frigidaire vs Electrolux front loader, what's the difference?

[mindyj]

Hate this new samsung guys! Pushing sears for an exchange! In the middle of the frigidaire 4174 and the Electrolux 60 series. I was reading on jd power that the Electrolux has a higher score in reliability and ease of use and so on, but are they not the same machine? What would make the ffrigidaire less reliable? Anyone have any of these machines? The frigidaire would be an even exchange, the Electrolux would take some more money out of my pocket. If I can save the money I'd like to.

So frigidaire?

 

[frontloaderfan]

I have had a Frigidaire FL for almost three months now and have had no problems with either the washer or the dryer. Both function flawlessly, efficiently and quietly.
The washer doesn't have all the bells and whistles on it, being just the base model, but it "does what it says on the tin".

 

[mindyj]

Hey. I got to switch the samsung 405 for the fridgidaire 4174. Won't get it till next week. But am happy so far. Can't stand this samsung. I have my water heater set at 130 and the sanitize cycles and steam cycles pause mid cycle for 30 minutes. I've timed it. So instead of the 2 hour sanitize cycle it says in the beginning, it ends up being 2 hours 30 minutes plus. There is no way that it takes 30 minutes to heat up that small amount of water when it's coming out the laundry sink at 130 or more

 

[teknikleespekng]

Water heater and temperatures

From what I understand, the 120V heaters in American machines take much longer to heat the water than European 220V heaters.

Good Luck with you new machine!

 

[mindyj]

Yes I understand they take longer. But my previous washer. A maytag with a heater, never paused during mid cycle to heat, causing abnormally long wash cycles. It always completed on time, I always make sure I flush the laundry sink until Its steamy hot!

Is this fridgidaires heater 1000 watts? Like the Electrolux? The samsung is 900 watts. Could a 100 watt difference cause a unnecessary 30 minute delay?

 

[frigilux]

I have the 2010 version of your top-of-the-line machine, and I love it. I use the Sanitize cycle for loads of heavily-stained kitchen and personal whites. Never fails to remove stains when coupled with some liquid chlorine bleach. The Sanitize cycle is 1 hour + 36 minutes; 1 hour + 47 minutes with an extra rinse.

Does your new washer feature the 80-minute Normal cycle? That's the only problem with mine; the Normal cycle is only 40 minutes, which is enough to get an 8-lb. load clean, but not a maximum capacity load. I use the Allergy option to add some heat and 20 minutes of wash time, or the Steam option, which provides a hot first rinse that tumbles for 20 minutes. There is no real steam, as you will find out, but the extra tumble time really helps with cleaning large loads.

Hope you like your Frigidaire!

 

[mindyj]

Hi lux! Are you talking about the samsung I have now or the frigidaire I will be getting next week? Which 2010 washer do you have. I got confused. Lol. The samsung I have now has a 47 minute normal cycle. If I add steam it jumps to 112, plus an extra 30 hidden minutes to heat for the steam.

Is fridgidare a good brand?

 

[appnut]

He is talking about his 2010 Frigidaire!!!!

 

[mindyj]

Sorry I had too much wine and cheese :0).

 

[mindyj]

Do I need a surge protector for my new washer. And if so what kind?

 

[DADoES]

 
Keep in mind that it's not just the water getting heated.  The clothes, drum, outer tub, and door glass pick up the heat.  Consider that a 120v onboard heater can raise the temp by maybe 1°F per minute ... a little more or less depending on the volume of water and clothes involved and the wattage of the element.

 

[mrb627]

Water Heating

It seems to me that I would much prefer a machine that pauses the wash time to heat the water to the target temperature to one that continues to count down the wash time minutes while giving it a good try to heat the water.  If it heats to the target, good.  If not, your out of luck.  Plus, what good is making the target wash temperature if you only have 4 minutes left in the wash portion of the cycle.

 

Malcolm

 

[mindyj]

I have to disagree with ya. When i put a load in and it says 1:30 minutes i expect it to be done within 10+&#92- of the original time. Not 30 plus minutes added on after the washer trys to figure out what temp to reach. Plus with four kids i have alot of laundry.

 

[nmassman44]

Sweet jeezus I didn't see that coming lol.! Miss Mindy you are going to fit in here just fine....lol!

 

[mindyj]

LMAO!! Sears makes me mad so i just took some venting to the keyboard haha.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Surge protector

YES - by ALL MEANS get a surge protector. I don't know of a good recommendation, but my Duet is almost 8 years old and since being plugged into a working surge protector, I have yet to have an error code (knock on wood)

 

[mindyj]

Im on the edge of aomething final we call life tonight.

Whats the best surge protector? All the ones i see say fridge use.

 

[kb0nes]

Best Surge Protector

I'm a big fan of the Tripplite Isobar series, they are the only ones I buy. They have full metal housings and they have added filtering in them that helps block RF interference (both to and from the protected device). The filtering inductor also helps the actual surge suppressor work better and be more reliable as well! They have both corded "power strip" as well as direct plug in styles. One of the ISOBLOK plug in models seems like it would be perfect for an appliance application!

One other suggestion is to protect your entire home from any line induced spikes with a whole house protector. These are installed at your circuit breaker panel and they can shunt spikes and surges before they get to the rest of your house. A protector at your sensitive devices is still a good idea as close by lightning can induce spikes into your house wiring due to the magnetic pulse!

Eaton - Power and Connectivity Solutions

Eaton provides products and expert advice to help its customers safely power and connect their computers and electronics.

www.tripplite.com

 

[kb0nes]

Example of an extreme surge

As an example of the Isobar's performance. I maintain a few amateur radio repeaters on local watertanks. One day I saw this outlet at one of the sites. There is steel missing from the housing! All our equipment still worked on the other side of the Isobar protectors