Haier top load washer

[norgechef]

I just bought a new Haier top load washer from future shop online and it hasn't arrived yet but I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about these machines? I know its made in china which is a downside but what isn't these days? I was also wondering how to bypass the lid switch? it looks to be a magnet operated switch like on the GE/Hotpoint top loaders......Anyway here is the link:

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/haier-haier-3-0-cu-ft-top-load-washer-with-stainless-steel-drum-rwt360bw-white-rwt360bw/10202660.aspx?path=dfb972319b3c9bda1484ea1e9e3d8a27en02

 

[fido]

I don't know about the top loaders but the Haier front loaders are a pile of junk. You would have done better spending the same money on a used machine of better quality.

 

[frigilux]

I always feel bad when someone says "I just ordered this washer; does anyone know anything about it?" and then gets the bad news that it's probably going to be a disappointment. At least it was only $300.
Consumer Reports didn't have much good to say about the Haier top-loaders in their tests. Let us know what you think of it! Will it be your main washer, or is it a fun new toy?

I'm only asking because as much as I love front-loaders, there's a new Frigidaire Immersion Care washer in the window of the local dealership that's calling my name. It would definitely be a fun toy to play with, not my daily driver. The $725 price tag has stopped me from making an impulse buy...so far, LOL.

 

[cfz2882]

F&P knock off?

IIRC,i saw on here once the haier top load washer's agitator,tub and mechanism is basicly a copy of a belt drive fisher paykel- mechanism using a split capacitor induction motor reversing back and forth to drive the agitator through the belt drive and reduction gears.

 

[yogitunes]

I would wire in a by-pass switch, mounted on the rear panel, and in an instant you can decide to watch it with the lid open, or operate as usual.....usually about $6.00

 

[norgechef]

Unfortunately it will be my main washer

For the winter months it will be my main washer but in the summer I have another washer in the barn that can be used when its warm outside, hopefully it wont be a total piece of junk...hopefully it wont break within 5 years lol.

 

[norgechef]

@yogitunes

If I don't want to wire in a lid switch i can just use a magnet right? its not like a locking lid or something is it?

 

[coldspot]

here is the service info I hope it works

http://service.haieramerica.com/Models.aspx?CID=3404

 

[ronhic]

Let's just note....

...the following about who actually owns Fisher and Paykel before saying something is a copy - you don't copy what you own.

Of greater interest, is that you now have a Chinese owned company manufacturing and employing in the US rather than a US (or other) company manufacturing in China and exporting to the US....

http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/haier-wins-control-of-fisher-paykel

 

[iheartmaytag]

rohnic

Good point, except. . . F&P was not U.S. owned or manufactured, it was New Zeland per the article. 

Haier has been working hard to get into the American market, we dodged a bullet when they failed to aquire Maytag, though I can't honestly say if Whirlpool was a better choice, but at least their Mexico plants are closer to home.

 

 

[mixfinder]

2007

In China in 2007 when visiting friends in Shanghai they had a GE branded Haier that was quite amazing. It had a thick rigid agitator that looked like a surgilator, held a lot of clothes and did a good job. It was noisy but no worse than a GE top loader of American ilk in that time.
Frankly there are no good choices anymore and its all a crab shoot. You can only hope its a winner. All the best
Kelly

 

[cfz2882]

"made in USA " haier

haier has been making it's larger fridges in the US for 5 yrs or more-some of these larger US made haier fridges are sent to china for customers who want a us size fridge there.I looked over some of these fridges and though i could't identify who made the compressor through the grille on the back,the cord and icemaker were US made.

 

[mickeyd]

Do Not despair, Norgechef

Type the words, Haier Portable, in the Searcholator, and you'll find tons of stuff on both the large and small units. One of eash is now in my basement, still working. The big one is great for sweaters, sneaks, pillows & stuffed toys because it has a gentle speed and no agitator,

Member bpeterx has a bunch of these, six, I think.

Here's a post from long ago:

I have the Haier in my kitchen. I always wanted to wash in the kitchen in the warm and comforting way some of my relatives did, and on Martin Luther King Day my dream came true. Portable though it is, it has become my daily driver. With a capacity slightly more than half that of a Unimatic, it cleans like a dream. The Heavy cycle starts with a 19 minute soak, intermittently agitated, followed by a 12 minute wash, then two rinses. It spins at 800-rpm which is pretty fast; it launches through the cycles without pausing, like a Unimatic. It has a really low water level setting. The most unusual cycle is the "Wash Only"-- it fills, washes for six minutes, and shuts off--great for overnight soaking, or if you're going out. It also has a "Light" cycle: one wash, on rinse. It has slots at 8 o'clock and 2 for your hands to lift it--very light. The sounds it makes are alluring, the agitation is fabulous, and when the wash is done, it plays "Jingle Bells" --ah! those velly funny Chinese.

Tide HE works great; anything else over-sudses. The spinning is nuts: it spins for a few seconds, then disengages while the pump stays on. This operation repeats, six times I think, then CLICK and WHOOSH and it's off to 800-rpm. I love it.

I have pix in my computer but they're too large, and I'm only days away from posting. Just learning. See you then.

Mike

 

[mickeyd]

tiny dude

tiny pic. First they were too big, and now too small ;'D

 

[norgechef]

@mickeyd

Thanks for saying some postive things about haier washers! the one im getting has an agitator though....some people say that the agitator models have no roll over and never get the clothes clean but its probably because they were overloading. Besides if it doesn't work perfect it doesn't matter anyway because i've had a Maytag performa (ensignia) for the last year or so and I just want a washer that won't go off balance every cycle like the Maytag does! I replaced the snubber but its still a pain in the ass most of the time!!! as long as there is a cycle that fills the machine up the whole way and rinses out powder detergent properly thats all I need....if not I'll be returning it lol

 

[coldspot]

I have had 2 Hair portable washers. Firstght one I got played jingle bells at the end of every load. lol I got sicking after about 4 loads but heck it worked. I gave it to my sister when her main washer took a dup and she still is using it that was bought new in the early part of 2000's.

I then got there newer type a lot nicer built the same as the older style but no jingle bells and it is still working. I also got a danby twin tub I use as the main washer now but the hair washers have been great so far.

No no hope do not buy a haier dishwasher I had one it caught on firer no joke. There help was cut plug remove label and they would send me another one for free. I did not do this I cut cord and took a saw to it before I dumped it. Did not wont some to get it and try to us it.

 

[bpetersxx]

yep I've got a cornucopia of them down in my laundry studio


Started out as an experiment but I have about all you could get a few years ago

 

[mickeyd]

Higher and Haier : - )

I want to thank you guys for inspiring me to get the 11 pound Haier back on line. I'd forgotten how much fun it is.

And you, Peter inspired me to get the washer in the first place when you made vids of your machines, one of which had jets like Eugene's Immerser. I ordered the one you had, Pete, the portable sprayer, but they sent a different model, and once I had it opened and hooked up I kept it. It's a quiet, efficient machine and much gentler on the clothes than the smaller one. The 11 pounder has a gentle switch, a really wide fill flume, and a plastic tub that looks just like Eugene's new one.

And thanks, Troy (coldspot) for confirming the jingle bells end of cycle tune. At the time, when I posted the surprise of a Chines machine playing "Jingle Bells," some people thought I was jerking their chain. I've read somewhere that many new machines chime or play a tune, but 10 years ago, Haier was the first to play a song like "Jingle Bells."