Kenmore Elite Oasis

[mrb627]

Jets

Isn't their an LG turbodrum washer that pumps a jet of water up through the center of the disk?

I'll see if I can find it.

MRB

 

[appnut]

From the horse's mouth (Magic Clean) this is a washer made by Whirlpool in the Clyde Ohio top load awsher factory. Spin speed is 1000 rpms. As he says, "this is one of several awshers coming along".

 

[westytoploader]

Hmmm...several washers? Wow...hope there will be more TLs!!

 

[agiflow]

Westy i totally agree with that statement....more TLers indeed. Something to look forward to!

 

[pulsator]

They are GAWGEOUS!!!!

 

[rinso]

Maybe it sprays the clothes like a dishwasher

 

[rapidry1000]

Kenmore Elite Oasis HE

Was at the San Francisco Bay Area Sears store in San Bruno (10 miles south of San Francisco) last Sunday and saw the Kenmore Oasis. Picked up a brochure on the washer and dryer. The brochure describes the machine using the Catalyst Cleaning Action and uses the gentlewash technology to clean with extra care. The low profile Invizible (tm) Agitator feeds clothes from the outside of the drum to the center and then to the top for a "reverse rollover" process. This ensures better and gentler cleaning and keeps all your fabrics looking like new wash after wash.
Does this wash action replicate a Philco washer?

 

[peterh770]

Nope, pure impeller. If you watch the videos that Robert posted of his GE Harmony, you'll notice that it too does reverse rollover.

Looks to me like the move is away from (expensive) transmissions to a (cheap) motor-to-tub/impeller direct drive.

 

[launderess]

Well if one removes the agiator a TL can have near or more capacity as a front loader. How well it will perform is another matter.

If either Sears or Whirlpool claim to have "invented" this design will be the first to send them pictures of the small GE portable. Would love to see GE climb all over Whirlpool on that one.

Launderess

 

[peterh770]

Well, you may gain capacity without an agitator, but where is the water savings?