thor
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Has anybody seen or used Dyson FL Washer?
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thor
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Backcover
Backcover, and that's about it.
Backcover, and that's about it.
Thor- thanks
for posting the brochure.
As for the Dyson washer....Is it a washer, or a MF jukebox?
For those of us used to American TL's, 67 minutes is NOT a "short" cycle!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
for posting the brochure.
As for the Dyson washer....Is it a washer, or a MF jukebox?
For those of us used to American TL's, 67 minutes is NOT a "short" cycle!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
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wouldn't that washer get clothes caught between the 2 drums?.....Bill in Az.....
wouldn't that washer get clothes caught between the 2 drums?.....Bill in Az.....
Thank you Emilio for sharing the scans!
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In all fairness, a lot of us considered it a pretty clever design when it first came out. Dyson is attempting to do things differently, and that always means some things will work and survive, others will drop out due to natural selection in the market. Twenty years from now, the latter will be regarded as rare classics and emblematic of their era.
The criticism I would raise about the Dyson unit is that when you have two drums rotating in opposition to each other, the bearing or wearing surfaces where the drums meet will get double the wear compared to the equivalent surfaces that are not subject to the contra-rotating action. On the other hand, they did claim to have tested the machine to 20 years' usage equivalent, and the concentric aspect of the rear tub half is clever, in that it distributes the stress load rather than concentrating it at the front face of the rear half.
So I guess we'll see how these do over the years.
And in any case, any instance where physical goods are actually being manufactured in the UK or the US is a good thing in this day & age.
The criticism I would raise about the Dyson unit is that when you have two drums rotating in opposition to each other, the bearing or wearing surfaces where the drums meet will get double the wear compared to the equivalent surfaces that are not subject to the contra-rotating action. On the other hand, they did claim to have tested the machine to 20 years' usage equivalent, and the concentric aspect of the rear tub half is clever, in that it distributes the stress load rather than concentrating it at the front face of the rear half.
So I guess we'll see how these do over the years.
And in any case, any instance where physical goods are actually being manufactured in the UK or the US is a good thing in this day & age.
And in any case, any instance where physical goods are actually being manufactured in the UK or the US is a good thing in this day & age.
Dyson actually uprooted their manufacturing from the UK 3 or 4 years ago now, to a plant in Malaysia. So in essence, not too good.
Jon
Dyson actually uprooted their manufacturing from the UK 3 or 4 years ago now, to a plant in Malaysia. So in essence, not too good.
Jon
I thought Mike had one, along with the Titan machine...
jasonl
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I thought Dyson was the machine that had the removable plastic drum. Whatever happened to those things?
No, the Titon is the one with the removable drum. The Titon was taken off the market too.
irishwashguy
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I would be courious to see one of them in operation!!
I am always looking on e-bay in the UK and in other places to see what I can learn about their machines and what they do over an extened period of time. One that had caught my eye was the Dyson. With all of the FL washers that we sell here in Oregon( and the state gives you an energy credit on your state income taxes for the purchace of one), why they do not sell them in the US? Does anyone own one that will be willint to post what it looks like to see one of these machines in action? I would think that it would be a real treat.
I am always looking on e-bay in the UK and in other places to see what I can learn about their machines and what they do over an extened period of time. One that had caught my eye was the Dyson. With all of the FL washers that we sell here in Oregon( and the state gives you an energy credit on your state income taxes for the purchace of one), why they do not sell them in the US? Does anyone own one that will be willint to post what it looks like to see one of these machines in action? I would think that it would be a real treat.
Here's a Link to see them wash
I was fascinated by the dual tumbler and think it's ashame that they will never be marketed in the US. I actually think that they would have sold well here.
I was fascinated by the dual tumbler and think it's ashame that they will never be marketed in the US. I actually think that they would have sold well here.
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OH! WHAT A TWIST!
I do not want imagine how might clothes are twisted at the end of the wash-cycle!!! Perhaps the rinse cycle (generally with more water) untwists them before the spin, otherwise how many wrinkles :-O
I noticed yet the difference between my FL and my h-axis TL: in the first one I found sheets and bulky items twisted and the end, but the same load in my TL doesn't... maybe I overloaded FL, but don't think so, more probably because in the FL the bottom of the drum rotates and the lid doesn't, while in the TL both of the sides of the drum rotate...
Looking at the video I noticed that clothes don't tumble exactly, but rise external in both sides and fall in the center...
Any way, it's a tumbling wash! And that's all
))
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Diomede
I do not want imagine how might clothes are twisted at the end of the wash-cycle!!! Perhaps the rinse cycle (generally with more water) untwists them before the spin, otherwise how many wrinkles :-O
I noticed yet the difference between my FL and my h-axis TL: in the first one I found sheets and bulky items twisted and the end, but the same load in my TL doesn't... maybe I overloaded FL, but don't think so, more probably because in the FL the bottom of the drum rotates and the lid doesn't, while in the TL both of the sides of the drum rotate...
Looking at the video I noticed that clothes don't tumble exactly, but rise external in both sides and fall in the center...
Any way, it's a tumbling wash! And that's all
))Good Bye
Diomede
As mentioned before, the Dyson only contrarotates for about 5 or 10 minutes in the wash cycle. During the rest of the wash, and during the rinses, the drums just lock together and tumble like a normal frontloader so I would imagine that clothes wouldn't be too twisted at the end of teh cycle.
Like I said, nice idea, but it's just solving a problem that just isn't there.
Jon
Like I said, nice idea, but it's just solving a problem that just isn't there.
Jon
