frigidaire front loader
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Can you hear the drain pump come on? It sounds similar to a pump on a dishwasher. If no sound even after replacing I would suspect a loose or broken wire or possibly a bad timer.
Are your service documents inside an envelope taped to the side of the inside of the cabinet? There are some tests you can run by following those documents that may help you isolate the problem.
Good Luck, Patrick
Are your service documents inside an envelope taped to the side of the inside of the cabinet? There are some tests you can run by following those documents that may help you isolate the problem.
Good Luck, Patrick
frontloadfan
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Bigger Frigidaire Front Loader: Does it hum?
I am curious about the new, bigger Frigidaire front loader (3.5 cu. ft.). I had the small Frigidaire for 6 years. I really liked the machine. Overall it was pretty quite, but when it was running in regular tumble mode, the motor made a rather loud hum. Since then I have had the new Maytag Neptune (for all of 4 weeks) and now the Kitchenaid front loader. Neither one of them has the motor hum.
So my question is, does the bigger Frigidaire have a motor hum as the washer is running in regular tumble mode? Also with my frigidaire it had a pre-wash. However, you could set it for pre-wash and it would run that, but then stop. You would need to return the machine and activate it for the regular wash. Is this the case with the bigger frigidaire?
I am curious about the new, bigger Frigidaire front loader (3.5 cu. ft.). I had the small Frigidaire for 6 years. I really liked the machine. Overall it was pretty quite, but when it was running in regular tumble mode, the motor made a rather loud hum. Since then I have had the new Maytag Neptune (for all of 4 weeks) and now the Kitchenaid front loader. Neither one of them has the motor hum.
So my question is, does the bigger Frigidaire have a motor hum as the washer is running in regular tumble mode? Also with my frigidaire it had a pre-wash. However, you could set it for pre-wash and it would run that, but then stop. You would need to return the machine and activate it for the regular wash. Is this the case with the bigger frigidaire?
Stevezasycho
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A hum? THe answer..
..Is yes.. FOr the most part.. FOr some reason, some hum and some dont.. In my opinion, it is just Frigidaire being brilliant and throwing crap into their products, sending them on the market and hoping for the best.. If it works, they go hey, great.. If it doesnt.. Woops. Lets NOT do that.. lol
..Is yes.. FOr the most part.. FOr some reason, some hum and some dont.. In my opinion, it is just Frigidaire being brilliant and throwing crap into their products, sending them on the market and hoping for the best.. If it works, they go hey, great.. If it doesnt.. Woops. Lets NOT do that.. lol
nurdlinger
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Mine doesn't...
I have a Kenmore 44092. This is the 3.5cft Frigmore. When tumbling all you can hear is the sloshing noise from the contents of the drum. Once in a while there was a clanking sort of noise that mystified me for a time as to its source. What it was turned out to be the nested stainless steel measuring cups in the pedestal drawer. Probably the loudest single event is the drain pump in operation. Even the high speed spin is not very loud.
I have a Kenmore 44092. This is the 3.5cft Frigmore. When tumbling all you can hear is the sloshing noise from the contents of the drum. Once in a while there was a clanking sort of noise that mystified me for a time as to its source. What it was turned out to be the nested stainless steel measuring cups in the pedestal drawer. Probably the loudest single event is the drain pump in operation. Even the high speed spin is not very loud.
nurdlinger
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Forgot the second part of the question
There is a cycle called "Soak" that fills up, including detergent if you've provided it, and then for about a half hour tumbles a few turns, sits, then tumbles again. Finally drains and IIRC spins a little, and stops. However, that's all it does. You need to then select a wash cycle.
The big difference between these with their computer control and the older ones with a timer dial is you can't skip ahead to the next action. (e.g. stop washing before the time has elapsed and skip into the following rinse) All you can do is to pause, and once paused all you can do is resume or cancel. I don't know what happens if you cancel, does it drain/spin/???. I've never done this.
There is a cycle called "Soak" that fills up, including detergent if you've provided it, and then for about a half hour tumbles a few turns, sits, then tumbles again. Finally drains and IIRC spins a little, and stops. However, that's all it does. You need to then select a wash cycle.
The big difference between these with their computer control and the older ones with a timer dial is you can't skip ahead to the next action. (e.g. stop washing before the time has elapsed and skip into the following rinse) All you can do is to pause, and once paused all you can do is resume or cancel. I don't know what happens if you cancel, does it drain/spin/???. I've never done this.
frontloadfan
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On the subject of Frigidaires
I had some time to kill yesterday,waiting for a car repair. I strolled through Lowes. They had the small (3.1) frigidaire in stock. It is the same size as the one I had (purchased in 1998), but they had really cheapen the control dial.
Before there was a prewash and various cycle options on the dial. Now the dial has been simplified and instead of prewash, it has heavy wash only, with the prewash no longer there.
In addition, they had the king (3.5) size frigidaire in stock, but the control were different that those I had seen previously. Before the frigidaire control had a dial you turned. The controls were cool looking, in a retro way. On the machine I saw yesterday they had gone to the Whirlpool/Maytag/ and everyone else style, with you turning the control to the desired cycle.
I really liked my frigidaire. It only had a top spin speed of 800 rpm (later on with the Kenmore branded ones I think they went up to 900), but when it was in the final spin cycle, it would - at the end - kick up to the top speed. It made a sound like an airplane engine. Not really annoying, but certainly caught your attention. Its funny as with the mega machines, they don't seem to make that turbo sound, even though they are turning much faster (my Kitchenaid tops out at 1300).
I hope that Frigidaire has taken measures to protect the bearings on the king size unit. If you spend $900 on a machine, you should be forced to shell out $300 in just a few years in repair. I guess that is a risk with any of the front loaders.
Back to looking around at Lowes, I was surprised as they had half a dozen machines on discount. I had to resume they were returns. They had the Neptune 8700 (samsung) front loader for $850. I really looked at it closely as I thought it might be the unit I had returned. I figured out it wasn't. Any case, the discount was great (regular price is $1,099), but it had a hugh dent in front below the door.
I had some time to kill yesterday,waiting for a car repair. I strolled through Lowes. They had the small (3.1) frigidaire in stock. It is the same size as the one I had (purchased in 1998), but they had really cheapen the control dial.
Before there was a prewash and various cycle options on the dial. Now the dial has been simplified and instead of prewash, it has heavy wash only, with the prewash no longer there.
In addition, they had the king (3.5) size frigidaire in stock, but the control were different that those I had seen previously. Before the frigidaire control had a dial you turned. The controls were cool looking, in a retro way. On the machine I saw yesterday they had gone to the Whirlpool/Maytag/ and everyone else style, with you turning the control to the desired cycle.
I really liked my frigidaire. It only had a top spin speed of 800 rpm (later on with the Kenmore branded ones I think they went up to 900), but when it was in the final spin cycle, it would - at the end - kick up to the top speed. It made a sound like an airplane engine. Not really annoying, but certainly caught your attention. Its funny as with the mega machines, they don't seem to make that turbo sound, even though they are turning much faster (my Kitchenaid tops out at 1300).
I hope that Frigidaire has taken measures to protect the bearings on the king size unit. If you spend $900 on a machine, you should be forced to shell out $300 in just a few years in repair. I guess that is a risk with any of the front loaders.
Back to looking around at Lowes, I was surprised as they had half a dozen machines on discount. I had to resume they were returns. They had the Neptune 8700 (samsung) front loader for $850. I really looked at it closely as I thought it might be the unit I had returned. I figured out it wasn't. Any case, the discount was great (regular price is $1,099), but it had a hugh dent in front below the door.
