Getting the bug.. Again...

[jkbff]

I think part of the reason behind this current obsession or fixation is that I sell most makes and models of vacuums... I've learned that what review sites and manufacture advertising says generally is no where near the results the product will produce... Before I took that job I sold Xerox...

So in my mind, I see the product we have come in, I see the great quality of some products and the horrible quality of others.. I know what the products are supposed to be, but what they actually are are two different things...

You truly get what you pay for, but there is a point where paying too much isn't worth it, regardless of a persons income.

 

[jkbff]

I must be blind.. I know I copied and pasted that GE washer's model number in laundry.reviewed and nothing turned up..

Yet today I happened to be browsing for something else and look what popped up... :/

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laundry.reviewed.com

 

[logixx]

They tested several of the new models.

 

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laundry.reviewed.com

 

[jkbff]

OMG..

Is 22lb true??

http://www.imediatube.com/video/2481/in-the-know-2014-speed-queen-front-load-washer-dryer-afne9bsp113tn01-adge9bss113tn01

 

[jkbff]

So Pissed I could Spit...

.... Trying to do laundry tonight... actually enjoying using my samsung washer, feeling satisfied that I'm getting wash times that match dryer times (40 minutes each).. Go to move second finished wash load into the dryer, the dryer is still going... WTH? Open dryer, everything is cold and moist... ....?!?!? Start dryer on manual high cycle, the vent tube never warms up... Ok, the dryer has ALWAYS worked... Did the last snow block the vent? Go out to furnace room and unhook dryer vent, its blowing frigid air....

We are an hour into an air fluff cycle because there is no heat... The towels are nearly dry, but am staying up longer than normal because my work shirts are in the wash....

I'm gonna go to the other side of the shared house in the AM to see if my breaker is tripped for the dryer (tenant is sleeping).. Though that wouldn't make sense unless only one leg tripped, but that really wouldn't make sense....

If the heating element went out, I'll have the unit serviced, after I have this pair removed. I'd rather sit with no units than have to look at them... They can sit in my storage unit till I can sell them. I've done less than 150 cycles on this pair in 3 years...

I'll start the shirts on a fluff cycle, the rest of the laundry can wait till the weekend when I'm working at the laundromat and can use the machines for free.

 

[jkbff]

I found an element for 16 bucks... I guess I could just put it in my self.. I was thinking it was gonna be a huge ordeal, not something accessible from the front..

 

[jkbff]

Not wanting to deal with the evil samsungs I decided to sneak over to moms while she was taking a nap!

It would have been too simple for the guy to sell me my pair when I found that used set. :/

I do think I'm going l change moms hoses. They are the same ones from when the set was new. Three houses and two states ago. [this post was last edited: 12/14/2014-15:42]

 

[jkbff]

Bought an element, followed the repair procedure... Still no heat.. I'm gonna grab a multimeter and see if the high limit switches are working or not.. :/ Oh well, this element is of better design and allows for more air flow (supposedly).

I did decide to go with the 4.3 LG combo for the replacement... The Miele's were too small and too expensive for what I'd need, The new design speed queens will be better suited for when I'm in a house, and I'll wait for them to be on the market for a while to work out bugs...

The maytags, I'm not too keen on the touch-sensitive buttons. I hate them in my lincoln, and I used a friend's 7000 pair for a weekend and didn't like them on that either.

The GE pair I can't really seem to find any opinions either way... I see the reviewed.com article, but no one I've talked to owns a pair of GE rightheights.

The thought with the LG combo is that I could put it out in the furnace room where my KDS-58 is, and I could take the KDS away so I'd get my walk-in closet back.

I've messaged a few people on youtube that own the larger LG combos and they have no problems with doing bedding in them for a full wash/dry cycle. The thoughts behind the combo are mainly I'd have space back again and could start a load in the AM on the way to work and have it finished dried when I come home from work. A decent bachelor type setup... If needed, I can purchase a matching dryer to stack on top... Plus this will let me play with LG for a bit.

They are going to haul my Samsung Pair to my storage shed as soon as the LG comes in.. I'm gonna have the dryer fixed so I can sell the pair.

The only thing with the LG that I can't seem to find an answer to... Where does the lint go?

Anyways, have a good night everyone.

 

[appnut]

the lint goes down the drain. 

 

[jkbff]

I Gave in...

I couldnt put my new pair where I wanted to I figured I'd try this. In front of the washer on the left is the water main. The contractor wouldnt listen to me when they added the little laundry room on so I was stuck using a stacked pair catywompus in the corner.

Im hoping this will be an enjoyable pair, I'm thrilled I dont smash the doors into anything when I open them.

Doing some bench rags from work as my first load. Hot is freaking hot. Fills the entire time with hot but will kick cold in and out. Ill get a thermometer and check temps. [this post was last edited: 1/19/2015-18:16]

 

[jkbff]

Not sure what I'm thinking of it yet...

I do know I got a bit over zealous with my first bit of bedding.. I loaded two thin quilts, a bed skirt and two shams... ... Definitely won't do that again.

It seems to do small items, like lots of rags, socks, undies etc.. very well... Not sure on other things yet.. I kept fighting with a few things trying to understand how it works...

I love the dryer though... But maybe thats because it works.. :/

One of the neat things is how you can adjust any and everything in the middle of a cycle on the washer.

I'm scared of doing pillows... I may have to get that combo unit down the road anyways just to do the bedding...

It doesn't seem to be a machine that can do.. large amounts of things.. But I have to play with it more... I've only done 5 loads today.. :-D

 

[rapunzel]

"I loaded two thin quilts, a bed skirt and two shams... ... Definitely won't do that again."

What happened? Why are you worried about washing pillows? If you use two same sized pillows with the same filling it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[jkbff]

When I over-loaded the bedding, nothing moved lol.

As far as the pillows, besides floating in a deep basket of water, I'm not sure if there will be much wash action and the machine will probably go off balance.

I'll try it though.

 

[rapunzel]

I thought this machine was designed to handle huge loads and bulky items like pillows, quilts etc.? They advertise fancy wash moves, which involves the tub as well. I'd do it for the sake of it.

I wash my pillows in my SQ top loader. It involves lengthy soaking and me pushing the pillows under water at various time, but in the end the machine does all the work and they come out fine.

 

[jkbff]

I posted a video of what happens on the bulky cycle, and the various options under this thread:

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?58032

I'm gonna do a thin quilt and a set of sheets tonight and see how it handles. I've found I can record with my old Droid X and it records in a way that I can upload.

After I get the bedding done, I'll throw some pillows in and see what happens. I'll post the results in that other thread.