vacuumfreeeke
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And I'm feeling ambivalent! I'm glad that it went smoothly and that I got an apparent good deal (200 bucks for a 1000 dollar machine).
It is indeed the Edgestar CW1200 ventless 110 w/d combo.
It's in pretty good cosmetic shape, but there are scratches on the top. It is also missing a push button... the guy said he lost it in the move, so the "extra rinse" button is gone. The guy said I can still press there and it will activate the feature, but I do care about cosmetics. I called Edgestar (after I was at work and not around the machine) and the lady said she would need the serial number and if it wasn’t under warranty they would not be able to sell me the part. She said they don’t sell cosmetic parts and would only be able to give it to me if the machine was under warranty. If I call back with the serial number tomorrow and they refuse, I am going to curse out every manager in the place and write an e-mail every day until I get help. The lady was rude and terse and I really hope this isn’t a foreshadow of what’s to come.
A couple issues. The faucet adapter leaks pretty bad. I need to tighten it with pliers. I have to buy new pliers every time I need them because I lose them all the time. I ran it anyway, the leaking water went straight down into the drain so it wasn’t too big a deal. It may be missing an O ring. I just couldn’t wait to play with it so I used it like that
It washed and dried the first two loads just fine. A 3 hour cycle from dirty to dry and that is with express wash. The clothes came out dry… a hint of dampness but not a big deal at all. No wrinkles… I was careful not to overload. On the third load, however, I checked the dryer and the clothes were not quite dry yet. I turned it back on for thirty minutes. When I returned again, the clothes were saturated. I ran a spin cycle and then used my last four quarters to use the apartment’s dryer to finish… I needed my sweater today… no time to fool around with the Edgestar. It was cold out and I had to go to work.
I’ve never had a front loader before so that alone is a nice experience. It is a lot of fun to watch the clothes and suds go round and round.
Anyone have any advice on how to get Edgestar to send me a button? As soon as I post this, I am going to write them an e-mail about their customer service and ask them what I should say in my Epinions review and to all my neighbors who are interested in purchasing one of their machines.
Anyone have any advice about water getting dumped into the drum during dry? If the machine was defective, would it not do that every time instead of just the once? I’ve heard stories of this from other people with other brands, but I don’t know the solution!
I’ll try to post pictures tomorrow.
It is indeed the Edgestar CW1200 ventless 110 w/d combo.
It's in pretty good cosmetic shape, but there are scratches on the top. It is also missing a push button... the guy said he lost it in the move, so the "extra rinse" button is gone. The guy said I can still press there and it will activate the feature, but I do care about cosmetics. I called Edgestar (after I was at work and not around the machine) and the lady said she would need the serial number and if it wasn’t under warranty they would not be able to sell me the part. She said they don’t sell cosmetic parts and would only be able to give it to me if the machine was under warranty. If I call back with the serial number tomorrow and they refuse, I am going to curse out every manager in the place and write an e-mail every day until I get help. The lady was rude and terse and I really hope this isn’t a foreshadow of what’s to come.
A couple issues. The faucet adapter leaks pretty bad. I need to tighten it with pliers. I have to buy new pliers every time I need them because I lose them all the time. I ran it anyway, the leaking water went straight down into the drain so it wasn’t too big a deal. It may be missing an O ring. I just couldn’t wait to play with it so I used it like that
It washed and dried the first two loads just fine. A 3 hour cycle from dirty to dry and that is with express wash. The clothes came out dry… a hint of dampness but not a big deal at all. No wrinkles… I was careful not to overload. On the third load, however, I checked the dryer and the clothes were not quite dry yet. I turned it back on for thirty minutes. When I returned again, the clothes were saturated. I ran a spin cycle and then used my last four quarters to use the apartment’s dryer to finish… I needed my sweater today… no time to fool around with the Edgestar. It was cold out and I had to go to work.
I’ve never had a front loader before so that alone is a nice experience. It is a lot of fun to watch the clothes and suds go round and round.
Anyone have any advice on how to get Edgestar to send me a button? As soon as I post this, I am going to write them an e-mail about their customer service and ask them what I should say in my Epinions review and to all my neighbors who are interested in purchasing one of their machines.
Anyone have any advice about water getting dumped into the drum during dry? If the machine was defective, would it not do that every time instead of just the once? I’ve heard stories of this from other people with other brands, but I don’t know the solution!
I’ll try to post pictures tomorrow.
) I did another load last night and it went much better. The faucet adapter barely leaked. I did follow the suggestion here and buy some plumbers tape on the way home. However, I couldn't take the thing apart to put the tape on so I just let it go for now. I started it before bed and woke up to clean and DRY clothes. No problems at all. Except for wrinkles... I haven't gotten liquid fabric softener yet, so I will have to try that and see if it helps with the problem.
