I Finally did it!!!

[toggleswitch2]

I am actually really looking forward to your receipt of the machines and some great pics!

All the best!

 

[iheartmaytag]

They have arrived

The washer in itself weighed a ton. It took the two guys almost 2 1/2 hours to remove the old units, and bring these down and set them up.

Here is the maiden voyage for the washer a load of King sized sheets, 4 pillow cases, two bath towels. It still appeared to be somewhat underloaded. Sorry too much reflection on the door to see the action inside.

 

[iheartmaytag]

The dryer

Dryer hadn't been used at this point

 

[iheartmaytag]

The twins on their pedistals

I was amazed at how well the washer did with just a thimble full of water. The dryer took about 20 minutes to dry the full load of bedding.

 

[iheartmaytag]

The washer did use quite a bit less water than the old TL. I was able to gage this because they are in the basement, and we have an ejection pump that handles the bathroom and laundry downstairs. In a normal load with the TL machine the pump cycled six times for a load. It only cycled twice with the FL machine.

Sorry about the picture quality, I had to use the camera phone.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

YAY!

They sure do look nice. Congrats!

RCD

 

[frigilux]

Man, that is one sharp-looking washer/dryer pair. I think Maytags have great styling. My next front-loading pair will definitely be on pedestals, even though it'll mean giving up the generous folding area I have on top of my current machines. Not having to stoop to remove laundry from the washer will make it well worth the trade.

I have friends with LG and Frigidaire Affinity machines and am amazed at how little water they use----with no complaints about cleaning ability from either party.

Congrats, and many trouble-free loads to you! Let us know what you think of the steam option. My friends with the LG washer said it really knocks out the stains.

 

[kenmore81]

Congrats!

That is a nice pair.They do look great on thier pedestals to, I wish I went with the pedestal for my washer I have 2 herniated disks and it sucks bending down to get that las sock.
I must ask does you washer have a warm rinse option?
I know some of the Whirl/tags only have cold, not that I use it much but I do a warm rinse sometimes.
Ken

 

[iheartmaytag]

Ken,
No it doesn't have a warm rinse option. I never used warm rinse anyway so it wasn't a deal breaker. On the wash side of the butons, it does have the ATC and you can't lie to it by turning off the cold, but if you want truely HOT, it has a sanatize temp that is boosted to 157 degrees, and the steam function which I haven't used yet.

I do want to give a word of warning. When the lying sales person tells you the Performance Series sits on the same foot print as your regular TL Washer and conventional dryer, they are wrong. They are about three inches wider and with the bubble front about two inches deeper. It didn't have that much effect on me since they are in the basement, but it could have been disasterous due to the concrete pad they sit on just barely. If someone has limited space I caution you to measure before you buy.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

You are oh so right about that!

Try telling the housfrau who is just steaming undie hot over that set in red that they may not fit in that laundry closet with the bifold doors or in the pass thru laundry room inbetween the hallway and the garage without interfering with the doors opening. She will go selectively deaf UNTILL they try to install them. THEN, it's a scream fest about not warning her and how WE have to make them fit or lose her business. The W/P Cabrio/Maytag Bravos HE toploaders are just as deep and just as bad! If they'd figured out a way to side vent them like the old Maytag Dependable Care units, there might be SOME saving grace...

RCD

 

[iheartmaytag]

The Performance Series dryer vents to the back, bottom and side. The back vent worked just fine.

Where we almost ran into problems is when my house was originally built in 1935 the basement was only a cellar. The wash area probably wasn't that much of an issue as they didn't have automatics, but the sewer pipe is about five feet above the basement floor. Then in the 70's they dug out the cellar and finished it to make it a basement, but the sewer is still above the floor, so they built a concrete pad about six inches above floor level so the washer drain would reach the sewer pipe. When they added a bathroom they added the ejection pump that pumps everything to the sewer and the pad was kept as a nice level place for the washer and dryer to sit. It is this pad that you can almost see in the pictures that the twins almost didn't fit on. The salesperson said that they wouldn't have any problems fitting on the same footprint. We measured etc. But they are kind of like buying a Christmas tree out in the open and then trying to get it in your house. They are a whole lot bigger when you get them in the space they belong. I like the added height. Start with a six inch base, then add the 15 inch pedistals then add the machines themselves and the controls are right at eye level. I just have to get on a step stool to dust the tops.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Bigger is always better. HA!

~Try telling the housfrau who is just steaming undie hot over that set in red that they may not fit in that laundry closet with the bifold doors or in the pass thru laundry room inbetween the hallway and the garage without interfering with the doors opening. She will go selectively deaf UNTIL they try to install them. THEN, it's a scream-fest about not warning her, and how WE have to make them fit or lose her business.

When I worked for Sears P/T selling appliance, I got in a real arrogant know-it-all customer. He told me FLAT OUT that his space for the washer was 23.5 inches wide. He INSISTED ON A 24.0 inch wde machine.

So I printed a comment on the bottom of the receipt (right through the computer/terminal)"

"SPACE PER CUSTOMER IS 23.5 INCHES WIDE. PLEASE MEASURE BEFORE INSTALLING MACHINE"

The install dept/truckers called to personally thank me for that. They normally assume WE the sales-staff were the idiots just pushing product no matter how ridiuclous it was to do so.

 

[gansky1]

Congrats on the new machines - I thought the Maytag versions of the 'pools were well featured and fairly priced. I've had my Duet pair for five years now and I've had no troubles.

RedCarpetDrew - is that Maytag carpet I see on the floor?? Love it!