Happy 18th B Day to my Whirlpool Duet

[mark_wpduet]

If you were to take a time machine back to 2005 and get on the internet and go to a laundry forum like this one, people would be complaining about the modern appliances being JUNK and you would be lucky to get 5 years out of them. LOL

I remember a lady talking about looking at the Duets (in 2005) at Lowes or Home Depot and the handle was broken and said it felt really cheap.. She was not impressed with them at all (LOL)

 

[windrivers]

Yet we are impressed enough with a 2005 washer lasting 18 years to make an entire thread out of it. That in itself would seem to say something.

 

[mattl]

My original Duet is about the same age, no issues.  I bought it used in '10, had a lot of animal hair in it.  Gave it a good cleaning and it's been cleaning well since. It's German made if I recall.

My second Duet is on the disabled list with the bearings going bad for the second time, plus it has a bad sensor and I keep getting a Suds error.  Will dig into fixes, new replacement is $$$, there are some used ones on ebay for a more affordable price. I have a third Duet that needs bearings too, but only have hookups for 3 machines, my little used  Kenmore electronic version c.'95 has that spot.

 

Funny it's only me, but I really miss being able to load up 2 machines and get my laundry done quickly.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Cool. I've never been to a home that had multiple washers/dryers...it would be really cool do get laundry done that fast...

 

[duetdaddy]

Used Duets still going strong

For a whopping 100 dollars, I bought a Duet Washer/Dryer with pedestals in 2020. They were 15 years old. I changed out a rusty hinge, cleaned out the muck in the drain, vacuumed the lint trap on the dryer and that's it. They run like new, to today.

Amazing how well these were made.