We have been looking at the Kenmore HE 2 46472. The salesman gave the impression it is made by Whirlpool, but I have seen some information on the web that it is made by either Electrolux or Frigidaire. I am a little leary of it if they are made by Electolux or Frigidaire. I would appreciate any information about the manufacturer, as well as the importance of having an onboard water heater.
Kenmore HE 2 46472
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These are Whirlpool made machines from posts i have read. These are the new 3.3 machines which are made in Mexico i believe. I don't think these machines have on-board heaters.
The Frigidaire made machines are the 3.5 capacity models. Hope that helps.
The Frigidaire made machines are the 3.5 capacity models. Hope that helps.
knitwits1975
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Not Mexico.
The Kenmore He and Whirlpool duets are made in Germany. Their matching dryers are made in the USA.
The Kenmore He and Whirlpool duets are made in Germany. Their matching dryers are made in the USA.
Yes the duets and Hetties are German made, but i believe the smaller 3.3 capacity units are Mexican made.
Agiflow is correct about mfg locatoin.
deeptub
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We got an HE2 pair over the weekend. We went to the Sears outlet to look at the Electrolux-made 3.5 cu ft machines and, while the price was right, they just seemed a little chintzy. We were going to walk around the mall and think about it when we saw the HE2 pair in the display window. They were the only HE2s there and they seemed so much more sturdy than the Electrolux-made machines, we bought them on the spot. The washer had a scratch on the door, so it was $628 instead of $899, and the dryer is also flawed cosmetically, but I haven't found a mark on it. It was 450 instead of $799. They're stacked in a closet, so it doesn't really matter!
I'd love to be doing my wash in vintage machines, but the house in question only has room for a stack. The older maytag stack was at least vintage tech, but it was SMALL. After we house/dog sat at a friend's recently who has the biggest KM toploader, and I did what would have been 8 loads of wash in 4, I really got a wild hair for a big new machine. The HE2 seemed to be the answer, as the HE3/HE4/duet size machines are really too big for the closet.
Don't have too much experience with them yet, but the washer is exceptionally quiet. The noisiest thing it does is fill, second noisiest is drain. Spinning is third noisiest, and washing is very quiet--no motor noise, and a distant splashy plop sound as the clothes tumble.
Watching the clothes wash is better than cable!
T.
I'd love to be doing my wash in vintage machines, but the house in question only has room for a stack. The older maytag stack was at least vintage tech, but it was SMALL. After we house/dog sat at a friend's recently who has the biggest KM toploader, and I did what would have been 8 loads of wash in 4, I really got a wild hair for a big new machine. The HE2 seemed to be the answer, as the HE3/HE4/duet size machines are really too big for the closet.
Don't have too much experience with them yet, but the washer is exceptionally quiet. The noisiest thing it does is fill, second noisiest is drain. Spinning is third noisiest, and washing is very quiet--no motor noise, and a distant splashy plop sound as the clothes tumble.
Watching the clothes wash is better than cable!
T.
deeptub
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P.S., the washer's model plate says "Made in Mexico", the dryer's "guts" seem to be ordinary "front-lint-filter" WP/KM. I did a load yesterday that consisted of 4 pairs jeans, 3 cotton sweaters, 2 towels, and 1 sweatshirt. That seemed to be a max load--washer tumber filled but not packed. All came out well.
laundromat
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These are made for Sears by Whirlpool.I saw Whirlpool's virsion of them this past weekend at the builder's convention here in Orlando,Fl.They hold the equivilent of any super capacity top loading washer and from what I saw of them,they looked as though they wood do a more than sattisfactory job.
These are made for Sears by Whirlpool.I saw Whirlpool's virsion of them this past weekend at the builder's convention here in Orlando,Fl.They hold the equivilent of any super capacity top loading washer and from what I saw of them,they looked as though they wood do a more than sattisfactory job.
