no idea where it is. Remember your appliance was nothing more than a huge roll of steel and a bag of plastic beans and now it has a soul created by each one of the members of The electrolux family.

The average consumer who purchases that machine is not going to give one iota who or what was involved in making it. It came from the store, just like the loaf of bread they picked up at the local Kroger. At least I'm smart enough to know that a farmer and few bakers were involved in making the bread. I also know that people in Greenville, Michigan took a lot of pride in making Frigidaire refrigerators and freezers at one time. But not any more. So a knob with somebody's signature is, well, a knob. For all I know, it must have been made in China like most of the stuff you buy at Wal-Mart. Heck, even jet engines are made in China.

At least Whirlpool still makes their top-loaders in Clyde, Ohio. I also met some of the people who built my KitchenAid mixer. Whirlpool may be cruel and infamous to some, but they have stood by me like a personal friend while keeping people around my area working to the best of their ability. I just feel more comfortable when I buy a product from somebody I know. And I'll honestly say that I have never met you before. Or even Hans, whoever he is.

NorfolkSouthern
 
Hey, wait!!!

As far as I know, those machines are fully assembled in the USA, by american hands (but most of the metallic and small parts are made in Brazil. And none of the electrolux plants I worked closed (thank God). Electrolux workers and former workers from all plants around the world worked together to save european plants.

The only chinese part used on those American Electrolux machines is the LCD. And it's made by Electrolux, not OEM.

The electronic board is made in Manaus - Brazil.

Electrolux always tries to compensate. Brazil sends parts to USA, USA sends us Frigidaire Affinity washers and dryers fully assembled and packed, ready to go to consumer's homes.

I have one of those Electrodaire Affiniturbo, a machine 99% american, assembled in Augusta with some parts made by Electrolux Mexico and a control board made by Electrolux Hong Kong. (that plant is more-than-huge)

About the electronic boards and displays or LCD panels, almost all of them are made in China, but they're not a chinese crap made by one of those xing ling manufacturers that make parts for "the other". It's made by Electrolux but in other geographic position due to taxes incentives, in a plant designed just to produce electronic parts with the same electrolux quality standards.
 
Thank You Thomas

Thomas, I want to thank you personally for finding this information out. This is great. I send an email to Gemini, but I did not get a response. My friend who is a manager at an appliance store also told me that this machine does ad more water.
 
thomasortega: Can you give us an idea where the Electrolux machines are assembled? How about the Wave Touch? I am at least glad to see that few parts are sourced to China. We can both agree that the passion for an assembly plant runs deep.

NorfolkSouthern
 
as I mentioned above:

As far as I know, those WAVE TOUCH machines are fully assembled in the USA, by american hands (but most of the metallic and small parts are made in Brazil.)

Also, the electronic board is made in brazil (I hate the region where the plant is) and the LCD is surely made in China by Electrolux too.

Maybe, solenoids and dispenser are made in Mexico (but i'm not sure)

door glass made in the USA, motor made in Sweden or USA.
 

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