Look at what I found at Costco today

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These look like commercial machines for home use.

 

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A view of the controls

Right side

 

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Left side

Must be a two speed washer and temps are chosen with fabric selector.

 

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Spec sheet with price...

...is just legible, I was in hurry and should've taken a better pic, but didn't.

 

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Into the gaping hole...

...if you dare to look. I like how they have fitted a rubber boot around the top of the tub to prevent water from splashing onto the underside of the enamel top. I ran my fingers around it and it was a snug fit.

 

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And then there were these

A lovely little pidgeon pair of rugged construction. Washer on right, dryer on left - from viewer's perspective.

 

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Look at the price

breathtaking I'd say.

 

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And the washer of course

Not too shabby.

 

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Now the controls

For the dryer - a bit minimalistic.

 

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The washer

Not much choice there either, but perhaps each cycle is programmable.

 

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Detergent drawer

There it is.

 

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Inside of dryer

With light it seems. Nice and white.

 

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Didn't take photo of washer guts

Had the hoses and other stuff inside, not much to see. Just gray plastic baffles and standard stainless drum. Nothing too exciting.

I'm wondering if the top loader 'dependable direct drive' is the same that they use in their Whirlpool branded top loaders. It wouldn't be the traditional Maytag drive, would it? They don't use those at all anymore do they?

 

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Is that a real rubber drain hose

inside the top loader. Just noticed that. They don't do rubber drain hoses anyomre for domestic washers.

 

[mattywashboy]

Wow those are really cool!

I have seen those commercial maytags with a timer dial around. They had one at a farm we stayed at recently.

I have also used one of those front loader maytags in a laundromat in a caravan park in orlando florida when i visited. To be honest they didn't seem to wash for long at all but with a 35 minutes cycle i guess it can't be too long. I would be curious to see what they define as a quick cycle on a commercial machine. Maybe 15 minutes like a lot of modern front loaders are offering these days.

Thanks for the pics!

Matt

 

[tecnopolis]

Upon first glance it does appear to be a Whirlpool DD in Maytag Commercial Tech drag.

 

[thefixer]

And it's a Whirlpool direct drive, cool!

 

[rapunzel]

I've used commercial SQ front loaders in a residential care facility and the longest cycle was approx. 30 minutes. Not much for deep cleaning and more often than not clothes had to be washed twice. The machines were delivered and installed with factory programming, but I was given to understand that one could customize cycles.

 

[thefixer]

That $1500 price tag is ridiculous. I see it online (new) at various places for around $800. Doesn't have the dual-action agitator and it has dumbed down water level control.