Tom, welcome to your subscription of the laundry channel!! lol.
laundromat
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Yes.The Whirlpools have the clear see through windows and their controls are more universal as well as user friendly.The Kenmores have the smoked glass windows and you can't realy see through them w/out being right in front of the glass.The Whirlpools can be raised with either a 10" or a 15.5"pedestal.However,the 10" pedestal has no drawer.The dryers are now abel to be vented 4 ways.The washer's max.spin speed is 1,050 on the WFW8300 or 1,100 on the WFW8500.the capacity is 3.3 cu.ft in the WFW8300 and 3.6 cu.ft in the WFW8500.The dimensions are 36"H X 27"W X 30"D.
Chuck, does the WFW8500 have a supplemental heater?
Previous versions of this washer were rebaged Servis models made in Italy, IIRC. One huge drawback to those units was the fact water temp was chosen not by the user, but by cycle. Even worse, though the washer did have a heater, the manual gave no indication of when it came on or what it was supposed to do, (heat, boost wash water, both or maintain).
Do not know if the Mexican versions of the H2 series have altered this user unfriendly method.
What is very strange is soon as Whirlpool launched their Mexican version of the HE2 series, Sears dropped some of the models of their Electrolux built front loaders. Word on the street is they are being replaced by the Whirlpool models. Sears already carries the H2 washers, it will be interesting to see if Kenmore branded variants pop up. IIRC Whirlpool already builds some dishwashers and laundry appliances for Sears, so the relationship is there already.
L.
Do not know if the Mexican versions of the H2 series have altered this user unfriendly method.
What is very strange is soon as Whirlpool launched their Mexican version of the HE2 series, Sears dropped some of the models of their Electrolux built front loaders. Word on the street is they are being replaced by the Whirlpool models. Sears already carries the H2 washers, it will be interesting to see if Kenmore branded variants pop up. IIRC Whirlpool already builds some dishwashers and laundry appliances for Sears, so the relationship is there already.
L.
deeptub
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HE2 temps
The HE2 we bought, which seems to be the only model Sears sells at present, has no heater. The cycles DO have preselected temperatures, but can be manually overridden, as can the preselected spin speeds. It also has auto temp control, which is very nice given that our cold water is lake-cold in winter.
I'm not surprised to hear that Sears is phasing out the Electrolux-made FLs...the HE2 seemed much better built and made of sturdier materials than the 3.5 cu ft Electrolux. They may both turn out to be PsOS, or they might both be terrifc--time will tell. But sitting side-by-side to each other, picking the HE2 was a REALLY easy decision.
T.
The HE2 we bought, which seems to be the only model Sears sells at present, has no heater. The cycles DO have preselected temperatures, but can be manually overridden, as can the preselected spin speeds. It also has auto temp control, which is very nice given that our cold water is lake-cold in winter.
I'm not surprised to hear that Sears is phasing out the Electrolux-made FLs...the HE2 seemed much better built and made of sturdier materials than the 3.5 cu ft Electrolux. They may both turn out to be PsOS, or they might both be terrifc--time will tell. But sitting side-by-side to each other, picking the HE2 was a REALLY easy decision.
T.
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Sears model offerings
Sears does seem to be a bit squirrelly about how they choose what models to put on the floor. My sense is that they had it pretty good a few years ago, when they basically had Kenmores and Maytags, with a few FriGeMore's thrown in there. The Maytags provided a high price ceiling to sell their high-margin Kenmores under, and if they sold a Maytag, so much the better. Now, they're under assault from Lowes & HD with the LG's, Samsungs, and Whirlpool-branded machines. After the WP-Maytag merger, I'd expect the Maytags to disappear from Sears, to be replaced by ???? The good old days of Kenmores leading the sales charts appear to be numbered.
Sears does seem to be a bit squirrelly about how they choose what models to put on the floor. My sense is that they had it pretty good a few years ago, when they basically had Kenmores and Maytags, with a few FriGeMore's thrown in there. The Maytags provided a high price ceiling to sell their high-margin Kenmores under, and if they sold a Maytag, so much the better. Now, they're under assault from Lowes & HD with the LG's, Samsungs, and Whirlpool-branded machines. After the WP-Maytag merger, I'd expect the Maytags to disappear from Sears, to be replaced by ???? The good old days of Kenmores leading the sales charts appear to be numbered.
deeptub
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tgodel--I honestly haven't paid attention. I'm washing a load tonight and will report back.
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